Some of the unique facts you can find in the Historical Statistical Abstract of the United States are:
--gross domestic product (GDP) in 1847
--annual mean temperature in Ann Arbor in 1955
--number of immigrants who came rom China to the U.S. in 1864
--how many white female librarians there were in 1900
--number of males who earned college degrees in 1909
Annual Register of World Events. D2 .A7
This ongoing series provides a summary of events each year, arranged by country. The WMU Libraries owns this title back to 1863, with the older volumes in storage.
You can try these online government document sources, too:
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States, with some international content. It is also used as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. Each table will identify the original agency that produced the data. Use the agency web link to find additional information on your topic. Coverage varies. Coverage is from 2013-present.
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State Stats has migrated to the Sage Data Platform.
