Cities of the United States. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Brings together a wide range of hard-to-locate data to answer questions concerning American cities. In 4 volumes, each volume focuses on a different geographic region: South, West, Midwest and Northeast. Within each volume, you'll find thorough coverage of the area's largest or fastest-growing cities, or those with a particular historical, political, industrial or commercial significance.
City Profiles USA: A Traveler's Guide to Major U.S Cities. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Profiles more than 250 cities, including the largest U.S. cities by population, the 50 state capitals, and nine major Canadian cities.
Each profile contains basic facts about the city, including climate and weather, and contact information for local services and facilities.
City Search
Guide to many U.S. cities. Covers cultural, recreational, community and entertainment events. Includes information on businesses, from restaurants and spas, to hotels and retail. including 14.5 million business listings, over 600,000 user reviews, and ratings on over 2 million business locations nationwide.
City Guide
General guide to many U.S cities.
Editor and Publisher Market Guide. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
A source of valuable, descriptive information for MSA and non-MSA markets in the United States and Canada. Also, critical market data for more than 1,600 cities and all 3,096 counties.
Encyclopedia of the City . (DAAP Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
The Encyclopedia of the City focuses on the key topics in urban studies and allied fields. Contributors include major theoreticians and practitioners, groups, and organizations which study the city or practice in a field that directly or indirectly affects the city, the Encyclopedia necessarily adopts an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspective.
Encyclopedia of urban cultures : cities and cultures around the world. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Includes descriptions for cultures of 240 country capitals and other areas with population of at least 25,000. Each entry has sections on "Orientation", "History", "Infrastructure", "Cultural and Social Life", "Quality of Life", and "Future of the City."
(Library Catalog)
Try a subject search in the Library Catalog using the name of your city.
Moving and Relocation Sourcebook and Directory. (Langsam Library Latest Reference(Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Contact information and demographic data on 100 major cities.
State of the Cities Data System (HUD)
Data from the 1970, 1980 & 1990 Censuses, and County Business Patterns.
State of the Cities (Natinal Urban Policy Report) (HUD)
Demographic and economics conditions of U.S. cities.
Yahoo Local
Enter an address or choose a state of choice for city sites.
World Encyclopedia of Cities. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Vol. I & II North America
Index to Current Urban Documents.
Indexes and provides full-text for reports and research that are generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.
PAIS
The PAIS International database covers the literature of public affairs -- current issues and actions which affect world communities, countries, people, and governments. This database provides access to articles, books, and documents addressing political, economic and social issues.
Sage Public Administration Abstracts
Covers 1,200 abstracted articles annually. The areas are: Administration and Economy, Administration and Law, Administration and Politics, Administration and Society, Administrative Structures and Organization, International Relations, Organizations, and Policy, National Government, Public and Social Services, Public Service Personnel, Taxation, Budgeting, and Finance, and Theory and Method.
Urban Studies Abstracts.
Back issues are in: (Langsam Library (Print)--link to Library Catalog)
Provides access to developments in urban studies, including: Architecture and Urban Design, Business and Employment, Criminal Justice, and Law Enforcement, Education, Environemnt and Resource Conservation, Housing and Real Estate, Politics, Government, and Law, Rural Development, Social and Public Services, Transportation and Communication, Urban and Regional Economics, etc..
Articles about cities can also be found in business and economic databases : Articles and Books Databases , there you can search one or all of the business & economic fulltext article databases.
ARTICLES AND BOOKS
To find articles on community economic development, use the sources listed in the section above.
For books about community economic development do a keyword search in the library catalog: Community Economic Development
GENERAL & GOVERNEMENT SOURCES
Center for Enterprise Development (CFED)
Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) is a nonprofit organization that works to expand economic opportunity, primarily in low-income and distressed communities, in order to bring greater social equity, alleviate poverty and lead to a more sustainable economy for everyone.
The Community Tool Box is the world's largest resource for free information on essential skills for building healthy communities. It offers more than 7,000 pages of practical guidance in creating change and improvement, and is growing as a global resource for this work.
