U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
2010
NHGIS: TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2010, 2010 nation, U.S., 2010 Census State and Equivalent National
2010
vector digital data
http://www.nhgis.org
Minnesota Population Center
The NHGIS is a National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation-sponsored project to create a digital spatial-temporal database of all available historical US aggregate census materials. The available shapefiles on the NHGIS site represent version 2.0 of historical US state/territory boundary files for the 1790 to 2010 decennial censuses and American Community Survey releases.
The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. States and equivalent entities are the primary governmental divisions of the United States. In addition to the fifty States, the Census Bureau treats the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each of the Island Areas (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) as the statistical equivalents of States for the purpose of data presentation.
These data are based upon work supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Its purpose is twofold. First, the NHGIS created and freely distributes a database incorporating all available aggregate census information for the United States between 1790 and 2010. The database contains information for a wide variety of statistical (blocks, block groups, census tracts, metropolitan statistical areas, etc.) and administrative units (places, minor civil divisions, counties, states, etc.). Second, the NHGIS produced and freely distributes boundary files for small areas (census tracts and counties) in the United States. Boundary files for tracts are available for the 1910-2010 decennial censuses and American Community Survey releases, and boundary files for counties and states/territories are available for the 1790-2010 decennial censuses and American Community Survey releases. The boundaries contained in this file do not necessarily represent current legal boundaries. Instead, they represent the boundaries over which the U.S. Census Bureau tabulated and published data at that time.
In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
United States,US
201001
201007
publication date
TIGER/Line Shapefiles are extracted from the Census MAF/TIGER database. No changes or updates will be made to this version of the TIGER/Line Shapefiles. Future releases of TIGER/Line Shapefiles will reflect updates made to the Census MAF/TIGER database.
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This dataset was produced with an intended application at the state/territory, regional or national level. Appropriate uses include thematic mapping of census data and spatial analysis of census data. These unaltered data may be redistributed by a third party. If these data are altered or incorporated into another dataset, they are not to be redistributed without also: altering the name of the dataset, including a Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998) compliant metadata file that describes the dataset and reflects the alteration steps that makes the new dataset different from this one, and citing this dataset in the metadata as a source for the altered dataset using the source citation specified below. If these digital data are used in the production of a report or in the compilation of a standalone printed map, then this dataset is to be cited in the report or on the map using the source citation specified below. The following source citation should be used when citing this dataset: Minnesota Population Center. National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 2.0, Minneapolis: MN, University of Minnesota 2011. No fee may be charged for use or distribution. Publications and research reports based on the database must cite it appropriately. Users are requested to send a copy of any publications, research reports, or educational material making use of the data or documentation. Printed matter should be sent to: NHGIS Minnesota Population Center University of Minnesota 50 Willey Hall 225 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455.
The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source.
The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.
Yes, the data are free from Title 13 restrictions
Minnesota Population Center
mailing address
50 Willey Hall
Minneapolis
MN
55455
United States
225 19th Ave S
612-625-7375
nhgis@umn.edu
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Accurate against Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), FIPS Publication 6-4, and FIPS-55 at the 100% level for the codes and base names. The remaining attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for accuracy.
The Census Bureau performed automated tests to ensure logical consistency and limits of shapefiles. Segments making up the outer and inner boundaries of a polygon tie end-to-end to completely enclose the area. All polygons are tested for closure.
The Census Bureau uses its internally developed geographic update system to enhance and modify spatial and attribute data in the Census MAF/TIGER database. Standard geographic codes, such as FIPS codes for states, counties, municipalities, county subdivisions, places, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian areas, and congressional districts are used when encoding spatial entities. The Census Bureau performed spatial data tests for logical consistency of the codes during the compilation of the original Census MAF/TIGER database files. Most of the codes for geographic entities except states, counties, urban areas, Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), American Indian Areas (AIAs), and congressional districts were provided to the Census Bureau by the USGS, the agency responsible for maintaining FIPS 55. Feature attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for consistency.
For the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, the Point and Vector Object Count for the G-polygon SDTS Point and Vector Object Type reflects the number of records in the shapefile attribute table. For multi-polygon features, only one attribute record exists for each multi-polygon rather than one attribute record per individual G-polygon component of the multi-polygon feature. TIGER/Line Shapefile multi-polygons are an exception to the G-polygon object type classification. Therefore, when multi-polygons exist in a shapefile, the object count will be less than the actual number of G-polygons.
Data completeness of the TIGER/Line Shapefiles reflects the contents of the Census MAF/TIGER database at the time the TIGER/Line Shapefiles were created.
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Unpublished material
Census MAF/TIGER database
online
201001
201007
publication date
MAF/TIGER
The selected geographic and cartographic information (line segments) are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) database.
TIGER/Line Shapefiles are extracted from the Census MAF/TIGER database by nation, state, county, and entity. Census MAF/TIGER data for all of the aforementioned geographic entities are then distributed among the shapefiles each containing attributes for line, polygon, or landmark geographic data.
withheld
2010
Dataset Copied.
Erased coastal water features. Added and calculated GISJOIN.
Corrected coastal water features on 12-19-2013 in a number of states. Re-erased coastal water feature using corrected water layer. Correction only affected the geometry of existing features; no features were removed in this process.
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), ANSI, and feature names.
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North American Datum of 1983 in the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Pacific Island Areas.
