Twin Cities Data Doorway
Sponsored by Twin Cities Research Group / Census Working Group


Your Entry Point to Community Data

Federal Census

USDA Agricultural Census

USDA Economic Research Service

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Here are links to basic information about the Federal Census
The Federal Census counts the U.S. population, housing characteristics, and income.

To reach the University of Minnesota Library guide to mapping Census data click here

To reach summaries of Minnesota data on the Minnesota State Planning Datanet click here

To reach the Federal Census Home Page click here

To see a schedule of Federal Census product releases click here

To order the Metro Council's paper map showing Census tracts in the Twin Cities Metro Area click here



For more advanced information covering the Census

To reach the Federal Census Home Page click here

To reach the U.S. Census Bureau's American Fact Finder click here (Search for demographic data for any area in America)

To download Technical Documentation for Summary File 1 click here (in Adobe Acrobat)

Examples of the long and short form questionnaires used in Census 2000 (the links will open Adobe Acrobat files on the U.S. Census Bureau web site.)  

To order Census data in a CD or DVD format from the US Census (for use on a Windows computer) click here

To view a comparative list of Census data sources compiled by the University of Michigan click here

To order a CD holding historical Census data with constant tracts, compiled by the Urban Institute and Geolytics click here

To download standard maps from the Federal Census web site click here. Scroll to bottom of page to order tract maps.

To order the Metro Council's paper map showing Census tracts in the Twin Cities Metro Area click here


To link to data from the USDA Agricultural Census
The Agriculture Census reports a variety of statistics on farms, farm production, and farm characteristics.

To link to the Agricultural Census home page including 2002 data click here.

To link to the Agricultural Census 2002 county profiles click here.

To link to data from the 1997 Agricultural Census click here.

To link to data from the 1992 Agricultural Census click here.



To link to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)
ERS compiles data about farm income, expenditures, assets and debt.

To link to the Economic Research Service home page click here.



To link to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Regional Economic Accounts offer useful data on farm and personal income for each county in the U.S., covering each year since 1969.

To link to BEA's Regional Economic Accounts, click here.

To link to BEA's home page, click here.




To link to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) compiles data on consumer expenditures and prices.

To link to the BLS home page, click here.



E-mail us if you know of a data set or report that should be linked to the Data Doorway, or if you have suggestions for how to make this more useful to you!






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