Austin City Council District Boundaries and Attributes

Austin, Texas's City Council Districts are defined by this geospatial dataset. It contains detailed district shapes, associated geographic coordinates, and attributes like district names and numbers. The data supports analysis of political representation, public service allocation, and local governance within the city.

Use Cases

• Mapping district boundaries and calculating area using the_geom and Shape__Area.
• Identifying council representatives for specific locations using District Name and District Number.
• Analyzing changes in district boundaries over time using CREATED_DATE and MODIFIED_DATE.
• Performing spatial joins with other city data using OBJECTID or SINGLE_MEMBER_DISTRICTS_ID as a key.

Strengths

• Contains detailed polygon geometry (the_geom) for precise spatial analysis.
• Includes administrative metadata like creation/modification dates and responsible entity (CREATED_BY).
• Available on multiple government data platforms (Socrata, Data.gov), indicating official use and reliability.

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing: row count, file size, license, and author are not provided.
• The dataset carries a legal disclaimer stating it is for geographic reference only and not suitable for legal or surveying purposes.
• Update timestamps conflict between sources, with one showing 2026-05-26 and another 2026-03-25.

Provenance

Source

City of Austin

Collection Method

Produced by the City of Austin for geographic reference.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-05-26 according to the Socrata platform.

Geography

City of Austin, Texas, USA