2020 Census Topological Faces For Baker County Georgia

U.S. Census Bureau provides a 2020 TIGER/Line shapefile of topological face polygons for Baker County, Georgia. This dataset contains the areal primitives used to build all Census geographic areas, with each face encoded with key geographic area codes for data tabulation.

Use Cases

• Dissolve face geometries on key geographic area codes like Census Tract Number or Block Group to reconstruct official Census boundary polygons.
• Join demographic data from other Census sources using unique identifiers such as County Fips Code or Congressional District Code present on each face.
• Analyze spatial adjacency and topology for Baker County using the seamless, non-overlapping face primitives bounded by edges.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau Master Address File/TIGER Database (MTDB).
• Polygons are topologically integrated with no overlaps or gaps, forming a seamless national file.
• Each face includes key codes for all geographic areas the Census Bureau tabulates data for.

Limitations

• Dataset is limited to a single county (Baker County, GA), requiring combination with other files for broader analysis.
• Specific metrics like row count, file size, and column details are unknown from the provided input.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extract from the Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database.

Time Range

2020 Census

Freshness

2024-01-27

Geography

Baker County, Georgia, United States