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Background, Statistics & Data
- CMAP Illinois Community Data SnapshotsThis area of the CMAP website contains a set of Community Data Snapshots that summarize demographics, housing, employment, transportation habits, retail sales, property values, and land use in metropolitan Chicago's 284 municipalities. You may browse the municipalities alphabetically or grouped by county. Snapshots are also available for all 77 Chicago Community Areas.
- Encyclopedia of ChicagoPhotographs, biographies, essays, art, music, maps and documents on all things Chicago.
Access note: Freely available to the public. - Local Community Fact Book: Chicago Metropolitan AreaSocioeconomic data from the 1990 Census (and earlier decades) and detailed histories of the city's 77 neighborhoods.
- U.S. Census Bureau This link opens in a new windowTry the new search https://www.census.gov/data.html
- Sanborn Insurance Maps - Illinois This link opens in a new window
Provides digitized maps for most cities and towns in Illinois. The large scale plans chart the growth and development of these communities.
Dates covered: 1867-1970.
Access note: Only available on-campus.
- Explore Chicago Collections: NeighborhoodsExplore Chicago by neighborhood via Explore Chicago, a search engine that allows users to find archival material across Chicago Consortium member institutions.
Articles
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Dates Covered: 1887-present. - America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Indexes journals, books and dissertations on North American history, covering the United States and Canada. (For other countries or regions, use the database Historical Abstracts.) "Dates covered" refers to publication dates included; all historic eras are addressed, from B.C. to present day.
Dates Covered: 1964-present
Featured Books: Neighborhoods
For more on Chicago neighborhoods, search the catalog or browse the Chicago Collection, John T. Richardson Library, 1st floor Reference Collection