"Cities of the United States (CUS) provides a one-stop source for all the vital information you need on 199 of America's top cities—those fastest-growing, as well as those with a particular historical, political, industrial, and/or commercial significance. Spanning the entire country, from Anaheim to Virginia Beach, each geographically-arranged volume of CUS brings together a wide range of comprehensive data. The volumes include: The South; The West; The Midwest; and The Northeast."

"Within each volume, the city-specific profiles organize pertinent facts, data, and figures related to demographic, economic, cultural, geographic, social, and recreational conditions. Assembling a myriad of sources, CUS offers researchers, travelers, students, and media professionals a convenient resource for discovering each city's past, present, and future."

"For this completely updated sixth edition, ten new cities have been added, providing even greater access to the country's growing urban centers. The new city profiles include: Aberdeen, SD Aurora, CO Cambridge, MA Chesapeake, VA Huntsville, AL Missoula, MT Shreveport, LA Sioux City, IA Vancouver, WA Winston-Salem, NC."