U.S. Census Bureau Geography Web page

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Census Bureau geography is the integrating
factor for all Census Bureau products. It is the framework on which the
data rest.

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

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Geography Division
Created: January 18, 2002
Last revised: December 22, 2011

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