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The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the American Community Survey pulls details from the American Community Survey (ACS) which provides a portrait of America at a certain point in time. This book covers each U.S. state, county, metropolitan area, and city with a population of 20,000 or more.

Author's name on t.p. of v. 1 only. ; Includes indexes. ; Vol. 2 contains biographical sketches. ; Master Negative No. 96-0169. ; Filmed with: The underworld of American politics / Fletcher Dobyns. ; Microfilm. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Building a City -- 2. River and Floods -- 3. We Made That -- 4. Downtown -- 5. Churches, Schools, and Sports -- 6. Fun and Celebration -- 7. People and Homes -- 8. Around Town.

The last fifty years have seen dramatic changes in towns and cities. People have moved out of central urban areas, retailing has moved out of towns and jobs have also declined in city centres, particularly with the growth of business and science parks. With the continuing decline of the manufacturing sector and the re-shaping of employment in the service sector, a new force will increasingly dominate urban development, the meritocratic elite. The meritocratic elite are those able to develop and use information technology to generate productivity and wealth. Where they wish to live will increas