How do I download census shapefiles?
How do I download census shapefiles?
Start at the U.S. Census Bureau’s TIGER website: http://www.census.gov/geo/maps- data/data/tiger-line. html. Select the tab for the version of TIGER/Line Shapefiles (e.g. 2012) you would like to download. Click on Download and choose Web interface.
Where can I find shapefiles?
Obtaining shapefiles from OSM data
- download shapefiles created by Geofabrik, updated daily (usually) with a global extract and some countries.
- osmdata.openstreetmap.de has shapefiles for coastlines, water polyons, land polygons and icesheets, updated daily.
- osmdata.openstreetmap.de offers coastline and icesheet data.
How do I read a blocked census number?
Census blocks are numbered uniquely with a four-digit census block number from 0000 to 9999 within census tract which nest within state and county. The first digit of the census block number identifies the block group. Block numbers beginning with a zero (in Block Group 0) are only associated with water-only areas.
Where can I download shapefiles for free?
Thousands of shapefile maps can be downloaded for free from the following website https://extract.bbbike.org , including water, natural, palace, landuse, roads, and other shapefiles maps. The shapefile (or ESRI shapefile) format is a geospatial vector format, and is one of the most commonly used map formats.
How many census blocks were there in 2010?
710,145
Census Block Tallies by State or State Equivalent
| FIPS State Code | Name | Number of 2010 Census Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | California | 710,145 |
| 08 | Colorado | 201,062 |
| 09 | Connecticut | 67,578 |
| 10 | Delaware | 24,115 |
What is block level census data?
Census blocks, the smallest geographic area for which the Bureau of the Census collects and tabulates decennial census data, are formed by streets, roads, railroads, streams and other bodies of water, other visible physical and cultural features, and the legal boundaries shown on Census Bureau maps.
How do you use census data in GIS?
Visualizing Census Data in ArcGIS Start ArcMap with a “New empty map”. Once you get an empty map view, click on the + sign on the tool bar (add data) and then browse to the folder you have downloaded the census files into.
