Government Information: Patents and Census Sources

Official US Government site for searching patents and trade marks.

Use the search link or use the search box at the top.

Source for international patents

Free access to more than 70 million patent documents worldwide from 1836 to date.

Sections for people, business, geography, census news. Provides many paths to data, background, methodology, questions used, 2000 release schedules, and much more. Select American FactFinder (above) for custom tables and maps. For any other census needs, contact Social Sciences & Area Studies desk (3rd fl. Bird Library)

Data from the 2000 Census can be downloaded here

Data from the 1990 Census can be downloaded here

For other Census needs contact the Social Sciences and Area Studies Desk (3rd floor Bird Library)

Provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2010. USERS MUST CREATE THEIR OWN USER NAME AND PASSWORD.