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U.S. Census Resources: U.S. Census Information

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Electronic Resources

Data.NOLA.gov This link opens in a new window
This site is a catalog of public data sets produced by the City of New Orleans. If you don't find the data you need, please follow the "Suggest a dataset" link at the bottom of this page.
Louisiana Demographics and Geography This link opens in a new window
Demographics and Census Geography for Louisiana.

2010 Census
U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.

Census Data (Explore Census Data) This link opens in a new window
Online census information - 1990 & 2000
DataFerrett
DataFerrett is a unique data analysis and extraction tool-with recoding capabilities-to customize federal, state, and local data to suit your requirements. Brought to you by the Census Bureau.

Louisiana Census Data
Census Tract Maps
1940 - 2000
Census Tract Boundary File Availability
Social Explorer
Some material requires a subscription, but there is free access to census reports and maps.

Historical Census Data

2010 Census

2010 Census
U.S. Census Bureau
American Factfinder (1990 & 2000)
American Factfinder 2010 (coming Feb 2011)
Louisiana Census Data

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