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Census Tiger Availability
Source: <a href="http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-line.html">http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-line.html</a>
<ul>
<li>Shapefiles are released in one of three types of coverages:
<ul>
<li>Nation-based </li>
<li>State-based </li>
<li>County-based</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The table below lists each type of geography and the coverage(s) at which each is available. </li>
</ul>
<br>
<table summary="This table describes the organizational structure of the TIGER/Line Shapefiles. It lists each type of geography and the coverages (nation, state, county, or AIA) in which that geography is available. An 'x' indicates that a file is available in a certain coverage." align="center" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="95%">
<caption>
<span>2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles Availability </span>
</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col" width="46%"><div align="center">Layer</div></th>
<th scope="col" width="18%"><div align="center">Nation-Based Files</div></th>
<th scope="col" width="18%"><div align="center">State-Based Files</div></th>
<th scope="col" width="18%"><div align="center">County-Based Files</div></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td scope="row" colspan="4"><em>Note that not all files exist for all states or all counties.</em></td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><strong><em>Shapefiles - Boundaries</em></strong></p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Alaska Native Regional Corporation</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>American Indian Tribal Subdivision</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas </p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Block </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Block Group </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Census Tract </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Combined New England City and Town Area</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Combined Statistical Area</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>113th Congressional Districts </p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Consolidated City </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>County and Equivalent </p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>County Subdivision </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Elementary School District </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Estates</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Metropolitan Division</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>New England City and Town Area</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>New England City and Town Division</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Place </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Public Use Microdata Area </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Secondary School District </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>State and Equivalent </p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>State Legislative District-Lower Chamber</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>State Legislative District-Upper Chamber</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Subbarrio (Subminor Civil Division) </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Tribal Block Group</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Tribal Census Tract</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Unified School District </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Urban Areas</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>5-digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><strong><em>Shapefiles - Features</em></strong></p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Address Range-Feature</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>All Lines </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>All Roads </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Area Hydrography </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Area Landmark </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Coastline</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Linear Hydrography </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Military Installation</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Point Landmark </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Primary and Secondary Roads </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Primary Roads</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Rails</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Topological Faces (Polygons With All Geocodes) </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><strong><em>Relationship Files</em></strong></p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Address Range-Feature Name </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Address Ranges </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Feature Names </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Other Identifiers</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Topological Faces-Area Landmark </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Topological Faces-Area Hydrography&nbsp; </p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Topological Faces-Military Installations</p></td>
<td><p align="center">X</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td><p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr></tbody>
</table>
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