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113th Congressional Districts
The congressional district file contains data for the 113th Congress (January 2013 to January 2015).
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and district number) |
| Column 3 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 4 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 8 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (AIANNHCE) |
| Column 2 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas - Reservations Only
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (AIANNHCE) |
| Column 2 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
American Indian Areas/Alaska Native Areas/Native Hawaiian Areas - Trust Lands Only
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (AIANNHCE) |
| Column 2 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
Census Tracts
The 2013 census tract file contains data as of the 2010 Census, with a few updates based on small boundary corrections.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS, County FIPS, census tract number) |
| Column 3 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 4 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 8 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
Counties
Some records contain special characters.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and County FIPS) |
| Column 3 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 10 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
County Subdivisions
Some records contain special characters.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS, County FIPS, County Subdivision FIPS) |
| Column 3 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Institute code |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | FUNCSTAT | Functional status of entity |
| Column 6 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 11 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
Places
Some records contain special characters.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and Place FIPS) |
| Column 3 | ANSICODE | American National Standards Insititute code |
| Column 4 | NAME | Name |
| Column 5 | LSAD | Legal/Statistical area descriptor |
| Column 6 | FUNCSTAT | Functional status of entity |
| Column 7 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 11 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 12 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
School Districts - Elementary
The school districts - elementary file contains data for elementary school districts in 24 states and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012. The states represented in the file are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and local education agency number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 5 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 11 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
School Districts - Secondary
The school districts - secondary file contains data for secondary school districts in 19 states and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012. The states represented in the file are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and local education agency number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 5 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 11 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
School Districts - Unified
The school districts - unified file contains data for unified school districts in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and local education agency number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | LOGRADE | Lowest Grade Provided |
| Column 5 | HIGRADE | Highest Grade Provided |
| Column 6 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 9 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 10 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 11 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
State Legislative Districts - Lower Chambers
The state legislative districts - lower chamber file contains data for state legislative districts - lower chamber in the 49 states and Puerto Rico as of the 2012 election cycle. Note: Nebraska and the District of Columbia do not have state legislative district - lower chamber in the file.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and district number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
State Legislative Districts - Upper Chambers
The state legislative districts - upper chamber file contains data as of the 2012 election cycle. Some records contain special characters.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | USPS | United States Postal Service State Abbreviation |
| Column 2 | GEOID | Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS and district number) |
| Column 3 | NAME | Name |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
Urban Areas
Some records contain special characters.
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Five digit Urban Area Census Code |
| Column 2 | NAME | Name |
| Column 3 | UATYPE | Urban Area Type C = Urban Cluster U = Urbanized Area |
| Column 4 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 7 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 8 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 9 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
| Column | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | GEOID | Five digit ZIP Code Tabulation Area Census Code |
| Column 2 | ALAND | Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 3 | AWATER | Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 4 | ALAND_SQMI | Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 5 | AWATER_SQMI | Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only |
| Column 6 | INTPTLAT | Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively |
| Column 7 | INTPTLONG | Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively |
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Page Last Revised - September 28, 2023
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