Electronic:
Census online
www.factfinder.census.gov
"Fast Access to Information" is the easiest way to find community demographics
Historical Census Browser
fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus
County level information only
Hud User
socds.huduser.org/index.html
socds.huduser.org/quicklink/screen2.odb?statestring=26
City information
Michigan Townships Association
www.michigantownships.org/twpfind.asp
Township information
Electronic:
Michigan School Report Card
https://oeaa.state.mi.us/ayp/
Search by school district
School Matters by Standard & Poors
http://www.schoolmatters.com
Search by school or school district
Center for Education Statistics
www.nces.ed.gov/datatools/
Search for public school districts
Electronic:
Crime in the United States (Uniform Crime Reports)
www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
Click on a year, then select "How Many Crimes Were Reported in My City in 2005?" under "Quick Finds"
Bureau of Justice Statistics
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Statistical Briefing Book
www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html
Access to juvenile justice statistics, some county level
Community profiles from the Berrien County Economic Development Department
www.berriencounty.org//?dept=10&pid=136
The profiles contain unemployment information from the 2000 census
Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates
www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/saipe.html
Searchable by county and by school district
Electronic:
Michigan League for Human Services
www.milhs.org/
Kids Count online