Montague County Topological Face Polygons with 2023 Census Geocodes

Topological face polygons for Montague County, Texas, extracted from the 2023 TIGER/Line database. Each face includes unique identifiers and key geographic area codes for Census data tabulation, enabling the reconstruction of various administrative boundaries.

Use Cases

• Dissolve face geometries on key geographic area codes to build geometries for Census tracts or block groups.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of topological faces using their unique TFID values for cartographic quality checks.
• Join face attributes with demographic data using embedded geographic codes like County FIPS Code or ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

Strengths

• Data is part of the seamless, gap-free national Master Address File/TIGER Database (MTDB).
• Each topological face includes key geographic area codes for all Census 2020 and survey tabulation areas.
• Data was last updated in August 2025, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows (polygons) and file size are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity.
• Data is limited to a single county (Montague, TX), restricting broader geographic analysis without combining other files.

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

2023

Freshness

2025-08-10

Geography

Montague County, Texas, United States