MICHIGAN GOVERNMENT
Local Governments

Townships and Cities Arranged by County

Official government web sites are displayed when available. Second priority are library, chamber of commerce, or travel sites which display some information about the government.

Use the Find option on your web browser to search for a county, city, village or township.

Updates may be available from: http://www.michigantownships.org/twpwebsites.asp and http://www.mml.org/resources/links/members/a.htm.

Additional contributions are welcome. Send to govdocs@umich.edu

Maps

• Geographic Names Information System (USGS)
  • Search geographic names by name or by feature type (parks, schools, streams etc.) county, latitude, population size
  • Output provides the name, latitude and longitude, map
  • Examples: identify names of all parks in Washtenaw County, all schools in Wayne County, or all cities in U.S. with the name of Portland and over 50,000 population

• MapQuest
  • Search any location in the United States by street address, name of business, or zip code
  • Resulting map includes latitude, longitude, geographic center, and a variety of customized variables (shopping, education, banking, parks, etc.)

• Maps on Us
  • Identify precise location of a street address in the United States and a route between places
  • May also identify location of businesses included in its yellow pages section within a certain radius of your geographic location

• Michigan Census Maps
  • Boundaries of Michigan Legislature's Senate and House Districts as well as Congressional Districts
  • Three-digit and five-digit zip code maps for the State
  • Federal Indian tribe and selected school district maps
  • Scattered data variable maps by county

• See also Census Mapping

Cities and Townships/Comprehensive Lists

• Best Places to Live (Money Magazine)
  • Ranks 1200 cities to live by economy, health, crime, housing, education, weather,leisure, transit, arts
  • Arranged by ranking and alphabetically by city
  • City pages include a description and relocation information as well as statistical data on the quality of life and the cost of living
  • Interactive interface permits the user to create own rankings

• CityTownInfo
  • Detailed entries for 20,000 U.S. cities provide everything from area codes, time zones, latitude and longitude to ancestry of the population
  • Compares population, income, housing and crime to the state
  • Includes political contributions, lists of high schools, travel highlights, mortgage rates
  • Separate section for many of the cities with their most popular professions and corresponding annual salary ranges

• Michigan via I/NET
  • Web site oriented to travel: parks, fishing, golf courses, arts, weather
  • The Michigan Cities page links to travel information by region and city but also includes links to local web sites on government, public libraries, business

• Michigan via Michigan Electronic Library
  • Subject approach to information about Michigan business, education, government, places, travel and weather
  • Pages combining Census, economic, education, and other statistical data as well as official government sites being developed for each city, township, county, and region

• Michigan via Piper Resources
  • Links to state, regional, county, city, and township governments
  • Updated weekly

• Michigan Community Information Network (COMNET)
  • Directories of social services in Southeastern Michigan
  • Links to Internet information, job postings, and volunteer opportunities for non-profit agencies
  • Registration preferred but guest access available

• Michigan Live
  • Summary of top news stories, business, sports, and entertainment for the past week
  • Separate editions for Ann Arbor, Bay City, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, and Saginaw

• Michigan Local Information via USA CityLink
  • Information varies between cities but generally covers freenets, tourism, business, and civic information

• Michigan Municipal League
  • Association of Michigan local governments
  • Describes programs and services
  • Legislative Issues
    • Summary of proposed state legislation affecting local governments
    • Federal/state relations, environment, and public works
    • Includes links to bills and Michigan Municipal League position
    • Municipal lobbying primer

• Michigan News and Media (MEL)
  • Links to newspapers and TV/radio web sites by city
  • Statewide trade newspapers

• Michigan Start Pages
  • Some of the most comprehensive listings for county, city, and township government web sites
  • Find federal and state representatives by zip code

• Michigan Townships Association
  • History and laws governing townships in Michigan
  • List of townships arranged by county
  • Michigan Township Association's educational services, legislative policy, and publications

• Municipal Codes
  • Michigan Ordinances and Codes (MSU/Detroit College of Law)
    • Extensive links to codes and laws for cities and places within Michigan
  • General Code
    • Searchable codes for selected places in Michigan
  • Municode
    • Large number of free online codes for cities and townships in Michigan

• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
  • Planning organization for all communities within Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties
  • Describes the organization, publications, and contact persons
  • Text of newsletter, calendar of events, links to state and national planning web sites
  • Community Profiles provides the most current statistical data for all cities and townships within the region, including
    Population and job forecasts to the year 2020
    Employment by industry
    Residential construction for past three years
    Land use summaries
    Office, retail, industrial park, mobile home park, and hotel space
  • Regional Forecasts
    • Covers population, employment, transportation and environmental (e.g. waste) data for the SEMCOG planning area
    • Data available for counties, places, and traffic analysis zones
    • Maps for Traffic Analysis Zones appear in American Factfinder
  • Interactive Mapping for land use and transportation improvement with Internet Explorer

Counties - Comprehensive Lists

• Michigan Association of Counties Directory
  • Directory of Michigan counties
  • Address of county seat, names and phone numbers of key officials
• Michigan Counties (Michigan Electronic Library)
  • Pages combining Census, economic, and other statistical data as well as official government sites and maps being developed for each county, and region
• Michigan County Clerks (Michigan Economic Development Corporation)
  • Listing of county clerks with address and telephone number
• Michigan County Histories (UMich)
  • Full text of county histories written 1866-1926
  • Searchable as a group
  • Individual titles searchable and browsable page-by-page
• Michigan County Profiles (Michigan Economic Development Corporation)
  • Extensive descriptive and statistical information on Michigan's 83 counties
  • Geography, current labor force data, transportation lines, earnings by industry and selected occupation, number of industrial establishments, names of banks, colleges, major employers and utilities
  • Phone numbers for city and township governments
• Upper Peninsula
  • Data for the Upper Peninsula may need to be calculated from county totals
  • Counties

  Alger	Baraga	Chippewa
  Delta	Dickinson	Gogebic
  Houghton	Iron	Keweenaw
  Luce	Mackinac	Marquette
  Menominee	Ontonagon	Schoolcraft

County Courts

• Calhoun County Courts
  • Considerable number of consumer pamphlets (acting on behalf of an adult, serving as a juror, "show cause" in domestic violence cases, name change)
  • Biographies of the county's judges
  • Recent circuit, district, family and probate court cases

• Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney
  • web site provides details on witness and victim assistance, family support, and legal definitions
  • Text of new business filings and marriages
  • Economic development and agricultural data
  • Links to city and school web sites within the county

• Midland County Friend of the Court
  • Procedures and information about child support, custody, and parenting time
  • Statistics on domestic violence and actions to take if it occurs
  • Links to Friend of the Court offices in other Michigan counties
  • Michigan Friend of the Court Handbook

• Washtenaw County Trial Court
  • Describes judges, jury system, and operations of the criminal, civil and family divisions
  • Court dockets and instructions for filing documents
  • Eventually will provide for the electronic filing of court documents
  • Considered a prototype for the State of Michigan

• Wayne County Courts
  • Probate Court handles non-criminal trusts, etc.
  • Third Circuit handles all other matters and includes a Friend of the Court Handbook for child custody cases

Regional Governments

• Michigan Association of Regions
  • Directory of Michigan's fourteen regional planning councils
  • Includes a map and contact information for its membership

• East Central Michigan Planning and Development Region
  • Description of the commission, its members and services
  • Census data and updates for counties in the area
  • Newspapers, travel, and weather

• Northeast Michigan Council of Governments
  • County population profiles in Adobe Acrobat format provide historical data and population projections to 2020 by sex and age group
  • Business and employment information
  • Directory of local governments, schools and libraries in the area

• Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
  • Selected 1990 Census data by county
  • Links to local governments and Chambers of Commerce

• Region 2 Planning Commission
  • Covers Jackson and adjacent counties

• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
  • Planning organization for all communities within Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties
  • Describes the organization, publications, and contact persons
  • Text of newsletter, calendar of events, links to state and national planning web sites
  • Community Profiles provides the most current statistical data for all cities and townships within the region, including
    Population and job forecasts to the year 2020
    Employment by industry
    Residential construction for past three years
    Land use summaries
    Office, retail, industrial park, mobile home park, and hotel space
  • Regional Forecasts
    • Covers population, employment, transportation and environmental (e.g. waste) data for the SEMCOG planning area
    • Data available for counties, places, and traffic analysis zones
    • Maps for Traffic Analysis Zones appear in American Factfinder
  • Interactive Mapping for land use and transportation improvement with Internet Explorer

