Population and Demography Links

Population Reference Bureau
Fast interactive statistics, including historical trends, on the U.S. as a whole.

Six Billion Human Beings -
Musée de l'Homme, Paris.
A wonderful interactive site created by France's national anthropology museum to lend personal scale to some very large numbers.

UC Irvine Library
A guide for all entering students in the Demography & Social Analysis (DASA) Program.
 
 

Counting California
Gateway to information, facts, and data about the Golden State.
 
 
 

California Department of Finance
Umbrella site for the Population Research Unit, “official source of demographic data for State planning and budgeting.” Downloadable version of the current California Statistical Abstract.
 

Center for Demographic Research (CDR) at California State University, Fullerton
Definitive source of local-area and intercensal population, housing, and employment data for Orange County, California (the home of UC Irvine).

U.S. Census Bureau
Comprehensive source from "America's Factfinder." Data and search engines galore, including the fascinating list of "Frequently occurring first names and surnames." (Click “People > Genealogy”.) How many Americans have your name?

Public Policy Institute of California
In-depth, issue-oriented surveys and analyses of California population, politics, and economy.

Constella Futures Group
Free software (with particular relevance to developing countries), including a well-conceived module (SPECTRUM/DemProj) for cohort-component projections.
 
 

American Sociological Association Section on the Sociology of Population
The purpose of the Section on Sociology of Population is to foster the development of the study of population within the context of sociology.

American Sociological Association Section on the Sociology of Population
The Population Association of America (PAA) is a nonprofit, scientific, professional organization established to promote and support high-quality population research.