Moorhead State University Moorhead
Livington Lord Library
Tri-College Nursing 690
Marjorie McCullagh
Demographic Resources
Online Catalog –WebPALS
Demographic Information
1990 Census of Population and Housing
Summary Population and Housing Characteristics [Ref/HA/37/.U52/1990]
Summary Social, Economic and Housing Characteristics [Ref/HA/37/.U53/1990]
Social and Economic Characteristics [Ref/HA/37/.U535/1990]
General Population Characteristics [Ref/HA/201/1990/.U568]
Population and Housing Unit Counts
[Ref/HA/201/1990/.A527]
Some data also available on CD-ROM:
MN:
C3.282/2:CD90-3A-30 & 31
ND: C3.282/2:CD90-3A-43
MN: C3.282/990/west-north/v.1
ND: C3.282/990/west-north/v.2
MN: C3.282/3:CD90-1B-4 (Block
statistics)
ND: C3.282/3:CD90-1B5 (Block statistics)
County and City Data Book [Ref/HA/202/.A36/1994] [CD-ROM: C3.134/-1:yr.]
County and City Extra [Ref/HA/203/.C68/year]
Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book
Places, Towns, and Townships [Ref/HA/203/.P58/1998]
American Population Change Annual [Ref/HA/203/.C65/1994]
A between-the-census-years guide to local area population
and trends.
Internet Census/Demographic Sources
U.S. Census Web Site
Contains information on Census 2000, 1997 Economic Census, Maps (including TIGER maps),
Gazetteer, FedStats, American Community
Survey, and more.
FEDStats
Includes access to Regional Statistics, Demographic/Economic State and County
Profiles, and State/Regional Data Centers.
American
Factfinder
Another useful tool to find data for most geographic places in the United
States.
The premier nursing and allied health index. Accessible
via the “Internet & Electronic Resources”, a list of resources off the MSUM
Library homepage.
PubMed [Medline]
This vast database by the U.S. National Library of Medicine recently gained a new
interface described at the site as "a single search interface with pull-down menus
that display search field limits, indexes, your search history, and a clipboard for
gathering selected articles."
Firstsearch
FirstSearch covers 46 databases ranging in subject areas from Arts & Humanities,
Business & Economics, Conferences & Proceedings, Consumer Affairs & People,
Education, Engineering & Technology, General & Reference, General Science, Life
Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, News & Current Events, Public Affairs &
Law, and Social Sciences.
Sociological
Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts
Provided in collaboration with NDSU, CSA Sociological Abstracts is a primary resource for
accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social
and behavioral sciences, and is updated monthly. The database draws information from
an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus
conference papers, books, and dissertations. Records added after 1974 contain
in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles. Major areas of subject coverage
include: Community development; Culture and social structure; Demography and
human biology; Environmental interactions; Evaluation research; Family and social welfare;
History and theory of sociology; Management and complex organizations; Mass phenomena and
political interactions; Methodology and research technology; Policy, planning, forecast
and speculation; Radical sociology; Rural and urban sociology; Economic
development; Social development; Social differentiation; Social psychology and group
interaction; Sociology of the arts, business, education; Health and medicine and law;
Religion and science; Studies in violence and power; Welfare services; and Women's
studies.
Miscellaneous Regional/Community
Resources
The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1997-1998 [Ref/JD/6131/.L4/1997-98]
North Dakota Blue Book, 1997-99 {Ref/JK/6430/.N6/1997-99]
Atlas of the State of Minnesota
[Atlases Ref/G/1425/.A8]
Atlas of the State of North Dakota [Atlases
Ref/G/1440/.N4/1961]
Questions? Contact me at kenz@mnstate.edu
MSUM Library
Updated 10/09/02