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Census Data & Demographics Resources

Information from official and non-official periodic enumeration of the U.S. and other populations, including related demographic data and reports.

Resources in this category are:

Adherents.com

http://www.adherents.com/

"Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 30,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 2,500 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, movements, ultimate concerns, etc... We present data from both primary research sources such as government census reports, statisticalsampling surveys and organizational reporting, as well as citations from secondary literature which mention adherent statistics."

Author: Preston Hunter (webmaster@adherents.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: congregation; geography; demographics

American FactFinder

http://factfinder.census.gov/

"American FactFinder is a new data access and dissemination system that provides useful facts and information about your community, your economy, and your society. The system will find and retrieve the information you need from some of the Census Bureau's largest data sets." Search or browse for information about states, cities, counties, and other communities of varying sizes.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

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Reference--Census Data & Demographics

AmeriStat

http://www.ameristat.org/

"AmeriStat gives you instant summaries -- in graphics and text -- of the demographic characteristics of the U.S. population: Marriage and Family; Population Estimates and Projections; Education; Race and Ethnicity; Income and Poverty; Foreign-Born Population; Migration; Children; Older Population; Mortality; Fertility; Political Arithmetic; Labor Force and Employment. For each of the 13 topics that AmeriStat covers, data will be shown, whenever possible, for five-year data points going back to 1970. Single-year data will be shown for more recent years."

Author: Population Reference Bureau & Social Science Data Analysis Network

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Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Australian Bureau of Statistics World Wide Web Information Service

http://www.statistics.gov.au/

"The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's official statistical organisation. We assist and encourage informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service. This site has information about the ABS, the main statistical features of many current publications, and other summary statistics." Updated daily, the site contains statistical information on Australia and its population, economy, and industries.

Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics (webmaster@abs.gov.au)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Education; Mining; Tourism; Australia

Australian Statistics on the Internet

http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/stats.html

Links to information about Australian statistics, including organizations and journals. Part of the National Library of Australia Internet Subject Lists project.

Author: Anna Skurowski, National Library of Australia (www@nla.gov)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--South Pacific

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Australia; statistics

Bureau of the Census

http://www.census.gov/

As the "Factfinder for the Nation," the Bureau of the Census collects data about the people and economy of the United States and produces a wide variety of statistical data products. This Web source includes the Statistical Abstract of the United States, TIGER files, Trade Statistics, and an up-to-date population clock. The 1990 Census Data Lookup is now available from which you can get a whole slew of census data in a variety of formats.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government--Executive--Agencies

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Census; Statistics; Data

Census Bureau Economic Information

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/econ/www/

"Highlights from the latest U.S. Economic Indicators, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Construction, County and City Data Book, County Business Patterns, Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Current Industrial Reports, Economic Data Programs Overview, Economic Census and Surveys, Governments, Income and Poverty, International trade, Research, Statistical Abstract of the United States, Data Access Tools, Browse our FTP site for Economic Data."

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Census; Government; United States

City Population

http://www.citypopulation.de/

"On these web pages, you'll find statistics and maps about the population of the major agglomerations of the world. (An agglomeration is a "central city and neighboring communities linked to it by continuous built-up areas or many commuters"). For many countries, information about the population of their administrative areas and the principal cities is provided."

Author: Thomas Brinkhoff (tbrinkhoff@acm.org)

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Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Cities; Metropolis

County and City Data Book

http://www.census.gov:80/stat_abstract/ccdb.html

Includes a number of tables describing aspects of population of the 77 largest cities of the United States, such as ranking in population and land area, minority population, median rent, public transportation.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Statistics; Population Data

Current Population Survey (CPS)

http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/cpsmain.htm

"The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.... The CPS is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population.... Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. They are available by a variety of demographic characteristics including age, sex, race, marital status, and educational attainment. They are also available by occupation, industry, and class of worker. Supplemental questions to produce estimates on a variety of topics including school enrollment, income, previous work experience, health, employee benefits, and work schedules are also often added to the regular CPS questionnaire."

Author: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of the Census (cpshelp@info.census.gov)

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Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: statistics; employment; unemployment; earnings; income; indicators

The Electronic Map Library

http://geogdata.csun.edu/library.html

The Electronic Map Library contains a number of digital maps portraying statistical census information for several metropolitan areas in the United States (as well as a national overview.) Most maps offer a demographic display of the following census categories: Population and Race, Citizenship, Income, Poverty, and Adult Educational Attainment.The site is particularly strong on Californian cities, but also includes some large cities in other states.

Author: Department of Geography, California State University, Northridge (vcgeg00m@csun.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States; Nationality; Income; Ancestry; Education; Poverty; Statistics

ERSys - Earth Resource System

http://www.ersys.com/

"Using maps, charts, reports, and relevant links, Ersys covers over 1300 US cities with detailed information on demographics, environmental factors, economic indicators, housing stats, media (newspaper, television, and radio), schools, transportation, local contacts, and much more!"

