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Criminal
Justice:
Bureau
of Justice provides crime rates for 1985-2001 for local police
agencies in Marion and Polk Counties. Use the pull down menus to
choose the areas and data of interest.
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Demographics:
General
Census Information: This web site contains general census information
for the demographics of Oregon, including population, housing, and
social characteristics at the county level.
Marion
County Demographics
Polk
County Demographics: These web sites give data on the county
level by breaking up the population of each county into racial groups,
household ownership, as well as including births and deaths. Statistics
for employment and income are also included in this quick facts
table.
School
District Demographic Profiles are provided through a series
of pull down menus that allows the user to look at the demographics
of one school district or compare the demographics of two districts
anywhere in the United States. Information is from Census 2000.
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Economic:
Federal
Agency Statistics: This is a guide to sources of statistical
and descriptive information about cities and counties in Oregon.
Included topics are communication, economy, education, energy, environment,
government, health, housing, law enforcement, population, transportation,
and tourism.
Marion
County Economic Census Information
Polk
County Economic Census Information: Taken from the 1997 Economic
Census, these links provide statistics for a number of industries
on sales, payroll, and number of employees in the county. By clicking
on an industry, more detailed statistics are available.
Marion
County Economic Indicators
Polk
County Economic Indicators: These links are a quick reference
for county economic indicators for 1996-2001 including statistics
for populations, labor force, unemployment rates, payroll averages,
and personal income.
Put together by Oregon
State University, the Public
Issues Education Page (PIE) site contains information about
agriculture, poverty and welfare, economy, land use, and government
and taxes. Most of the statistical data can eventually be found
at the county level, but a bit of work is necessary to navigate
through all of the links.
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Education
and Children:
Adult
and Family Services' This web site includes reports on families,
children, and food stamp programs that is reported on the city level
as well as other information.
Federal
Agency Statistics: This is a guide to sources of statistical
and descriptive information about cities and counties in Oregon.
Included topics are communication, economy, education, energy, environment,
government, health, housing, law enforcement, population, transportation,
and tourism.
Kids
Count provides 2000 census data specifically pertaining to children,
such as child well-being, school enrollment, and poverty for Marion
County and Polk
County.
Kindergarten
Survey gives statistics for developmental readiness for kindergarten
in 2000. Statistics for Marion County can be found on page 72 and
for Polk County on page 75 of the report.
Healthy
Teens Survey results for Marion County and Mid-Willamette Valley
(Polk/Yamhill Counties) available in PDF format. Click on the links
for information about 8th and 11th grade alcohol, drug, and tobacco
use as well as other indicators.
High
School Dropout Reports for the 1997-1998 to 2001-2002 school
years provided by Oregon Department of Education.
Oregon
Department of Education Links to to reports on funding, school
profiles, class size, enrollment, and more for individual school
within Oregon school districts.
Marion
County Health Care Education
Polk
County Health Care Education: Sponsored by Oregon Health and
Science University, these sites give patient care and education
services statistics for the county level.
The
National Center for Education Statistics provides general information
about the school districts in Marion
County and Polk
County as well as information about each school within the district.
Number
of students eligible for free or reduced lunch prices by individual
school for 1997-1998 to 2002-2003 school years. Use the pull-down
menus to select specific years and school districts.
Reports
on Test Results in mathematics, reading, and writing provided
by Oregon Department of Education for 2000 for individual schools.
Summer
Food Service Program Machine allows the user to map the areas
which recieve the summer food service program as well as the number
of percentage of children in poverty in that area.
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Environment
and Land Use:
Air
Quality: Link provides statistical information about the Clean
Air act and what Oregon is doing to regulate the air quality in
the state.
Federal
Agency Statistics: This is a guide to sources of statistical
and descriptive information about cities and counties in Oregon.
Included topics are communication, economy, education, energy, environment,
government, health, housing, law enforcement, population, transportation,
and tourism.
Put together by Oregon
State University, the Public
Issues Education Page (PIE) site contains information about
agriculture, poverty and welfare, economy, land use, and government
and taxes. Most of the statistical data can eventually be found
at the county level, but a bit of work is necessary to navigate
through all of the links.
Water
Quality: This is an offshoot of the United States Geological
Survey, providing water quality data for Oregon. Navigation of this
site will provide information for current ground and surface water
quality in the Marion and Polk Counties area.
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Health:
Birth
rates and adequate prenatal care rates
provided by Oregon Department of Human Services at the county and
zip code level for 1990-2003.
The CDC
Wonder site allows the user to find mortality rates for any
age, race, or gender at the county level. Click on the sign in as
a guest to use the site.
Economic
Well-being and Poverty (requires Acrobat Reader) provides tables
and color-coded maps concerning income, poverty, unemployment, education
level, and more. The report put out by Oregon State University has
statistics for Marion County beginning on page 98 and for Polk County
beginning on page 110.
Number
of deaths by age or manner of death for the county level spanning
1998-2003 provided by Oregon Department of Human Services.
Number
of deaths by age for the zip code level for 1993-2001, three
year aggregates provided by Oregon Department of Human Services.
Oregon Department of
Human Services Annual Report; data is at the county level for 1995-2001:
Volume
1 contains data on the number of births, induced termination
of pregnancy, and teen pregnancy rates.
Volume
2 contains data on death for all ages including prenatal as
well as statistics on adolescent suicide attempts.
Teen
pregnancy counts and rates by county for 1990-2003 provided
by Oregon Department of Human Services. This site also has three
year aggregates by zip code.
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Resource
Directory Pages
Child
Trends Databank:
This site provides links to many useful statistics concerning children
and child welfare.
Federal
Agency Statistics: This is a guide to sources of statistical
and descriptive information about cities and counties in Oregon.
Included topics are communication, economy, education, energy, environment,
government, health, housing, law enforcement, population, transportation,
and tourism.
This is
the government
homepage for Oregon, follow the links to state, county, and
city governments.
Marion
County, Oregon: Departments and services provided by Marion
County as well as lists of public officials and other information.
Oregon's
Benchmark County Data: This site includes links to three documents
that can be opened using Acrobat Reader or Excel. The statistics
are given at the county level for the statewide benchmarks. The
current statewide report is available, as well as county page data
from 1992-2001.
Oregon
Department of Education
Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ): Information about
Air, Land, and Water Quality as well as other environmental issues.
Oregon
Department of Human Services: This web page is a directory,
providing links to a variety of data resources relating to human
services in Oregon. The information on this site is mostly for the
state level, though a few of the links provided do contain statistics
at the county level.
Oregon
BlueBook Marion County:
Oregon
BlueBook Polk County: These sites are from the Oregon bluebook
and provides statistics for each county, short descriptions of points
of interest, and a list of county officials. Also included are links
to Economic Indicators, County "QuickFacts" from the US
Census Bureau, history, and scenic images.
Polk
County, Oregon: Departments and services provided by Polk County
as well as list of public officials and other information.
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