Council for Community and Economic Research (Mostly for members, but some free materials)
Membership organization created in 1961 to promote excellence in community and economic research by working to improve data availability, enhance data quality, and foster learning about regional economic analytic methods. We accomplish our mission through professional networks, training, advocacy, research, and delivering innovative products and services.
Economic Development Administration
Lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy.
Economic Development from (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.)
HUD wants to strengthen communities, and economic development is an important part of that effort. Economic development is all about creating and retaining jobs in our Nation's communities. Learn about economic development programs from HUD and other federal agencies.
Insight Center for Community Economic Development
National research, consulting, and legal organization dedicated to building economic health in vulnerable communities. Its mission is to develop and promote innovative solutions that help people and communities become, and remain, economically secure.
LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation)
LISC helps resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones – good places to live, do business, work and raise families. By providing capital, technical expertise, training and information, LISC supports the development of local leadership and the creation of affordable housing, commercial, industrial and community facilities, businesses and jobs.
Office of University Partnerships (OUP)
The Office of University Partnerships (OUP) facilitates the formation of campus-community partnerships through sharing information about community partnership development, in general, and about OUP's various funded programs. Our website provides many helpful resources, including funding, research, news, events, technical assistance, and highlights of campus-community activities nationwide.
ORGANIZATIONS & SOCIETIES
A list of associations involved in community development can be found in Associations Unlimited. If this link in not active go to Associations Unlimited and conduct a search with the subject "Community Development".
Examples of Associations are:
National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED)
National Community Development Association
OHIO
Community Development Corporation (CDC--Ohio)
The Ohio CDC Association is a statewide membership organization of Community Development Corporations that engages in capacity-building, advocacy and public policy development that fosters socially and economically healthy communities. OCDCA’s vision is the creation of a community development environment that comprehensively improves life opportunities for all residents.
Statewide nonprofit financial intermediary working to enable progress and inspire change within Ohio’s low-income communities. By building bridges to economic development and community revitalization, we aim to create opportunities that make a better quality of life possible.
Ohio Department of Development
Working with communities and businesses, the Department of Development promotes economic opportunities to improve the profits and prosperity of Ohio's citizens. The Department acting in a support role provides financial, informational, and technical assistance to those making an investment in Ohio's future. As a cabinet level agency, the Department oversees a full portfolio of programs including: business attraction and retention, small business growth, technology commercialization, export promotion, travel promotion, energy efficiency, affordable housing, community infrastructure, downtown revitalization and brownfield clean-up.
OSU Extension Community Development
Provides perspectives to residents and leaders regarding local development issues; increase the knowledge base for individual and community decisions; develop clientele skills necessary to help achieve their individual and community goals; and help create an inclusive decision-making environment.
ACCRA Cost of Living Index. (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
ACCRA Cost of Living Index provides a useful and reasonably accurate measure of living cost differences among urban areas. Items on which the Index is based have been carefully chosen to reflect the different categories of consumer expenditures.
American Cost of Living Survey. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
American Cost of Living Survey collects cost and expense data covering more than 450 American cities and metropolitan statistical areas, providing a broad and deep picture of each area's cost of living.
Compare Two Cities (from Moving.com) .
Provides a detailed look at the people, places, and conditions in two areas: useful information on demographics, finances and economics, real estate, and other factors which may impact the quality of life. The city comparison report data is drawn from an array of sources, and is updated at least once a year.
Cost of Living Comparison Calculator (From Bankrate.com--based on ACCRA data)
The calculation of cost of living comparison takes into account items in six broad categories -- groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health care and miscellaneous goods and services. It does not include the effects of state and local taxes.
Economic Policy Institute. Basic Family Budget Calculator.
Generates an itemized budget for over 400 metropolitan areas by various family types.
Geographic Reference Report. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Annual report of costs, wages, salaries, and human resource statistics, 200 metro area of the U.S. and Canada.