Author: ERsys.com (gis@synergos-tech.com)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America--United States

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

FedStats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics

http://www.fedstats.gov/

"More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use. FedStats' major features include: An 'A to Z' index that provides direct access to detailed data listings in 275 categories; A keyword search capability that enables users to search Web sites linked to FedStats; 'Fast Facts' links, which allow users to visit either the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms or an on-line version of the most frequently requested tables from the Statistical Abstract of the United States; An 'Agencies' heading that allows users to link to the Web sites of Federal statistical agencies, or select from a menu of predetermined key words for those agencies; A 'Programs' heading that offers 14 groups of agency data program summaries, in areas ranging from agriculture to transportation; A 'Regional Statistics' heading that offers data that is broken down into geographic areas -- frequently at State or county levels; and Links to agency contacts, press releases, and government statistical agencies outside the United States.

Author: United States Interagency Council on Statistical Policy

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government--Executive

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

How Much Information?

http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/how-much-info/

"This study is an attempt to measure how much information is produced in the world each year." Estimates of the volume of information created in print, film, optical, magnetic, internet, broadcast, phone, and the US mail. Statistics current to 1999 or 2000. Site claims that "the world's total yearly production of print, film, optical, and magnetic content would require roughly 1.5 billion gigabytes of storage. This is the equivalent of 250 megabytes per person for each man, woman, and child on earth."

Author: University of California, Berkeley. School of Information Management and Systems (info@sims.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Industry--Publishing & Media

Computers & Internet--Computer Science--Information Systems Management (IS)

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Information storage; Statistics

Infonation

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm

"InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. In this first menu, you can select up to seven countries. Then, you can proceed to the data menu where you will be able to select statistics and other data fields." You can get statistics on geography, economy, population, and social indicators.

Author: The United Nations CyberSchoolbus (cyberschoolbus@un.org)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Money: Best Places to Live

http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/

This site profiles America's 300 largest metro areas. Money's Best Places search engine allows one to search a database in order to find the best places to live, work or play. Search by city name or by a combination of nine factors, including: weather, economy, housing, health, education, crime, transportation, leisure, arts and culture. 

Author:

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Consumer Issues & Services

Business & Economics--Finance

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Weather; Arts; Leisure; Homes; Cost of Living

National Statistics: The Official United Kingdom Statistics Site

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/

"This site contains the latest comprehensive range of official UK statistics and information about statistics as well providing free access to a selection of recently released publications in downloadable pdf format. Our site is organised around themes to help you find things more easily. Themes are a simple way of classifying the huge variety of official statistics produced. They resemble chapters in a book. There are 13 separate themes, and each theme deals with a distinct and easily recognisable area of national life. The site also includes a soon-to-be-expanded selection of the latest economic indicators. This table will be refreshed as soon as possible after the release of new figures." Includes basic and advanced search features.

Author: United Kingdom National Statistics Library (info@statistics.gov.uk)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: United Kingdom; England

1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books

http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/ccdb/

Select from a huge range of variables including births, deaths, population, households, income, labor force, veterans, trade, banks, votes cast for president and more to produce customized reports at the state, city and county level.

Author: Geospacial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia Library (ssdc@fisher.lib.virginia.edu)

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Reference--Census Data & Demographics

PopNet

http://www.popnet.org/

"A resource for population information. With PopNet, you can search the most comprehensive directory of population-related websites available--by topic or keyword, by organization, or through PopNet's clickable world map. PopNet presents information on population topics such as DemographicStatistics, Economics, Education, Environment, Gender, Policy and Reproductive Health. It's resources include websites produced by Government and International Organizations, Non-governmental Organizations, University Centers, and Associations and Listserves." Excellent annotations. Organized by topic and geography. Searchable.

Author: Population Reference Bureau (popnet@prb.org)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

http://www.prb.org/

"The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. PRB informs policymakers, educators, the media, and concerned citizens working in the public interest around the world through a broad range of activities..." The site features population statistics from around world, including regional and topical information, quick facts, and in-depth analyses. A glossary of population terms is included, as is information for ordering PRB's publications.

Author:

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Regional Economic Forecasts

http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/projection/

"The Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Projection database holds demographic and income information for each state and the District of Columbia. The data is also aggregated into 8 BEA multistate regions and the United States as a whole. The dataset holds historical and forecasted levels for population, personal income and employment and earnings by industry. The historical data cover 1969 to 1993, while the forecasts span 1998 to 2045."

Author: Geospacial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia Library (ssdc@fisher.lib.virginia.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: United States; Historical; Forecasts

The Right Site

http://www.easidemographics.com/

Database of online demographic reports. "Offers 476 traditional Census demographic variables including: population, median age, median income, college graduates, and many more." Features "90 ready-made Business Profiles and 66 ready-made Personal Profiles. Includes prearranged report formats for the different types of data. These data report type options include: Quality of Life, general population, age by sex by race and ethnicity, detailed income, education, owner and renter occupied households, employment and industry, miscellaneous, and profiles."

Author: Easy Analytic Software, Inc. (howeasi@msn.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

6 billion Human Beings

http://www.popexpo.net/english.html

This site is the online version of an interactive museum exhibit at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris, France. It features Shockwave-driven interactive facts about the world's population, its growth, and questions for the future.

