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ENVIRON 406: Sustainable Towns

For Environment 462: Sustainable Towns taught by Kimberly Smith Fall 2025

Finding Census Data

Learn more about census data from the U.S. Census and Demographic Information Research Guide

Social Explorer
Provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Create maps and reports.

Social Explorer Guides and Tutorials
data.census.gov
Census Bureau's freely available data portal. It contains data for the most recent 2 decennial censuses as well as the American Community Survey.
data.census.gov Video Tutorials

To search by address and identify tract numbers use the Census Geocoder

Look up Census terminology in the Census Glossary

Sage Data

Sage Data
Make tables and charts from over 640 datasets on topics like schools, health, and crime
Data Planet Quick Reference Guide

Policy Map

PolicyMap
An online data and mapping tool for the United States, used to understand communities with data on access to food and vulnerability index

PolicyMap Tutorials

Last Updated: Sep 20, 2025 4:02 PM

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