Demographics & Data
- City of Providence Online Assessment DatabaseWelcome to the City of Providence Online Assessment Database. The data contained on this site reflects the status of each property located in the City as of December 31, 2018.
- Rhode Island State ArchivesThe State Archives is home to more than 10 million letters, photographs, and important state documents that form a permanent, tangible record of Rhode Island’s rich history. Our holdings date back to 1638. We welcome the public to engage with our collections by visiting us or exploring our holdings online.
- Analyze BostonAnalyze Boston is the City of Boston's open data hub to find facts, figures, and maps related to our lives within the city. We are working to make this the default technology platform to support the publication of the City's public information, in the form of data, and to make this information easy to find, access, and use by a broad audience. This platform is managed by the Citywide Analytics Team.
- Assessing Boston's Property DataThe information assists homeowners directly in their ownership responsibilities by providing the current value and tax status of their property. Professional real estate, business and legal entities access and draw upon Boston property parcel data to support and enhance their specific business operations. The GIS data appended to this application provides valuable graphical contexts for researchers, analysts and other professionals interested in demographic patterns, property usage and development.
- U.S. Census BureauGet official data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- U.S. Census Bureau: American FactFinderA great source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
- USGS Science ExplorerA topical directory provides an alternate way to browse USGS science programs and activities. Explore within each topic by data, news, images, video, social media, and much more.
- United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural LibraryContains information from 1970 to the present; articles, book chapters on agriculture, animal sciences, plant sciences, nutrition.
- U.S. Census Bureau: GeographiesThe core TIGER/Line Files and Shapefiles do not include demographic data, but they do contain geographic entity codes (GEOIDs) that can be linked to the Census Bureau’s demographic data, available on American FactFinder.
- The American Community Survey (ACS)The American Community Survey (ACS) helps local officials, community leaders, and businesses understand the changes taking place in their communities. It is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation.
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationNOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is responsible for preserving, monitoring, assessing, and providing public access to the Nation's treasure of climate and historical weather data and information.
- Data.govData.gov is the federal government’s open data site, and aims to make government more open and accountable. Opening government data increases citizen participation in government, creates opportunities for economic development, and informs decision making in both the private and public sectors.
- USDA Open Data CatalogThis catalog is the authoritative source of publicly available USDA data. Read more about the page and share your feedback by commenting on this blog post. To see all datasets please visit USDA Open Data Catalog.
- DOE (Department of Energy) Information Bridge1995-present; provides access to full-text DOE research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics. [This resource is publicly available]
- GreenFileArticles on human impact on the environment, covering global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
- FEMA Data FeedsOpenFEMA delivers mission data to the public in machine readable formats.
Spatial Data
- Flood insurance rate map : city of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence CountyCall Number: Ref GB1399.4.R4 P7 1986
Rhode Island Architecture
Buildings of Rhode Island by Call Number: NA730.R5 J67 2004ISBN: 0195061470Publication Date: 2004-04-08Buildings of Rhode Island, is a guide to the state's heritage. Covering the state's thirty-nine cities and towns in some 900 building entries accompanied by approximately 330 illustrations and 55 maps, it combines the comprehensive approach that is a hallmark of the series with a special perspective on Rhode Island's built environment.- Providence Preservation Society's guide to downtown Providence : commerce in architectureCall Number: NA735.P7 P761 1982
The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence, 1636-1950Call Number: NA735.P7 C33 1957- The Home lots of the Early Settlers of the Providence PlantationsCall Number: RI COLL. R FOLIO 974.52 H77 c.2
- A Guide to Providence Architecture by Call Number: NA735.P7 W66 2003ISBN: 097428470XPublication Date: 2003-01-01Architectural Guide with eleven walking and driving tours.
Here are some subject headings to try if you are looking for books:
Historic Buildings Rhode Island Providence