US Government Sources

1990 Demographic Profile Generator
Type in your zip code (or other characteristics), and the program will display demographic data for that area from the 1990 Census.

American Factfinder
Population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the federal government.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Information on social programs and funding provided by the US Government.

Census Bureau Home Page
Census data (Population and Housing, Economic), information on the Bureau, and links to genealogical information, including a searchable names database. Also see the POPClock Population Projection
for a prediction of the current US population.

Checklist of United States public documents 1789-1909, congressional: to close of Sixtieth Congress; departmental: to end of calendar year 1909
Contains lists of congressional and departmental publications.

City and County Data Books
County, city, state, and place data from the 1988, 1994 and 2000 editions of the County and City Data Book. Data is from the US Census Bureau.

Code of Federal Regulations
A new (12/96) version of the CFR, from GPO Access.

Congressional E-mail Addresses, 109th Congress, 2005-2006
From the University of Michigan Documents Center, a list of e-mail addresses for US Senators and Representatives.

Congressional Pictorial Directory
Photographs of members of the 108th U.S. Congress.

Copyright Office of the US (Library of Congress)
From the current year (previous years also available) - searchable.

Electoral College Home Page
List of states' electoral votes, and election results (2004 elections included).

Embassies in Washington, DC
Locations of embassies from all countries in the US, with address and phone information; links to other embassies (around the world) with Web pages.

FAA File Search
An index to publications from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Federal Legislation
This address will telnet you to the Library of Congress' site. From the main menu, choose (2) for federal legislation; you will be able to perform searches for bills and legislative histories. (You will need to have a telnet program configured with your browser to use this link.)

Federal Register, Congressional Record, et al.
Directions on how to access the Federal Register, Congressional Record, US bills and legislative histories, US Code, etc.

FedStats
A "one-stop-shop" for federal statistics, with links to all US government agency sites containing statistical information.

FedWorld Beta Home Page
Another index to federal government information on the Web.

FindLaw Constitutional Law Center
Detailed information on rules and cases from the US Supreme Court. Includes some cases by subject.

FirstGov.gov
An index to US government websites.

First Ladies of the United States
Biographical information on each of America's first ladies.

General Accounting Office (GAO) Reports
Reports from the US GAO, from 1995 to date.

Government Documents in the News
Links to government documents of current and past importance, organized by subject.

Government Information Sharing Project
Easy access to "statistical data on federal government CD-ROMs." Specific databases include USA Counties 1996, the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, the 1982, 1987, and 1992 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Imports/Exports History 1992-1996, and more. From the Oregon State University Library.

GuideStar: The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
A database containing information about the operations and finances of nonprofit organizations. It is produced by Philanthropic Research, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 1994.

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents, 1789-1989
The text of Presidential inaugural addresses, from Washington to Bush.

Justice Information Center
"One of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals." From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service of the U.S. Government.

Justices of the Supreme Court
Photos, biographies, and recent decisions of the current members of the Supreme Court.

Migrating Government Publications
Federal government publications which have migrated from paper to electronic form.

Monthly Catalog of Government Publications
Search the Government Printing Office's catalog (from 1994 to May, 2005) for publications - by title, publication year, stock number.

National Register of Historic Places
The database here, the National Register Information System, will let you search the Nat'l Register of Historic Places by state, or by state and county.

Open CRS
Thousands of reports from the Congressional Research Service. Browse by topic or collection, or search by keyword.

Pictorial Directory, 107th US Congress
Photos and biographical information about new Congress members.

Postage Rates from USPS
Current US Postal Service rates.

Presidential Libraries
Links to the Presidential Libraries and related projects, from Hoover to Bush.

Social Security Death Index Search
Indexes death dates according to an individual's Social Security number. Useful for genealogical research.

State and County QuickFacts
From the US Census Bureau: "Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography."

Statistical Abstract of the US
The major annual statistical publication of the United States. Documents are available in Adobe Acrobat and/or Excel format.

Suggested State Legislation
Topics currently under discussion by the 50 state legislatures.

SunSITE-based Government Documents
White House press releases, budget, NII proposal, proposals from the executive branch, etc.

Supreme Court of the United States
Official web page of the US Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Decisions
Decisions of the US Supreme Court from 1990 to present, indexed by topic and keyword. Information on a few pre-1990 decisions is also included, including decisions on copyright, patents, and Roe v. Wade.

Supreme Court Decisions, from USSCPlus
Enter the Supreme Court case for which you'd like to view the text, and the search engine will locate it (1953 through the present); older cases, from 1793 to present, will be added shortly.

Supreme Court Decisions, Historic File
Decisions of the US Supreme Court from 1937 through 1975.

THOMAS: Legislative Information
From the Library of Congress: a searchable index to the Congressional Register, full text of all House/Senate bills, the Constitution, and links to the House, Senate, and C-Span gophers.

US House of Representatives Home Page
Provides general, event schedule, and legislative information.

Uniform Crime Reports
A list of publications by the FBI, which include several years' worth of Uniform Crime Reports and Crime in the United States.

US Federal Courts Finder
An index to Federal Circuit Court decisions, from all circuit courts (though not all are indexed here yet).

The White House
Includes daily news relating to the White House, presidential appointments, major speeches, executive personnel.

Last Modified: November 3, 2009