• Southwestern Michigan Commission
  • Population profiles and traffic counts

• Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
  • Agency covers Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties
  • Description of services and directory of employees
  • County population data since 1970 with projections to 2010

• West Michigan Regional Planning Commission
  • Community profiles, population projections, and transportation planning

• Western Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission
  • Extensive section on services (transportation, environment, economic development, housing, local government, rideshare) includes links to related web sites
  • Data base of industrial parks available via ftp
  • Addresses of local government officials and chambers of commerce
  • Selected statistical data

Ann Arbor

• Ann Arbor Budget
  • HJ9013 .A6e with most current in Documents Center
  • The current city budget as well as expenditure reports for the past few years is on the City Finance Department's web site

• Ann Arbor Census Data
  • See American Factfinder for data and maps, 1990-2000

• Ann Arbor City Clerk
  • E-government forms, such as block party permits and domestic partnership applications
  • Maps of voting precincts and wards
  • Current election results

• Ann Arbor City Code
  • Laws current in force, from assigning street numbers to renting horsedrawn carriages
  • Searchable but not browsable

• Ann Arbor City Government
  • Directory of city services and departments with summary, contact information and links to agency if available
  • List of current City Council members and historical list of Ann Arbor mayors

• Ann Arbor District Library
  • Connection to the library's on-line catalog
  • Information about library resources and services
  • Subject guide to selected Internet resources and a more extensive guide to the arts

• Ann Arbor Housing Statistics (Ann Arbor Board of Realtors)
  • Monthly sales data for commercial, residential, condo, and farms
  • Provides average list price and sales price for residential real estate
  • Coverage begins in April 1999

• Ann Arbor League of Women Voters
  • Site includes voter registration information, a history of the national and Ann Arbor LWV, and links to other local LWV web sites
  • May be dated on its list of state, county, and city officials

• Ann Arbor News (Michigan Live)
  • Top few news stories from the past week appearing in the Ann Arbor News
  • Business, entertainment, real estate and extensive local sports summaries
  • Part of Michigan Live project which also covers Bay City, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jacksoon, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, and Saginaw
  • Ann Arbor News is archived since May 2005 in the Readex/Newsbank Database (UMich Only)

• Ann Arbor Public Schools
  • School board members, news, calendar of events, strategic plans
  • Links to individual schools
  • Brief statistics on educational finance and millage, MEAP scores and Michigan comparison; SAT and ACT scores with state and national comparisons

• Ann Arbor Police Department
  • Advice for citizens on handling various crime topics
  • Summary crime statistics for past year or two

• Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
  • Description of the three art fairs scheduled for the third week in July each year
  • Vendors by name and art form since 2003
  • Application form for exhibiting at the Street Art Fair

• Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
  • Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti bus maps and schedules

• ArborWeb
  • Extensive guide to government, community, and recreational services in Ann Arbor
  • Includes excerpts from the Ann Arbor City Code, a restaurant guide by type of food, and a calendar of this week's events
  • Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Observer and Ann Arbor Transportation Authority

• Best Places to Live (Money Magazine)
  • Ranks 1200 cities to live by economy, health, crime, housing, education, weather,leisure, transit, arts
  • Arranged by ranking and alphabetically by city
  • City pages include a description and relocation information as well as statistical data on the quality of life and the cost of living
  • Interactive interface permits the user to create own best place

• Colleges and Universities
  • Concordia University
  • Eastern Michigan University
  • University of Michigan
  • Washtenaw Community College

• Community Profiles (SEMCOG)
  • Provides the most current statistical data for all cities and townships within the region, including
    Population and job forecasts to the year 2020
    Employment by industry
    Residential construction for past three years
    Land use summaries
    Office, retail, industrial park, mobile home park, and hotel space
  • DataSets, also on the SEMCOG web site, permits users to ftp raw population/economic forecast data as well as information on major facilities, traffic, and building permits

• Consolidated Housing Plan
  • Joint program between the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the local community
  • Describes local housing needs, market conditions, goals as well as an action plan for affordable housing
  • Federal grants allocated to the housing program by function
  • Basic demographic statistics for the community

• Ecology Center
  • Advice for "living lightly" and information about recycling
  • Reports on current projects
  • Ecology activities for K-12 students