Per Diem Rates for the U.S. Government
The regulations pertaining to per diem, travel and transportation allowances, relocation allowances, and certain other allowances of Uniformed Service members (including regular and reserve components) and all Department of Defense civilian personnel.
Prices and Earnings Around the Globe. (from UBS Wealth Management Research, Switzerland)
International comparison of purchasing power. The survey tracks cost of living in 71 major cities of the world.
Sperling's Best Places
Compare two U.S. cities by crime, housing, economic, education, health and climate factors.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Online
Interactive tables on criminal offenses from the Uniform Crime Reports for all 50 states and about 3,900 local agencies, homicide trends and characteristics for all 50 states and localities with a population of more than 250,000, and law enforcement management and administrative statistics for state and local agencies with more than 100 sworn officers.
City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Statistics about crime in more than 350 of America's metropolitan areas and 380 cities of 75,000 of more population. Its tables compare crime numbers, crime rates and percent changes in crime rates over one and five years for all major crime categories reported to the FBI. In addition, complete counts and rates of police patrolling the nation's largest cities are provided.
FBI's Crime in the United States.
Crime in the United States (CIUS) is an annual publication in which the FBI compiles volume and rate of crime offenses for the nation, the states, and individual agencies. This report also includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data. Earlier editions of the The Uniform Crime Reports are also in (Langsam Library -- link to Library Catalog)
American FactFinder
Census Facts about thousands of U.S. Cities.
City Population
Statistics and Maps about the population of the major agglomerations of the world. For many countries, information about the population of their administrative areas and the principal cities is provided.
The Complete Economic and Demographic Data Source: CEDDS (Woods & Poole Economics)--(Langsam Library Latest Reference--(Print)--link to Library Catalog)
CEDDS contains historical data from 1970 and projections to 2030 of population by age and race, employment by industry, earnings of employees by industry, personal income by source, households by income bracket and retail sales by kind of business. The data and projections are for all counties, states, MSAs, and regions in the U.S.
County and City Data Book. also (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Access to city data from the 1944 through 2000 County and City Data Books
Demographics USA. County Edition. (Reference CD-ROM) also (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Demographics USA contains data on age, sex, ethnicity, Effective Buying Income (EBI), Buying Power Index (BPI) , list of Merchandise Lines, Retail Sales & Establishments for 12 major store groups, Occupational Employment data by place of work, and Projections.The County edition provides data for over 200 population, household, income, actual retail sales and consumer expenditure variables for over 3,000 counties.
Demographics USA. Zip Edition. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Demographics USA contains data on age, sex, ethnicity, Effective Buying Income (EBI), Buying Power Index (BPI) , list of Merchandise Lines, Retail Sales & Establishments for 12 major store groups, Occupational Employment data by place of work, and Projections. ZIP Edition: Covers more ZIP Codes than the U.S. Census, providing over 50 variables for over 40,000 ZIP Codes.
Lifestyle Market Analyst (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Demographic profiles of 210 Designated Market Areas (DMA's). The report also analyzes lifestyle interests of adults in these DMAs. The report covers three sections: Market profiles, lifestyle profiles, and consumer segment profiles.
Places, Towns and Townships. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Table A: Presents 2005 population data and limited 2000 census population and housing data for all of the nearly 34,000 places in the United States. Table B: Contains population and other 2000 census data, plus the most recent available information on crime, residential construction, and local government finances. The table covers all incorporated places and minor civil divisions with 2000 census populations of 10,000 or more. Table C: Provide data from the 1997 Economic Census for incorporated places with populations of 2,500 or more. Within each table, data is presented alphabetically by state.
Profiles of Ohio. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Detailed demographic and statistical data on the over 80 Counties and 1,100+ places in the state of Ohio, including demographics on each county & individual city or town, detailed data on school districts, hispanic & asian population statistics, statistics & rankings on ancestry groups, weather statistics, and comparative ranking charts.
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book.
