Ventura County Topological Faces with 2022 Census Geocodes

Topological face polygons from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 TIGER/Line database for Ventura County, California, containing key geographic area codes for Census tabulation. Each face has a unique topological face identifier (TFID) and can be dissolved to build geometries for various geographic areas.

Use Cases

• Dissolve face geometries on the appropriate key geographic area codes to construct the boundaries of Census tracts or block groups.
• Use the unique topological face identifier (TFID) to link these polygon primitives with demographic or economic data from other Census products.
• Analyze the spatial relationships between different geographic area codes, such as County Fips Code and 5 digit zip code tabulation area code, contained within each face polygon.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau Master Address File/TIGER Database (MTDB), a seamless national file.
• Each topological face includes the key geographic area codes for all geographic areas used in 2020 Census and annual surveys for tabulation.
• The shapefile is designed to stand alone for Ventura County but can be combined with other TIGER/Line files for national coverage.

Limitations

• The dataset's specific row count, column count, and file size are unknown from the provided input.
• As a 2022 extract, it may not reflect the most recent geographic or administrative boundary changes after its creation.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated on the platform in January 2024, but the underlying data is a 2022 extract.

Geography

Ventura County, California, United States