Demographical Information
Are you looking for population or demographical information on American Indians? These sources will get you started.
- American Community Survey (ACS)An addition to the decennial census, beginning in 1996, provides more in-depth information on communities than in previous censuses.
- Ancestry Library Edition This link opens in a new window
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Wide-range coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
- Explore Census Data (formerly American FactFinder)This is a new platform for accessing U.S. census data. American FactFinder moved to this new platform on March 31, 2020.
- Historical Census DataDecennial census data going back to 1790.
- U.S. Census: American Indian and Alaska Native Data LinksLinks to social, economic and other characteristics on the Native American population in the United States.
Maps and Geographical Sources
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The Graff Collection at the Newberry Library presents tales of frontier life, Native Americans, vigilantes and outlaws, the growth of urban centers, the environmental impact of westward expansion and life in the borderlands through a mixture of original manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material, and rare printed sources.
- Library of Congress Online MapsDigitized maps from the LoC's collection of 4.5 million maps.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Create and manipulate interactive maps using demographic data.