Data -- North Carolina

• Corporation Search, North Carolina Secretary of State
  Find contact information as well as incorporation dates for local businesses. Annual reports filed with the state may be available. 


• Durham (NC) Crime Mapper (eg)
  Data includes arson, assault, burglary, homicide, larceny, motor vehicle theft, robbery, rape. Search by address, police district, or city wide.

Data -- U.S., including N.C.

• American Factfinder (Census data)
  Census data from the US. Includes 2010 final data. Data broken out by town, ZIP code, county, state, and more. 


• Statistical Abstract 
  Social, political, and economic statistics about residents of the United States. Search for drug abuse statab to find "Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities and Clients: 1995 to 2009," "Drug Use by Type of Drug and Age Group: 2003 and 2008," and more.

Miscellaneous Facts

• Famous first facts : a record of first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American History
  Great resource of firsts in the United States. Examples: Available in the Park Library Reference, AG5 .K315 2006. 


• World Almanac & Book of Facts, 2010
  Stats about just about everything.  Print version @ your library.


• Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations (2010)
  Detailed information concerning nonprofit U.S. membership organizations. Older editions available in Davis Library at call number HS17.E52.  See also Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local.

Your Librarian

• @ your news organization
  CNN
  News & Observer
  NPR 
• @ your public library:
  Durham
  Carrborro / Chapel Hill
• Make friends with them and call them for things you can't find on your own.

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