Author: Jean-Marie Hullot (popexpo@earthling.net)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Human population; Musee de l'Homme

Social Gerontology & the Aging Revolution

http://WWW.Trinity.Edu/~mkearl/geron.html

A very thorough resource which categorically considers information related to seniors, provides a brief paragraph or two of information then gives a list of links. The site itself also includes graphs and charts showing population distributions of seniors and other census data.

Author: Michael C. Kearl (mkearl@trinity.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Social Sciences--People by Age Group--Seniors

Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN)

http://www.ssdan.net/

"The Social Science Data Analysis Network makes the latest US census surveys and demographic trends accessible to educators, policymakers, the media, and students at all levels."

Author: University of Michigan Population Studies Center (webmaster@psc.isr.umich.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Social Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html

"The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal social statistics. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Social Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies." Includes crime, demographic, education and health statistics.

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Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare

Keywords: Statistics; United States; Government; Health; Education; Crime; Demographics

Statistical Abstract of the United States

http://www.census.gov/statab/www/

Contains a collection of statistics (over 1400 tables and graphs!) on social, economic, and international subjects. In addition, the Abstract is your guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations. Web source contains statistics in brief and frequently requested tables.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Statistical Abstract

Statistical Resources on the Web

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

"Meta-index to statistical web sites and individual statistical publications arranged by broad subject category from the University of Michigan Documents Center." Subjects covered include: agriculture; business and industry; consumer; cost of living; demographics; economics; education; energy; environment; finance and currency; foreign economics; foreign governments; foreign trade; U.S. government finances; health; housing; labor; military; politics; science; sociology; transportation; weather. Nicely annotated.

Author: Grace York (graceyor@umich.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Law, Government & Political Science

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web

http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm

Links to government statistical agencies in the United States and in several dozen countries around the world.

Author: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (Pilot_M@bls.gov)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Law, Government & Political Science

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Indicators; National government

Statistics Canada

http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

"Statistics Canada is the primary source of statistical information about Canada, comparable to the U.S. Census Bureau. Stat Can's Internet site has been available since February 1994, and provides comprehensive demographic, economic and social information in both textual and data format."

Author: Statistics Canada (infostats@statcan.ca)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America--Canada

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Canada; Government

Statistics in Japan

http://www.jinjapan.org/stat/

Offers comprehensive statistical data on Japan and also links to other statistics Websites. Includes demographic, health, political and social statistics.

Author: Japan Information Network (jinmaster@jcic.or.jp)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Regional & Country Information--Asia--Japan

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

U.S. Census Bureau International Database (IDB)

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbprint.html

"The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world." Data goes back as far as 1950. See the introductory page to find general information about the database and to view graphs and other pre-aggregated data on world population.

Author: United States. Bureau of the Census (idb@census.gov)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Population; World population; Socioeconomic; Economics; Economy

U.S. Gazetteer

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

Look up places in the United States by name or zip code, then get a detailed map or census data.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States

U.S. State Fact Sheets

http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/

"The [United States Department of Agriculture] State Fact Sheets contain information on: Population, Per-capita income, Earnings per job, Poverty rate, Total number of jobs, Unemployment rate, Percent employment change, Farm & farm related jobs, Top export commodities, Farm characteristics, and Farm financial indicators."

Author: Tom Carlin (tcarlin@econ.ag.gov)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Labor & Workplace

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Science & Technology--Agriculture & Aquaculture

Keywords: Farming

United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)

http://www.un.org/popin/

Contains information about World population trends and Regional Population Information and Networking.

Author: UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (khannas@un.org)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Population; Estimates; Global; World

United States Bureau of the Census Main Data Bank

http://www.census.gov/main/www/subjects.html

Main publications and datafiles from the Census Bureau.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Census Data

United States Bureau of the Census Statistical Briefs

http://www.census.gov/apsd/www/statbrief/

Statistical briefs are succinct 2- to 4-page reports issued occasionally and providing timely data on specific issues of public policy. Presented in narrative style with graphs, the reports summarize data from demographic surveys of the U.S. population. Other statistical briefs describe the nation's economic activity and are prepared by the Census Bureau's Center for Economic Studies. These Briefs are a series of documents that present information of current policy interest. They may include data from businesses, households, or other sources. All statistics are subject to sampling variability, as well as survey design flaws, respondent classification errors, and data processing mistakes. The Census Bureau has taken steps to minimize errors, and analytical statements have been tested and meet statistical standards. However, because of methodological differences, use caution when comparing these data with data from other sources. Briefs for 1993 to 1996 are available on the site; beginning in December, 1996 they were renamed Census Briefs and are available as PDF Files.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (Contact-CES@ces.census.gov)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: Statistics; Government

United States Historical Census Data Browser

http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/

"The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970." Each decade is searchable by various demographic and economic characteristics.

Author: Paul Bergen (bergen@fas.harvard.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: population

The World Gazetteer

http://www.gazetteer.de/

"This site provides information about current population of countries, their administrative areas, cities and towns as well as images of the current national flags." Includes place names in non-Roman scripts which can be displayed in unicode-capable browsers.

Author:

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Reference--Geography

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