• Huron Valley Community Network
  • Links to local education, government, law, and library information
  • Includes a directory of county offices and a community calendar
  • Some of the material may be dated

• Making of Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor District Library)
  • Over historical photographs of Ann Arbor digitized in a cooperative AADL and UMich project
  • Bibliography of books on city history
  • Links to related web sites

• Michigan Daily
  • Award winning student newspaper
  • Lead news, arts, sports, and editorial articles
  • Archive back to May 3, 1995

• Non-Profit Enterprise at Work
  • Directory of social services in Washtenaw County searchable by keyword, subject and population served

• Patterns of Diversity and Change in Southeast Michigan (Community Foundation/SEMCOG)
  • Graduate Library: HA 445 .P39 1994
  • Detailed analysis of the Arab-Chaldean, Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations in Southeast Michigan (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, St. Clair, Lapeer, Monroe and Washtenaw Counties
  • Section 3 includes maps by census tract and summaries of income, occupation, and educational data
  • Additional information on Eastern and Western European populations (e.g. Polish, Russian, British, Jewish, and Native American
  • Based on 1990 Census data

• Snow Plow Tracking
  • Map tracking individual Ann Arbor snow plow trucks

• Statistics
  • The Ann Arbor News, February 11, 1996, p. C-1, carried statistics on event attendance, schools, licenses, park usage, landfills, and pets in Washtenaw County, 1992-95; it was updated with 1996 figures on February 9, 1997, p. C-1
  • The Ann Arbor News, February 7, 1999, p. C-1, carried statistics on permits, births/deaths by county, Ann Arbor District Library circulation, the weather, golf rounds, trash, emergencies, event attendance, court cases, and animal adoptions for the metropolitan area
  • See also Census and Statistics on this page

• Tax Assessment Data (Ann Arbor Treasurer)
  • Search for individual property by a combination of resident, property tax parcel number, address
  • Obtain description of property, picture, current tax assessment, any special assessments, and building permits

• Washtenaw Area Transportation Study
  • Previously Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Urban Areas Transportation Study
  • 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan -review and comment
  • Traffic Counts
  • Traffic Counts also available by intersection through the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
  • Publications including The Vehicle

• Washtenaw County Trial Court
  • Describes judges, jury system, and operations of the criminal, civil and family divisions
  • Court dockets and instructions for filing documents
  • Electronic filing of court documents

• Washtenaw County Social Services Directory (COMNET)
  • Directory of social service programs includes contact information, mission, and community served
  • The directory is part of a larger Southeast Michigan community network
  • Registration is preferred but guest access is also available

• See also Michigan Statistics

Detroit

• 300th Anniversary: see Documents in the News, 2001

• Best Places to Live (Money Magazine)
  • Ranks 1200 cities to live by economy, health, crime, housing, education, weather,leisure, transit, arts
  • Arranged by ranking and alphabetically by city
  • City pages include a description and relocation information as well as statistical data on the quality of life and the cost of living
  • Interactive interface permits the user to create own best place

• City Budget
  • Full text of approved and/or proposed city budgets since FY 1999

• City Code
  • Existing laws governing Detroit
  • Frames and no frames versions

• City Council
  • Rules of the council and biographies of council members
  • Extensive list of city services for neighborhoods

• Community Profiles (SEMCOG)
  • Provides the most current statistical data for all cities and townships within the region, including
    Population and job forecasts to the year 2020
    Employment by industry
    Residential construction for past three years
    Land use summaries
    Office, retail, industrial park, mobile home park, and hotel space
  • DataSets, also on the SEMCOG web site, permits users to ftp raw population/economic forecast data as well as information on major facilities, traffic, and building permits

• Crain's Detroit Business
  • Daily business news
  • Excerpts from the current edition of Detroit Monthly
  • Current executive job openings

• Detroit City Official Web Site
  • Press releases and speeches of the mayor
    • Mayor Kilpatricks State of the City speeches
  • Biographies of the City Council and Council minutes since January 1998
  • Description of cultural opportunities and economic development initiatives
  • Extensive links to city departments
  • Election Commission has official election results for the last few elections only; no archive
  • Finance Department provides tax calendar and tax forms since 1999

• Detroit Health Department
  • Statistics previously published by this agency are no longer available on the web.
  • Primarily devoted to disease prevention and reporting.
  • Use Michigan Community Health Indicators for city data

