Geographic Programs

Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)

Determining the inventory of legally defined entities and the correct names, legal descriptions and boundaries of counties and equivalent areas, minor civil divisions, incorporated places, American Indian reservations and American Indian off-reservation trust lands.

2011-2012 School District Review Program

The scope of the 2011-2012 School District Review Program is for state officials to review the Census Bureau's 2009-2010 school district information and to provide the Census Bureau with updates and corrections.

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

PUMA Delineation Program

2010 Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA)

The Local Update of Census Addresses program, also known as LUCA, is a decennial census geographic partnership program that will allow the Census Bureau to benefit from local knowledge in developing its Master Address File (MAF) for the 2010 Census. Tribal, state, and local governments can contribute to a more complete and accurate census for their community by reviewing and commenting on the list of housing unit and group quarters addresses that the Census Bureau will use to deliver questionnaires within their community.

2010 Census New Construction Program

The 2010 Census New Construction program will help ensure that the U.S. Census Bureau’s address list is as complete and accurate as possible by Census Day, April 1, 2010. The Census Bureau is updating its address list by field canvassing all blocks in the spring/summer of 2009. The New Construction program is the opportunity for Tribal and Local governments to submit city style mailing addresses for units constructed after the address canvassing operation. Addresses must have basic construction (closing the structure to the elements) completed by Census Day.

2010 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP)

Includes block groups, census tracts, census county divisions, and census designated places

2010 Census Tribal Statistical Areas Program (TSAP)

Includes tribal census tracts, tribal block groups, census designated places (CDPs), Oklahoma tribal statistical areas (OTSAs), Alaska Native village statistical areas (ANVSAs), tribal designated statistical areas (TDSAs), state designated tribal statistical areas (SDTSAs), and tribal subdivisions for the 2010 Census