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Hidden Valley
Neighborhood Name	Charlotte NPA (Quality of Life Neighborhood)	Census Area Equivalent
Hidden Valley	NPA 101	Census Tract 53.08 BG1
	NPA 103	Census Tract 53.07 BG2
	NPA 291	Census Tract 53.07 BG1
	NPA 304	Census Tract 53.08 BG2
	NPA 371	Census Tracts 53.05 & 53.06 combined (contains a total of 5 block groups)

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POLARIS
Property ownership and land records information system (GIS records for Mecklenburg County, NC)
Mecklenburg Open Mapping Portal

Sanborn Maps (Digital)(1867-1970) for North Carolina This link opens in a new window
Sanborn Maps are large scale plans of a city or a town, drawn to a scale of 50 feet to an inch. These historical maps from 1867–1970 list street blocks and building numbers including numbers in use at the time the map was made.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States (2013-present) This link opens in a new window
This database continues the Statistical Abstract published annually by the Census Bureau and contains data from 2013-present. In addition, it includes enhancements such as monthly updates of content and line-item access to tables.

Mecklenburg Open Mapping
includes Tax Parcel and other GIS shapefiles to download
U.S. Census Maps and Data
Find geographic data and products such as the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, KMLs, TIGERweb, cartographic boundary files, geographic relationship files, and reference and thematic maps.
Public School Data (From National Center for Education Statistics)

Charlotte Observer (1886-present) This link opens in a new window
Charlotte Observer online from 1886 to the present.