• Detroit Free Press
  • News, sports, business, and entertainment lead stories for the current day
  • Search on the web through Access World News (UMich Only) for issues beginning 1982

• Detroit News
  • Lead metro, state, national, and international news
  • Editorials, sports, cartoons, lottery numbers, death notices
  • Search Access World News (UMich Only) for issues beginning 1999

• Detroit Police Department
  • Current press releases and pictures of precincts
  • City Wide Crime Statistics by type of crime and year 1990+ but little precinct data
  • Wayne State University's GIS Program provides crime data by census tract for 2004
  • Michigan Uniform Crime Report (State Police)
    • Searchable database of arrests by county/city, type of crime, age, race and sex, including Detroit
  • See printed Detroit Police Department Annual Report older data (HV 7595 .D6 A23 with latest edition in Documents Center)
  • Detroit, Michigan Crime Statistics, 1862-1920
    • Data arranged by year with columns on population, arrests, drunkenness arrests, homicide arrests, persons dismissed, total police personal, and number of police officers
    • Data manipulated from ICPSR data tapes; Study 7708

• Detroit Public Library
  • Describes holdings, services, and hours
  • Special collections include the Burton Historical Collection (genealogy), Municipal Reference Library (Detroit documents), and the Great Lakes Patent and Trademark Center

• Detroit Public Schools
  • Directory of schools
  • Education goals and fiscal reports
  • See Documents in the News for coverage of the Michigan legislative proposal shifting responsibility to the mayor, Public Act 10 of 1999

• Fabulous Ruins of Detroit
  • Pictures of silent and abandoned buildings in Detroit
  • Includes residential, commercial, and industrial buildings
  • Map of the downtown area

• Hispanic Community in Metropolitan Detroit (Comnet, UWSEM)
  • Demographics and maps of the Hispanic community in Southeast Michigan as well as cultural values and public policy issues
  • Includes directories of Hispanic organizations (professional, cultural, health) and churches as well as museums and training programs
  • Prepared by United Way of Southeastern Michigan and Michigan Comnet

• Mayors of Detroit (Rulers.org)
  • Chronological list of Detroit mayors since 1806

• Michigan Community Information Network
  • Directories of social services in Southeastern Michigan
  • Links to Internet information, job postings, and volunteer opportunities for non-profit agencies
  • Registration preferred but guest access available

• Michigan Metropolitan Information Center
  • Describes data products, data analysis, and mapping services provided for the Detroit Metropolitan Area
  • Data products include demographic analyses and maps
  • Use search engine to locate current maps of the Detroit Empowerment Zones

• Mosaic of Middle Eastern Communities Metropolitan Detroit (Comnet/UWSEM)
  • Report describes the difficulty in defining the community and public policy issues
  • Maps locate individual middle eastern communities (Lebanese, Iraqi) and social service organizations.
  • Directory of social and cultural organizations
  • Prepared by Michigan COMNET and United Way of Southeast Michigan

• Patterns of Diversity and Change in Southeast Michigan (Community Foundation/SEMCOG)
  • Graduate Library: HA 445 .P39 1994
  • Detailed analysis of the Arab-Chaldean, Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations in Southeast Michigan (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, St. Clair, Lapeer, Monroe and Washtenaw Counties
  • Section 3 includes maps by census tract and summaries of income, occupation, and educational data
  • Additional information on Eastern and Western European populations (e.g. Polish, Russian, British, Jewish, and Native American
  • Based on 1990 Census data

• Renaissance Zone Map
  • Interactive map identifying Detroit Renaissance zones and their corresponding 2000 Census tract numbers. Click on the "Info" button and then a tract for basic 2000 population and housing data.

