Offers access to reports and interactive maps for the U.S. Census, 1790 through 2000. A project of Queens College, sponsored by the New York Times and the National Science Foundation.

Provides population, housing, economic and geographic data from the latest Decennial Census, the Economic Censuses and Surveys, and the American Community Survey. Users can view reference maps and create comparison tables and thematic maps which can be downloaded and printed. Coverage varies.

Digital copies of hundreds of volumes of census volumes. These are scanned copies of the print volumes produced at the release of each census since 1790. They are not a complete set, but provide the vast majority of important documents. Included are tables for census tracts, counties, cities, etc.

PolicyMap includes a range of indicators from the census tract level through the state level about communities. The availability of Home Mortgage Disclosure data is especially interesting.

Provides information from the U.S. Census and several city agencies on a variety of topics, including housing, population, land use, utilities, and more.  Census information is from 2000; other city information is more recent.  A project of the Cartographic Modeling Lab at the University of Pennsylvania.

MPIP collects and disseminates data about the greater Phila metro area. Data and maps are available at multiple levels of geography, but are most useful for suburban townships and areas where other sources often lack data. Included is information pertaining to a set of social, environmental, and economic indicators portraying the quality of life in local communities.

Provides information from the U.S. censuses taken each ten years from 1790 to 1960.  A project of the University of Virginia Geostat Center.

This document provides detailed instructions for accessing Census 2000 data from American Factfinder, Social Explorer, and the Philadelphia NIS neighborhoodBase system.

This document explains how to get historical Census data and maps from a variety of sources.

CensusCD 1980, allows access to the complete results of the 1980 US census, down to the census tract. Over 2,500 demographics, and geographic identifiers exist for every geographic area. A full set of 1980 maps, along with mapping software, have also been included.