Montgomery County Ohio Topological Census Faces With Geocodes 2023

Montgomery County, Ohio, 2023 TIGER/Line shapefile of topological face polygons containing key geographic area codes for Census data tabulation. The dataset is an extract from the U.S. Census Bureau's seamless national Master Address File/TIGER Database. Each face polygon includes unique identifiers and codes for geographic areas like counties, tracts, and block groups.

Use Cases

• Build county and census tract geometries by dissolving face polygons on the County Fips Code and Census Tract Number attributes.
• Analyze spatial relationships between different administrative boundaries using face attributes like Congressional District Code and Elementary School District Local Education Agency.
• Join demographic or survey data to geographic areas using key codes such as Block Group and 5 digit zip code tabulation area code contained in each face.
• Create a seamless geographic base layer for Montgomery County by combining topological faces that have no overlaps or gaps.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau Master Address File/TIGER Database, ensuring national consistency.
• Topological structure guarantees no overlaps or gaps between polygon faces, supporting accurate geometric operations.
• Each face includes multiple key geographic area codes (e.g., County Fips Code, Census Tract Number) enabling linkage to various Census tabulations.

Limitations

• Specific metrics like row count (number of faces), file size, and column details are unavailable from the input.
• Data is specific to Montgomery County, Ohio for 2023, limiting direct analysis for other geographies or time periods without combining other files.

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.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Last updated August 2025, containing 2023 data.

Geography

Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.