• Virtual Motor City (Walter P. Reuther Library)
  • Displays 37,000 photos, newsreels, and videos of Detroit, 1900-1980, from the Detroit News Archive
  • Searchable by keyword and title
  • Browable by decade, LC subject heading and subject

• Wayne County Economic Development Online
  • Directory of community city halls, colleges, hospitals
  • Basic demographic and economic development information
  • Sections on transportation, quality of life, and real estate

• Wayne County Racial Counts by Tract
  • Total population per tract, number of people of one race only (white, black, American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, other, Hispanic, non-Hispanic)
  • CSV format only for spreadsheet manipulation
  • Corresponding maps available in the Reference Maps section of American Factfinder and in pdf format at: http://ftp2.census.gov/plmap/pl_trt/st26_Michigan/c26163_Wayne/

• Wayne State University
  • Includes cultural information about Detroit as well as information about the University

• WDIV-TV
  • Current news, weather, and sports
  • Archived "High Tech Talk"

• WJBK (Fox News)
  • Current news headlines

• WXYZ-TV
  • News and features

• See also Michigan Statistics

Washtenaw County

• Blueprint for Aging
  • County initiative to plan for the projected increase in the senior population
  • Work groups on Advocacy, Family Caregiver Support, Long-term Care, Publicity, and Technology
  • Web site carries progress reports and its newsletter
• Community Profiles (SEMCOG)
  • Provides the most current statistical data for all cities and townships within the region, including
    Population and job forecasts to the year 2020
    Employment by industry
    Residential construction for past three years
    Land use summaries
    Office, retail, industrial park, mobile home park, and hotel space
  • DataSets, also on the SEMCOG web site, permits users to ftp raw population/economic forecast data as well as information on major facilities, traffic, and building permits

• Huron Valley Community Network
  • Links to local education, government, law, and library information
  • Includes a directory of county offices and a community calendar

• Non-Profit Enterprise at Work
  • Directory of social services in Washtenaw County searchable by keyword, subject and population served

• Southeast Michigan Environmental Monitor
  • Maps arsenic, radon and septic tank potential in Washtenaw County
  • Likely location of a 100-year flood, wetlands, watershed
  • Local air and water quality data

• Statistics
  • The Ann Arbor News, February 11, 1996, p. C-1, carried statistics on event attendance, schools, licenses, park usage, landfills, and pets in Washtenaw County, 1992-95
  • See also Census and Statistics on this page

• Washtenaw County Budget (Washtenaw Finance Dept)
  • Budget for the current biennium appears in the budget resolution
  • Charts, graphs, and capital programs

• Washtenaw County Clerk
  • Ballot proposals and candidates throughout all county jurisdictions
  • Primary results
  • Campaign finances
  • Voter registration information
  • Also covers deeds and real estate documents

• Washtenaw County Government
  • Subject index to county services and departments
  • Application forms; list of county government job opportunities
  • Schedule of official county events and current policy issues
  • Directory of county officials and Board of Commissioner minutes

• Washtenaw County Public Health Department
  • Information on restaurant inspections, well and septic permits, county health improvement program
  • Birth and death statistics and maps

• Washtenaw County Sheriff
  • Crime prevention programs
  • No statistics

• Washtenaw County Social Services Directory (COMNET)
  • Directory of social service programs includes contact information, mission, and community served
  • The directory is part of a larger Southeast Michigan community network
  • Registration is preferred but guest access is also available

• Washtenaw County Trial Court
  • Describes judges, jury system, and operations of the criminal, civil and family divisions
  • Court dockets and instructions for filing documents
  • Electronic filing of court documents

• See also Michigan Statistics

Wayne County

• Community Profiles (SEMCOG)
  • Provides the most current statistical data for all cities and townships within the region, including
    Population and job forecasts to the year 2020
    Employment by industry
    Residential construction for past three years
    Land use summaries
    Office, retail, industrial park, mobile home park, and hotel space
  • DataSets, also on the SEMCOG web site, permits users to ftp raw population/economic forecast data as well as information on major facilities, traffic, and building permits

• Michigan Community Information Network
  • Directories of social services in Southeastern Michigan
  • Links to Internet information, job postings, and volunteer opportunities for non-profit agencies

• Michigan Metropolitan Information Center
  • Describes data products, data analysis, and mapping services provided for the Detroit Metropolitan Area
  • Data products include demographic analyses and maps
  • Use search engine to locate current maps of the Detroit Empowerment Zones

• Wayne County (Official)
  • History of county, maps, parks
  • Biographies of county officials
  • Directory of county agencies
  • Maps and demographic profiles of communities

• Wayne County Economic Development Online
  • Directory of community city halls, colleges, hospitals
  • Basic demographic and economic development information
  • Sections on transportation, quality of life, and real estate

• Wayne County Ordinances
  • Text of Wayne County laws in force
  • Use toolbar at top of screen to browse and search

• See also Michigan Statistics

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