Developing a population grid in a historical context: The Valencia region in late 19th century

Alfonso Díez Minguela, Francisco J. Goerlich and Daniel A. Tirado-Fabregat

Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2025, vol. 58, issue 2, 99-110

Abstract: In this work, we introduce a method to develop a population grid in a historical context. Our approach is based on generating numerous points (geographic coordinates) and delineating contours, and it has been applied to a specific case, the Valencia region in late nineteenth century. To generate points, we digitized and georeferenced the Nomenclator of Spain of 1888 (NE1888), a directory of the population entities. Besides, and using detailed building information from the Spanish Cadastre, we delineated contours that were linked to the NE1888 population entities. Population can therefore be allocated not only to points but to 1 km×1km cells. Finally, we discuss the limitations and potential of this approach for historical research.

Date: 2025
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