Geography @ Census Bureau

2010 Census Geographic Products

• Reference Information
• Maps
• Tallies of Geographic Entities
• Relationship Files

TIGER^® Page

• TIGER/Line^® Shapefiles, TIGER/Line^®, and TIGER Related Data
• How-To Guides on Using the TIGER/Line^® Shapefiles and Census Data

Geographic Support System (GSS) Initiative

• Integrated program in support of the 2020 Census of:
  • Improved address coverage
  • Continual spatial feature updates
  • Enhanced quality assessment and measurement

Resources for Understanding Census Geography

• ANSI (previously FIPS) Codes
• Geographic Areas Reference Manual (GARM) and Glossaries
• Hierarchical Diagrams
• Significant County Changes 1970-Present
• Urban Areas Criteria
• ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)

Geographic Programs

• Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)
• School District Review Program
• Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs)
• 2010 Census Programs
• Census 2000 Programs

Maps and Mapping Resources

• Census 2000 map series
• Cartographic Boundary Files
• American FactFinder
• Map Gallery (additional 1990 and 2000 vintage maps)

Census 2000 Geographic Products

• Census 2000 Maps
• Census 2000 TIGER/Line Files
• Boundary Files
• Relationship Files
• Tallies of Geographic Entities
• Reference Materials
• 109th and 110th Congressional District Products

Census Tract Resources

• Learn how to:
• Locate Census 2000 Census Tracts
• Locate 1990 Census Tracts/Block Numbering Areas (BNAs)
• Match Addresses to Census Tracts and BNAs
• Obtain Listings of 1990 Qualifying Poverty Census Tracts

LandView^® 6

• A viewer for the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Census Bureau, and U.S. Geological Survey Data and Maps

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