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Quick Reference
Cities and States
Best Places to Live
"Money Magazine looked for the best neighborhoods in and around 10 cities
people love to live near.", by CNN and Money.
Dataplace: Explore Data About Places
"DataPlace lets you view tables, charts, and maps of data about states,
counties, cities, zip codes and census tracts in the United States, from
sources such as Census, HUD, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, and Section 8 Expiring Use."
50 States.com
From states and capitals to state links for biographies, songs, colleges and universities, newspapers, etc.
Metropolitan Area Rankings and State Rankings
Statistics cover various population, demographic, labor, and economic statistics from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Pennsylvania State Data Center
"The Commonwealth's official source of demographic and economic data."
Sperling's Best Places
Compare cities by cost of living, education, crime, climate, etc. Over 3,000 city profiles.
State and County QuickFacts
Summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census
Bureau programs are available at the national, state, and county level.
State and Local Government on the Net
Nearly 9,000 links, either managed or controlled by state or local agencies,
or having state, county or local domain names.
U.S.
Gazetteer
Used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census
data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. For 2000 Census data, use the American Fact Finder.
Where to Write for Vital Records Contact individual states and territories for birth, death, marriage, and divorce records.