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Scope of this Guide

Many disciplines study data at the community level. This guide will provide a starting point for your search for local level data.

Note that not all data is collected at this level. State level data may be the only geographic level available for some data.

State and Local Government on the Net
will provide both local data and contact information for many local agencies which may provide additional data that may not be available elsewhere.

Tabs provide more topic specific resources.

 


 
 

Most Frquently Used

American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
American FactFinder from the U.S. Census Bureau provides population, housing, income, economic and geographic data. Selected data from 1990 and 2000 with mapping feature.
Creating Maps Tutorial. Creating Tables

State and Local Government on the Net

Many agencies offer state and local level data. This site is organized by state with links to state offices and departments such as Housing and Community Development. Links to city level web pages are often available. Also offers search by topics such as Health and Aging to locate agency links.

Statistical Universe (BC Community Only)
Very comprehensive access to statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. including abstracts and citations for print indexes and a large number of direct links to tables.

      

     
     

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