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Good places to harvest data from, whether for Wiki-filling or other projects (or just for fun).

Contents 1 Population Data 2 Elections 3 Assessing and Tax Data 4 Traffic Data

[edit] Population Data

• American Factfinder - US Census online interface: http://factfinder.census.gov/
• SEMCOG - current population estimates: http://www.semcog.org/data/PopulationEstimates/index.htm

[edit] Elections

• Washtenaw County
  • Election results index: http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/clerk_register/elections/election_results
  • Campaign Finance documents database: http://campaign.ewashtenaw.org/
• State of Michigan campaign finance search: http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633_8723_8751-29088--,00.html

[edit] Assessing and Tax Data

Many communities have their assessor's databases online, including assessed value, recent sales history, tax burdens, and images. If you have to, for example, combat the latest urban legend about the Fleetwood being sold for condos, here's where to start.

• Ann Arbor: http://www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/FinancialAdminServices/data.html
• Chelsea: http://chelseacity.is.bsasoftware.com/
• Dexter: http://dextervillage.is.bsasoftware.com/
• Webster Township: http://webstertwp.is.bsasoftware.com/
• Ypsilanti: http://cityofypsilanti.com/features/assessment_tax
• Ypsilanti Township: http://ypsilantitwp.is.bsasoftware.com/

[edit] Traffic Data

• Washtenaw Area Transit Study - traffic counts for nearly any road in Washtenaw they've been collected for: http://miwats.managepoint.net/
• SEMCOG
  • traffic counts for surrounding Counties: http://webdev2.semcog.org/cgi-bin/data/att-traffic-counts.cfm
  • traffic crashes by community/intersection/cause: http://www.semcog.org/TranPlan/Safety/index.htm