Road Network Shapefile for Kendall County, Texas

TIGER/Line shapefiles from the U.S. Census Bureau provide a seamless national file of geographic and cartographic information. This extract includes all road and path features for Kendall County, Texas, such as primary roads, city streets, bike paths, and stairways. The data is part of the Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network connectivity and density for transportation planning using the MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC).
• Create basemaps for GIS applications by integrating the shapefile's linear features like vehicular trails and alleys.
• Study infrastructure access by examining feature classes such as private roads for service vehicles and walkways.
• Perform spatial joins with demographic data using the geographic boundaries and address range information.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau MAF/TIGER System, ensuring national consistency.
• Includes a wide variety of road and path features, from primary roads to stairways, defined by the MTFCC classification.
• Shapefiles are designed to stand alone for a county or be combined to create a seamless national coverage.

Limitations

• Specific metrics like row count, file size, and column details are unknown from the provided input.
• The description lacks concrete details on data recency, update frequency, or potential temporal staleness for the county extract.
• No sample data or schema is available to assess attribute completeness or potential null values before download.

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.

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2025-12-26, but actual data currency is unspecified.

Geography

Kendall County, Texas, United States.