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A good starting point for locating statistics collected by the federal government

The Census Bureau portal and tool for creating custom demographic tables

The Census Bureau collects a tremendous amount of data. This is a useful site for identifying data by topic.

Development and globalization information from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

International statistics on health from the World Health Organization

International statistics on demographics and social issues, energy, the environment, economics, and more

The NCHS gathers current data on health trends relating to birth, morbidity, mortality, aging, injury, health care, and more.

The BLS collects data on price indexes, inflation, consumer behaviors, salaries, benefits, occupational forecasts, work-related injuries, & more.

OFFSTATS is a great resource from The University of Auckland Library. Find statistics by topic, country, or region.

"Geodata.gov is a geographic information system (GIS) portal, also known as the Geospatial One-Stop (GOS), that serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and data."

The Census Bureau's gateway to data, including geographic data

Montana GIS data from the Natural Resource Information System

Thematic mapping

Resources from the USDA Rural Information Center

A Department of Energy site with information about new energy technologies

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) site on environmental management that includes a section on smart growth

"HUD USER is your definitive source for research and data that offers an in-depth view of housing in the United States. "

This Federal Highway Administration site for planning resources includes a section on rural planning.

A Department of Transportation resource for transportation planning for states, cities, and rural and tribal areas.

Includes links to water-related databases and water projects (dams, reservoirs, power plants)

A portal to EPA information related to water

This region includes Montana, and the site has detailed information on local projects.

The DNRC gathers information on water rights, local waterways, floodplain management, and more.

Includes "data on surface water, groundwater, water quality, riparian areas, water rights, climate data and more"

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration research climate, bodies of water, the weather, & air quality.

A Department of Energy database that allows you to search R&D results, project descriptions, and other research, from 1943 through the present

A great portal for science research. Searches 12 science agencies, including DOE, Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), EPA, NASA, USGS, National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Forest Service, Department of Health and Human Services, etc.

Environmental, streamflow, and other information by watershed

A U.S. Geological Survey portal on water information

The Montana Office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service collects data on snowpack, streamflow, soil conservation, & air quality.

USGS has been busy digitizing its old reports. The Publication Warehouse has bibliographic citations for over 70,000 publications, and full text for over 40,000 publications.