LibGuides: Getting Started Guide: Statistical Resources: Virginia

Book Sources: Virginia

Books and articles will often contain statistics or quote from a report, study or experiment from which the statistics are gathered.

You can use this information in your own paper or project.

You can use the information to find the original statistics or report from which the data had been gathered.

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Off campus access instructions

1980 Census Data
Call Number: HA201 1980h
Click the title link to see the titles available
Note - The library has volumes for Virginia only
Estimates of the population of Virginia counties and cities
Call Number: HB935.V8 V817 E8
Years available are between 1967-1977
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Fact book: Higher Education in Virginia
Call Number: L903.V8 F3
1981/82; 1988/89
Highlights of the Virginia Health Survey, 1978 by Jane Bergsten et al.
Call Number: RA407.4.V8 B499 H6
Housing units authorized in Virginia's planning districts, counties, and cities.
Call Number: HD7303.V8 H842
1976-1983
Intercensal Estimates and decennial census counts for Virginia localities, 1790-1980
Call Number: HA686 .M37 1983
Manufacturing Wage Survey of selected Occupations
Call Number: HD4976.V5 W34
1987; 1988-1989; 1992-1993

prepared by Economic Information Services Division--Occupational Employment Statistics Unit, Virginia Employment Commission.
Personal income estimates for Virginia counties & cities by John L. Knapp & David C. Hodge
Call Number: HC107.V83 I514
Various years available between 1929 - 1980
Physical facilities at Virginia's colleges : state-controlled colleges and universities, 1966-67 by James C. Phillips and Charles R. Walker
Call Number: LB3223 .S73 1967
Population Characteristics by Hampton City Planning Commission
Call Number: HB3527.H2 H232 P8
City of Hampton, Virginia 1960-1985 population characteristics
Profiles of Change by R.L. Polk & Co
Call Number: HA730.N5 P769 1976
"These reports are compiled from a comparison of two door-to-door canvasses made to create the Newport News City Directory during the periods: March 24, 1975 to June 21, 1975 and May 17, 1976 to September 4, 1976. All current counts are taken from the canvass made May 17, 1976 to September 4, 1976."
Virginia Agriculture, 1900-1958: Handbook of Information by Virginia Polytechnic Institute. School of Agriculture.
Call Number: S451.V8 V817 V8
Virginia Gross State Product, 1963-1989 by James A. Cutts, John L. Knapp
Call Number: HC107.V8 C9 1992
An analysis of current and past Data
Virginia Personal Income, 1980-1990 by Samuel R. Kaplan
Call Number: HC107.V83 K33 1992
An analysis of current and past Data
Virginia Slave-Trade Statistics, 1698-1775 by Walter Minchinton et al
Call Number: Oversize E445.V8 M56 1984
ISBN: 0884901181
Vital Statistics Annual Report by Virginia Department of Health
Call Number: RA167 .B132
1980-1986; 1988-1994

Online Resources: Virginia

The internet provides a wealth of resources for statistical information.

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Commonwealth Data Point
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"... offers a free, interactive, and fascinating approach to view the transparency of state data to the citizens of the Commonwealth. This website offers key financial and demographic information about the Commonwealth of Virginia and the operations of state government."
Data - VA Department of Health
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Covers health related topics; limited to the Commonwealth of Virginia data
Cooper Center Demographics Research Group
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"Access the official Virginia population projections and estimates and our national population projections. "
VDOE : Data & Reports
Virginia Department of Education
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"The effective use of accurate and detailed information on student achievement and other school-quality factors is central to Virginia’s commitment to providing quality instruction for all students. VDOE uses information on achievement and school quality to shape policy decisions and help educators at all levels gather, analyze, and use data to improve teaching and learning – while protecting student privacy."