Census 2020: Blocks for San Francisco
A. SUMMARY
Census blocks, the smallest geographic area for which the Bureau of the Census collects and tabulates decennial census data, are formed by streets, roads, railroads, streams and other bodies of water, other visible physical and cultural features, and the legal boundaries shown on Census Bureau maps. More information on the census tracts can be found here.
B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED
The boundaries are uploaded from TIGER/Line shapefiles provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
C. UPDATE PROCESS
This dataset is static. Changes to the census blocks are tracked in multiple datasets. See here for 2000 and 2010 census tract boundaries.
D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET
This boundary file can be joined to other census datasets on GEOID. Column descriptions can be found on in the technical documentation included on the census.gov website
E. RELATED DATASETS
Census 2020: Census Tracts for San Francisco
Analysis Neighborhoods - 2020 census tracts assigned to neighborhoods
Census 2020: Blocks for San Francisco Clipped to SF Shoreline
Census 2020: Blocks Groups for San Francisco
Census 2020: Blocks Groups for San Francisco Clipped to SF Shoreline
Complete Metadata
| identifier | https://data.sfgov.org/api/views/p2fw-hsrv |
|---|---|
| issued | 2022-07-25 |
| landingPage | https://data.sfgov.org/d/p2fw-hsrv |
| theme |
[ "Geographic Locations and Boundaries" ] |