Topological Face Polygons For Salt Lake County With 2022 Census Geocodes

A 2022 extract from the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line database provides polygon features for Salt Lake County, Utah. Each face includes unique identifiers and key geographic area codes used for building census geography geometries. The data is designed to be a standalone set or combined with others for national coverage.

Use Cases

• Dissolve face geometries on the Census Tract Number to reconstruct census tract boundaries for Salt Lake County.
• Join demographic data using the County Fips Code and Block Group identifiers for spatial analysis.
• Analyze the relationship between 5 digit zip code tabulation area code and other geographic entities like County Subdivision Fips Code.
• Build a spatial index of topological faces using the unique topological face identifier (TFID) for efficient geospatial queries.

Strengths

• Data originates from the U.S. Census Bureau's authoritative Master Address File / TIGER (MAF/TIGER) Database.
• Each topological face includes key geographic area codes for all 2020 Census and annual survey tabulation areas.
• The shapefile is designed as a seamless national file extract with no overlaps or gaps between parts.

Limitations

• Specific row count, file size, and column details are not provided in the input.
• Data is specific to Salt Lake County, UT for 2022, limiting analysis to that geographic and temporal scope without combining other files.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated on January 28, 2024, containing 2022 data.

Geography

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.