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North Carolina State Web Links

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North Carolina State Web Links

Reference and General Information

Ayudate: This bilingual site is sponsored by the NC Governor's Office for Latino/Hispanic Affairs, NC Cooperative Extension Service, and El Pueblo, Inc., with funds from USDA. It assists newcomers to North Carolina with education, housing, health care, driver's and emergency information, and links to various organizations. It is also the site for the NC AgrAbility program to aid farmers with disabilities.
County Profiles: Overviews of each North Carolina county, including some basic statistics, from the Department of Commerce.
FIND NC: Provides a way to search all North Carolina state government Web pages and NC GILS indexes. From the State Library of North Carolina.
Institute of Government: At the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.
North Carolina Community Newspapers: Links to North Carolina newspapers whose full text is available online. Some may provide only recent issues or selected stories.
North Carolina eNCyclopedia: Almanac-type information (history, etc.) brought to you by the State Library
North Carolina Periodicals Index: Produced at East Carolina University, this index covers selective articles in North Carolina periodicals, most of which aren't indexed in standard reference books. More information about the index, including the titles covered, is available at the web site.
North Carolina State Government Capitol City Area Telephone Directory: Searchable by name, or use the alphabetical or departmental listings. E-mail directory also linked.
State Library of North Carolina: Part of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Links to North Carolina information:

State & Local Government on the Net North Carolina Page — Lengthy list of links to state agencies, legislative and judicial web sites, and county and municipal governments.
Yahoo North Carolina Government Links

Cultural

Local Legacies: Members of Congress nominated local events representing traditional community life, to be included in the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center. Here is a list of North Carolina's local legacies, with links to their websites.
NC African American Culture Tour: A current awareness site for cultural events and exhibits, with resources for oral history and links to African American research tools. Sponsored by North Carolina Arts Council and St. Joseph's Historic Foundation Inc.

Statistics

General Statistics


Department of Commerce: Links to economic, demographic, policy and research, labor and travel data.
LINC (Log Into North Carolina): Ready-made tables or choose your own for historical data and projections, 1960s to 2030, covering the state, county, municipality, and local levels; subjects include census, law enforcement, environment, transportation, and others.
State Data Center: The North Carolina State Data Center is a consortium of state and local agencies that provides information and data about the State and its component geographic areas.
State Library of North Carolina: Links to both demographic and economic data on North Carolina.
Statistical Information and Directories for North Carolina State & Local Government: Extensive list of links to statistical information on NC, by subject. Compiled by Alex Hess of the Institute of Government at UNC.

Agricultural Statistics

Agricultural Statistics Service: Census of Agriculture; crops; livestock, poultry and dairy; county estimates of commodities; economic statistics like prices and farm labor; links to other reports and national data.

Crime Statistics

Crime Statistics from the State Bureau of Investigation: Includes the Crime in North Carolina reports beginning in 1995 and some other data back to 1993.

Demographic Data (Population, Race, Age, etc.)

Census Information: From the North Carolina State Data Center. Includes Census 2000 figures as they are released, block and voting district maps, helpful links.
NC Boomers at Mid-life: The North Carolina Division of Aging sponsored three regional forums on North Carolina's two million Baby Boomers at mid-life in May 1998. This site gathers links to reports, useful information for boomers, and other links about this generation and aging in general.
State Demographics: From a unit of the Office of State Budget and Management. By county and municipality.

Economics/Employment/Unemployment/Labor Statistics

Economic Profile of North Carolina: From the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Civilian Labor Force Estimates: From the Employment Security Commission. Broken down various ways, with some data going back to 1990.
Occupational Employment and Wages in North Carolina: From the Employment Security Commission. Data are available for 2001 to the present.

Election Results/Voter Information

North Carolina State Board of Elections: Links to results, voter registration, candidates in the current election; see "related links" for geographic representation and non-partisan voter information organizations.
Durham Herald-Sun Votebook: See also from these pages: Durham Media
North Carolina Redistricting: Includes data relating to voting districts and precincts.

Health

North Carolina Center for Health Statistics: Provides vital statistics (births, deaths, causes of death, infant mortality rates), cancer incidence. See Vital Facts for marriages, divorces, and even the most popular baby names.

Jobs

North Carolina State Government Job Vacancies: Collected from the Office of State Personnel.
Employment Security Commission

Education

Carolina Abecedarian Project: A scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children, sponsored by state and federal agencies, and carried out at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Department of Public Instruction

North Carolina Community College System

University of North Carolina General Administration: Information on the entire University of North Carolina system (16 campuses).

North Carolina State Government

[ Official North Carolina State Government Home Page ]

Executive Branch

The following is an abbreviated list. For a more complete list of North Carolina state agencies, please see the agency listing on the official North Carolina State Government web site.