American
Indian and Alaska Native Populations
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/indian.html
This is the best place to start for information focused on American
Indians. Most of the tables only report data on the largest
25 tribes, which includes the Navajo Nation. The page includes
links to a variety of reports, summaries, and data, such as:
- Characteristics
of American Indians by Tribe and Language
- Top 25 American
Indian Tribes for the United States: 1980 and 1990
- Selected Social
and Economic Characteristics for the 25 Largest American Indian
Tribes
- American Indian
Languages Spoken at Home by American Indian Persons 5 Years
and Over in Households: 1990
- Selected Housing
Characteristics of Occupied Housing Units With an American
Indian Householder, by Tribe of Householder for the 25 Largest
American Indian Tribes: 1990
American
Fact Finder
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
A searchable page with statistical information from the 1990
Census. Also includes some advanced data from the 2000 census.
You can search by topic (such as race and income), keyword and
place name. In general, this is a good place for summaries and
comparisons, on the national, state, or county level.
It is harder to search
for specific places on the Navajo Reservation because the data
is not broken down by the names of Indian reservations or zip
codes. You can search for street addresses, but since these
are few and far between on the reservation, you will not get
very complete results.
Gazetter
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
You can search for 1990 data by zip code here. Again, you cannot
search for the entire Navajo Nation at once. The data is not
broken down by unincorporated areas. Once you get a zip code
and click on "search," you will get a list of tables, with statistics
on housing, income, race, educational attainment, and more.
You can look up zip
codes at the US
Postal Service Web Site.
http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html
Hint: For the address
field, type in "general delivery" and then the name of the nearest
town. This should get you the zip code for the local post office.
Statistical
Abstracts
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
Provides links to quick facts by state, state rankings, and
frequently requested tables.
FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Provides links to a variety of statistical sources. You can
serach by state, agency, or topic. See the index
(http://www.fedstats.gov/cgi-bin/A2Z.cgi) for a list of topics.
Please note that there is no topic for Native Americans or American
Indians.
City
and County Date Books
http://fisher.lib.Virginia.EDU/ccdb/
Provides access to local statistical information from the census.
You can search by county or state, but, again, few reservation-communities
are large enough to appear in the results on their own.
