LibGuides: Community & Urban Research Guide: Reference

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Access Engineering
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Credo Reference – Multi-disciplinary dictionaries and encyclopedias that can be searched collectively or individually.
Encyclopedia of Associations. National Organizations of the U.S.
Encyclopedia of Associations. International Organizations.
North American Industry Classification System
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
Oxford Reference
Statista – Data from over 18,000 sources.
Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Definitions

Census Tract
A census tract is a small geographic unit delineated for the presentation and analysis of decennial census data. Census tracts are a form of statistical geography, as opposed to geography created exclusively for legal, political or administrative purposes.

In New York City, census tracts average 4,000 residents and a land area of 90 acres. Census tracts are intended to permit meaningful analyses of small areas over time and thus have relatively permanent boundaries.
Community Districts (CDs):
Community Districts are administrative districts that are unique to New York City. Each of the city’s 59 community districts has a community board, which represents the district. These boards were created by local law in 1975 and present opportunities for active participation in the political process and provision of services.
Community districts range in size from less than 900 acres to almost 15,000 acres, and in population from a little more than 50,000 residents to more than 200,000.
County:
New York City is comprised of five counties, also known as boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn (Kings County), Manhattan (New York County), Queens and Staten Island (Richmond County).
Joint Interest Areas (JIA) e.g. parks and airports
Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs):
Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (Formerly "Neighborhood Projection Areas") are aggregations of census tracts that are subsets of New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). Primarily due to these constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated names may not definitively represent neighborhoods.
Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs):
Public Use Microdata Area. A US Census statistical area, created by aggregating census tracts. PUMAs are designed to have 100k residents. The City of New York correlates them with Community Districts.