Local Government Information: A PCL Pathfinder
The resources listed here will help the researcher contact local government officials and access local government data. The terms and phrases listed in the subject headings below can be used to search for more materials in the library's catalog and research databases. If you need further assistance, please ask a librarian.
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION
top	Michigan Electronic Library : MeL Internet Collection : Government, Politics, & Law : Michigan Statistics http://www.mel.org Select the "MeL Internet" link, then the "Government, Law & Politics " link. County and City Data Book. United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1949– . ISSN: 00829455. www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html Including statistics for all U.S. counties, cities of 25,000 or more population, and places with more than 2,500 inhabitants. Useful for both business and school projects. Population, housing, business, and labor force data are featured. Statistical Abstract of the United States. United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1878– . ISSN: 00814741. www.census.gov/statab/www/ Statistics describing social, economic, political, and geographic changes in the United States. United States Census www.census.gov The ten-year census required by law provides massive amounts of population, housing, economic, and geographic data. The economic census, as well as other kinds of statistical data, also is found here.
WEB SITES
top	City of Parchment http://www.parchment.org/ City of Kalamazoo http://www.kalamazoomi.com/ City of Plainwell http://www.plainwell.org City of Portage http://www.portagemi.com Cooper Township http://www.coopertwp.org/ County of Kalamzoo http://www.kalcounty.com Kalamazoo Township http://www.kalamazootownship.org/ State of Michigan http://www.michigan.gov Outline of the Michigan Tax System by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan http://www.crcmich.org/TaxOutline/index.html "... if you aren't already familiar with it, [the Tax Outline] is the best ready reference explanation of all Michigan taxes. This is an invaluable tool for patrons to use in understanding the different types of taxes in Michigan, who pays, the percentages of revenues and "where does my money go?" queries." --Deborah A. Gallagher, Michigan Electronic Library
LOCAL RESOURCES
top	Code of ordinances, city of Parchment, Michigan / Published by order of the City Commission.-- Tallahassee, Fl : Municipal Code Corporation, 2002. REF 348.774 COD 2002 Cooper Township zoning ordinance.-- Cooper Township, Mich : Cooper Township Board, 2002. REF 348.774 COM 2002 Compilation of ordinances, Township of Cooper, State of Michigan.-- Tallahassee, Fl : Municipal Code Corporation, 1992. REF 348.774 COM 1992
SUBJECT HEADINGS
top	Comstock (Mich.) Cooper Township (Mich.) Kalamazoo (Mich.) Kalamazoo Township (Mich.) Parchment (Mich.) Portage (Mich.)
RELATED RESEARCH GUIDES
top	Community Resources Federal Government Information State Government Information
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