Census Bureau - Best demographic data available.

Census of Governments (Census Bureau) - Demographics of Federal, State, and Local Governments

Geography Network - Links to various data sources, both free and subscriber-based

The Missouri Census Data Center - MCDC holdings consist of over 2,000 public machine readable data files and numerous printed reports.

Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis - University of Missouri site providing data for the state.

United Nations - World-wide data

Libraries & Research Opportunities

Directions Magazine has a wealth of geographic information systems (GIS) information on a wide variety of subjects, including many that may be of interest to those in the local government sector.

Federal Register - Gateway to all recently proposed and established federal regulations and US code.

Harland Bartholomew & Associates Collection (Washington University Special Collections) - Bartholomew came to St. Louis in 1916 with the charge of creating a comprehensive plan for the city. He was the first full-time planner employed by an American city.

Institute for Urban Research of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - The Institute for Urban Research is dedicated to the investigation of problems and issues that affect the quality of life of those who live and work in urban or metropolitan areas.

Pius XII Library Government Documents - Significant university site; links to many informative pages.

Public Policy Research Center - PPRC focuses its resources on issues related to neighborhood and community development, economic vitality, governance, land-use and transportation policy planning and health, education and social policy.

Saint Louis Mercantile Library - St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri--St. Louis

Saint Louis Metropolitan Research Exchange - This virtual urban center provides a forum for the many voices of urban studies about past, present and future research on the St. Louis region.

St. Louis Public Library - The Library houses materials related to St. Louis and the surrounding region. Indexes, lists, and bibliographies to materials in the following subjects are available at many library locations.

Saint Louis University Archives - University history, rare books, limited editions, Saint Louis University publications.

University of Michigan Documents Center - The most comprehensive set of links on political science topics and government documents.

Washington University Special Collections - Includes: urban planning, politics, business, social welfare, transportation, and architecture.