Data -- North Carolina
Corporation Search [1], 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 [2] (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 [3] (Census data)
Census data from the US. Includes 2010 final data. Data broken out by town, ZIP code, county, state, and more.
Statistical Abstract [4]
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 [5], 2010
Stats about just about everything. Print version @ your library. - Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations [6] (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 [7].
Your Librarian 
- @ your news organization
CNN
News & Observer
NPR - @ your public library:
Durham [8]
Carrborro / Chapel Hill [9] - Make friends with them and call them for things you can't find on your own.
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