Forrest County MS Topological Faces With Census Geocodes

A TIGER/Line shapefile containing polygon topological primitives for Forrest County, Mississippi. Each face includes unique identifiers and key geographic area codes for Census data tabulation, enabling the reconstruction of various Census geographic area geometries.

Use Cases

• Dissolve face geometries on County Fips Code or Congressional District Code to build county or district boundary maps.
• Analyze spatial relationships between faces using the unique topological face identifier (TFID) for network or adjacency studies.
• Join demographic data to faces using key geographic area codes like Census Tract Number or 5 digit zip code tabulation area code.

Strengths

• Data originates from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / TIGER (MAF/TIGER) System, a national authoritative source.
• Faces are designed with no overlaps or gaps, providing a topologically consistent spatial foundation.
• Each face carries multiple key geographic area codes, supporting aggregation for various Census geographic units.

Limitations

• The dataset is limited to a single county (Forrest County, MS), not suitable for national-scale analysis without combining other files.
• Specific metrics like row count, file size, and temporal coverage beyond the 2020 Census are not provided in the input.
• Requires GIS software and understanding of topological data structures for effective use.

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) System.

Time Range

Current; includes codes for 2020 Census and annual estimates/surveys.

Freshness

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Geography

Forrest County, Mississippi, United States.