Eastland County Texas Road Network from 2022 TIGER/Line

U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line Shapefile provides the 2022 road network for Eastland County, Texas. It includes all road and path features from the national Master Address File/TIGER Database, such as primary roads, city streets, and pedestrian trails. The data is extracted from a seamless national geographic database designed to stand alone or be combined for national coverage.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network density and connectivity for transportation planning using the MTFCC feature classification.
• Geocode addresses or perform spatial joins by integrating the street centerline and address range features.
• Create basemaps for GIS applications by visualizing all primary, secondary, and private road features.
• Study pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure by identifying bike paths, walkways, and bridle paths within the 'Road/Path Features' super class.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau Master Address File/TIGER Database (MTDB).
• Comprehensive coverage of all road and path types for a specific county, based on the 2022 data vintage.
• Designed as a standalone dataset that can also be combined with other TIGER/Line files for national analysis.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and file sizes are not provided in the input metadata.
• As a 2022 extract, the data may not reflect recent road construction, closures, or changes.
• The focus on a single county (Eastland, TX) limits analysis to a localized geographic area.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the Master Address File/TIGER Database (MTDB).

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Data reflects the 2022 TIGER/Line vintage; metadata was last updated on January 27, 2024.

Geography

Eastland County, Texas, United States.