Information in the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book covers the following topical areas: age, agriculture, births, business establishments, communications, construction, cost of living, crime, deaths, education, elections, employment, energy, finance, government, health, households, housing, immigration, income, manufactures, marriages and divorces, media, natural resources, population, poverty, race and Hispanic origin, residence, retail sales, science and engineering, social services, tourism, transportation, and veterans.
State of the Nation's Cities (HUD)
Downloadable database covering 77 U.S. Cities with 2,500 variables.
State Profile. Ohio(Langsam Library latest Reference (Print)--link to Library Catalog)
State Profile has data for all counties and Metropolitan Areas.It contains historical data from 1970 and projections to 2030 of
population by age and race, employment by industry, earnings of employees by industry, personal income by source, households by income bracket and retail sales by kind of business.
Top City Rankings (Bureau of the Census)
Lists rankings of cities in the U.S. based on socioeconomic variables.
Zip Business Patterns
ZIP Business Patterns presents business counts, by size, for hundreds of industries....plus summaries by ZIP code (without industry breakdown) for employment, payroll, and counts by employment size
Carroll's online government and personnel directories.
Directorey of Federal, State, Municipal and County, People, Places and Programs.
Municipal Year book. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
10 Directories with names and phone numbers of key staff in more than 10,000 local governments. Special directory of 80 professional, special assistance, and educational organizations serving local and state governments. Salary survey data for 26 municipal and 29 county officials by population group, geographic region, form of government, and metro status. Salaries, wages, and benefits for police and fire department personnel. The most recent police and fire expenditure information reported by 1,407 local governments
Official City Sites.
Directory of official city, country, state and country sites from Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Also includes Chamber of Commerce and visitor bureau sites.
State and Local Government on the Net.
Resource guide to government sponsored internet sites
The Urban Politics Dictionary (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Big Cities Health Inventory (NACCHO)
Big Cities Health Inventory: The Health of Urban USA provides city-to-city comparisons of leading measures of health, presenting a broad overview of the health of the 54 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Rating Guide to Environmentally Healthy Metro Areas (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Much of the urban data on CPI, employment, unemployment, and urban wages can be obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Home Page
City maps are freely available on the Internet. The following are only a few examples. Avis Maps ;Google Maps; Mapquest and Mapblast.
America's Most Livable Communities
America's Most Livable Communities is a project of Partners for Livable Communities, a national non-profit organization working to restore and renew America's communities. Founded in 1977, Partners was the first national group to raise the banner of livability as both a consumer goal and a standard of excellence for municipal performance.
America's Top Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Provides current, statistical information on 100 top-rated U.S. cities. This four volume set allows readers to see a concise social, business, economic, demographic and environmental profile of each city, including brief evaluative comments. Comparisons with MSA and US figures are shown in most tables. A special section with comparative statistics is also included.
America's Top Rated Smaller Cities: A Statistical Handbook. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Provides current, data on 110 US cities, all top-ranked by Population Growth, Median Income, Unemployment Rate and Crime Rate. Arranged by state then alphabetically by city and includes important statistical details on the Business and Living Environment.
County and city extra : annual metro, city, and county data book. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
CNN Money Magazine Best Places to Live
Comparative Guide to American Suburbs. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is a comprehensive index of journal articles published worldwide on architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design and historic preservation.
Cyburbia
Cyburbia, established in 1994, is the Internet's oldest portal and social networking site for urban planners and others interested in cities and the built environment. Cyburbia includes a very active message board (almost 300,000 messages to date), an image hosting gallery, syndicated feeds of hundreds of planning-related weblogs, and a selective directory of Internet resources relevant to planning and urbanism.
HUD USER Bibliographic Database
Dedicated to housing and community issues. It contains full-abstract citations to research reports, journal articles, books and data sources in housing policy, economic development, urban planning and other relevant fields.
Index to Current Urban Documents.
Indexes and provides full-text for reports and research that are generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.
Urban, Regional & Environmental Planning Related Resources.
