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of sites provided by both government and
non-governmental agencies.
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A wide variety of subject-specific guides
developed in partnership with the Government
Printing Office to direct librarians and
the public to Federal Government information
on the Internet.
Library of Congress
Includes historical documents, copyright
information, reference and interlibrary
loan information as well as access to the
LC catalog. An important part of this site
is American
Memory, a collection of digitized documents,
images and sound files on American History.
Census
American FactFinder
Preset tables with demographic and geographic
limiters for quick access to Census data. NOTE: a number
of pages in AFF require use of pop-ups. It is advised to
disable your pop-up blocker during use of this site or
put factfinder.census.gov on your allowed list. A
helpful page for the geographic codes used by the Census
as well as some related information is the Missouri
Census Data Center's
Rx: A Cure for the Common Codes page.
Census Briefs and Special Reports
Summaries of some of the more popular topics, drawn
from the Diennial Census. Many other topics are
covered, here is a sampling:
The Hispanic Population
The White Population
The Black Population
The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Population
The American Indian and Alaska Native Population
The Asian Population
The Arab Population
The Foreign-Born Population
Housing Costs of Homeowners
Educational Attainment
(2004) and a related
2005 report on education and income
What It's Worth
Language Use and English-Speaking Ability
Census
Bureau Home Page
Includes the latest census information,
publications announcements, searching
instructions, and links to electronic
census publications.
Census
Lookup
Jump directly to base files of 1990 Census
of Population and Housing:
Census
of Agriculture
Information on the home page is for every
five years beginning with 1992, but follow
the historical link in the pull down to
find abbreviated 1987 data as well. Years
prior to 1987 are only available in sporadic
holdings (such as individual state projects)
online.
Economic
Census
Historical Census Tables
Information in table or PDF format for the Decennial
Census starting with 1790. More tables are being added
all the time with the more recent censuses being the
most complete. The
GeoStat Center at University of Virginia offers an
alternate site with some different ways to manipulate
the data for 1790-1960.
1990 CENSUS SUMMARY TAPE FILE
3 (STF3)
Sample count - all socioeconomic and demographic
variables
1990 CENSUS SUMMARY TAPE FILE
1 (STF1)
100% count - basic demographic variables
2000 CENSUS SUMMARY FILE
3 (SF3)
Sample count - all socioeconomic and demographic
variables
2000 CENSUS SUMMARY FILE
1 (SF1)
100% count - basic demographic variables
Election
Information
California State Election Information
Information on the California State voting
process, registration, district information
and more from the California Secretary of
State.
DemocracyNet
(Not a government site) From the
League of Women Voters, the site works
to present non-biased information on issues
and elections by district.
Federal
Election Commission
Information on
federal-level elections (past and current),
financing, calendars, voter registration,
and recent election results.
Project
Vote Smart
(Not a government site)
The providers work to furnish non-biased
information on all candidates running
for, and officials in, public office.
This site provides information on their
stands on issues, campaign finances, voting
records, and more. There is a link to
'interest group ratings' which reflect
the biases of the interest groups providing
the information.
Environment
Endangered
Species Home Page
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's
page includes information on threatened
and endangered species of plants and animals
at the federal and state level.
National
Climatic Data Center
The "Online Document Library" includes
monthly climatic data of the world, storm
data, and local climatological data from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA). (NOTE: Access may be limited to
educational accounts). Additional weather
data is available from NOAA.
Legislation
American
Memory
Digitized documents, images and sound files,
collected by the Library of Congress, including items
from the "Continental Congress and
the Constitutional Convention" and
"Century of Lawmaking, 1774-1875"
collections.
GPO
Access
Follow the Legislative Resources links
to find a number of sources on Congressional
action on various legislation. This collection
covers 1993 (103rd Congress)-on.
THOMAS
Information
gathered by the Library of Congress on
congressional legislation, committees,
appropriations, treaties and more. Dates
of coverage vary, but much is available
from the mid-1970's in full text.
Maps
American Memory Map Collection
A
growing collection of maps of both historical
and current interest from the Library
of Congress.
CIA Maps
Used in the CIA World Factbook,
these provide limited images.
National
Atlas.gov
A tool for creating multi-layer maps
of geographic and scientific areas for
study.
National
Map Viewer
A project by the US Geological
Survey, it is still in progress but can
provide detailed maps for a variety of
uses.
University
of Texas Map Collection
(Not a
government site) Over 2,000 map images
of current and historical interest. Also
includes links to geographical reference
sources and other map sites worldwide.
Statistics
Bureau
of Justice Statistics
A variety of
crime and legal system statistics on topics
such as drug-related, juvenile justice and
prisons.
FedStats
Provides
access to statistical data from over 70
federal agencies and the latest White
House press briefings.
Southern California Socioeconomic
Assessment: Sociodemographic Conditions, Projections,
and Quality of Life Indices
A collection of statistics from California and Federal
sources providing county-level numbers with some
analysis.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States [Current]
[Earlier]
Compiled
from Census data, online versions of the
yearly publication are available from
colonial times on.
Tax
Forms
Federal
forms and publications (IRS)
California
tax board home page
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