The University of Virginia Social Science Data Center has made "County and City Data Books" for 1988 and 1994 available to be searched via the Web. "County and City Data Book" is a Census Bureau publication which is distributed every four to six years. It contains over 200 demographic, economic, and governmental variables from both federal government and private agency sources, presented for the...

A number of sites provide easy access to Census information and topographical features, but the HomeTownLocator Gazetteer is certainly one of the easiest to use, and quite a bit of fun as well. On this site, users may begin by browsing physical and cultural features of the United States, arranged by individual state. From each state listing, visitors may learn about various physical and cultural...

Easy Analytic Software, Inc. (EASI) provides free access to demographic reports and analyses based on US census data. Reports are generated interactively by users who select from twelve different geographic divisions (e.g. ZIP codes, counties, or television markets) and from twelve different report types--which analyze variables such as income, education, and quality of life. These interactive...

The State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) allow users to extract customized datasets on US cities based on statistics gathered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Bureau of the Census, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The SOCDS page links to the 1998 State of the Cities report (described in the June 30, 1998 Scout Report for Social Sciences) and provides three data...