Geodetic Reference System 80
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2010 Census State and Equivalent National
U.S. Census Bureau
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0
OBJECTID
OBJECTID
OID
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0
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Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
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0
0
0
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
FID_US_state_2010
FID_US_state_2010
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0
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2010 Census region code
U.S. Census Bureau
1
Northeast
U.S. Census Bureau
2
Midwest
U.S. Census Bureau
3
South
U.S. Census Bureau
4
West
U.S. Census Bureau
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Puerto Rico and the Island Areas
U.S. Census Bureau
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2010 Census division code
U.S. Census Bureau
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Puerto Rico and the Island Areas
U.S. Census Bureau
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New England
U.S. Census Bureau
2
Middle Atlantic
U.S. Census Bureau
3
East North Central
U.S. Census Bureau
4
West North Central
U.S. Census Bureau
5
South Atlantic
U.S. Census Bureau
6
East South Central
U.S. Census Bureau
7
West South Central
U.S. Census Bureau
8
Mountain
U.S. Census Bureau
9
Pacific
U.S. Census Bureau
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STATEFP10
2010 Census state Federal Information Processing Standards
(FIPS) code
U.S. Census Bureau
INCITS.38-200x (R2004), Codes for the Identification of
the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the
Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 5-2)
U.S. Census Bureau
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2010 Census state ANSI code
U.S. Census Bureau
INCITS 446-2008, (GNIS) Identifying Attributes for Named
Physical and Cultural Geographic Features (Except Roads
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Outlying Areas, and Freely Associated Areas, and the
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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State identifier; state FIPS code
U.S. Census Bureau
INCITS.38-200x (R2004), Codes for the Identification of
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Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 5-2),
INCITS.31-200x (R2007)
U.S. Census Bureau
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U.S. Postal Service
Official USPS state abbreviations, as shown in Publication
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2010 Census state name
U.S. Census Bureau
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U.S. Census Bureau
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0
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LSAD10
2010 Census legal/statistical area description code for state
U.S. Census Bureau
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U.S. Census Bureau
LSAD10
String
2
0
0
MTFCC10
MAF/TIGER feature class code
U.S. Census Bureau
G4000
State or Equivalent feature
U.S. Census Bureau
MTFCC10
String
5
0
0
FUNCSTAT10
2010 Census functional status
U.S. Census Bureau
A
Active government providing primary general-purpose functions
U.S. Census Bureau
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Nonfunctioning legal entity
U.S. Census Bureau
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2010 Census land area (square meters)
U.S. Census Bureau
0 to 9,999,999,999,999
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Double
8
0
0
AWATER10
2010 Census water area (square meters)
U.S. Census Bureau
0 to 9,999,999,999,999
Blank
U.S. Census Bureau
AWATER10
Double
8
0
0
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2010 Census latitude of the internal point
U.S. Census Bureau
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U.S. Census Bureau
INTPTLAT10
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0
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2010 Census longitude of the internal point
U.S. Census Bureau
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Blank
U.S. Census Bureau
INTPTLON10
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0
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GISJOIN
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0
unique identifier for joining to NHGIS tabular data
NHGIS
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ORIG_FID
Integer
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0
0
Shape_Length
Shape_Length
Double
8
0
0
Length of feature in internal units.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape_Area
Shape_Area
Double
8
0
0
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Minnesota Population Center
mailing address
50 Willey Hall
Minneapolis
MN
55455
United States
225 19th Ave S
612-625-7375
nhgis@umn.edu
No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of these data, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau in specific as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. government in the use of these files. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.
TGRSHP (compressed)
PK-ZIP, version 1.93 A or higher
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger
DVD-ROM (Only if offered offline)
ISO 9660
NHGIS files may be accessed without charge.
The TIGER/Line shapefiles contain geographic data only and do not include display mapping software or statistical data. For information on how to use the TIGER/Line shapefile data with specific software package users shall contact the company that produced the software.
20100507
Minnesota Populaton Center
mailing address
50 Willey Hall
Minneapolis
MN
55455
United States
225 19th Ave S
612-625-7375
nhgis@umn.edu
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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The NHGIS is a National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation-sponsored project to create a digital spatial-temporal database of all available historical US aggregate census materials. The available shapefiles on the NHGIS site represent version 2.0 of historical US state/territory boundary files for the 1790 to 2010 decennial censuses and American Community Survey releases.
The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. States and equivalent entities are the primary governmental divisions of the United States. In addition to the fifty States, the Census Bureau treats the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each of the Island Areas (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) as the statistical equivalents of States for the purpose of data presentation.These data are based upon work supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Its purpose is twofold. First, the NHGIS created and freely distributes a database incorporating all available aggregate census information for the United States between 1790 and 2010. The database contains information for a wide variety of statistical (blocks, block groups, census tracts, metropolitan statistical areas, etc.) and administrative units (places, minor civil divisions, counties, states, etc.). Second, the NHGIS produced and freely distributes boundary files for small areas (census tracts and counties) in the United States. Boundary files for tracts are available for the 1910-2010 decennial censuses and American Community Survey releases, and boundary files for counties and states/territories are available for the 1790-2010 decennial censuses and American Community Survey releases. The boundaries contained in this file do not necessarily represent current legal boundaries. Instead, they represent the boundaries over which the U.S. Census Bureau tabulated and published data at that time.
In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line Shapefiles.state_border_5mile_buffer
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