2000 Block Groups
GIS File Name
DEMOGRAPHICS_BlockGroups2000
Description
This polygon layer contains the boundaries of the 80 block groups in the City of Cambridge for the 2000 US Census.
Purpose
Created for spatial analysis of associated Census 2000 demographic data. Used for planning, mapping, and Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) purposes by the Community Development Department.
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Attributes
Name |
Type Details |
Description |
FIPSSTCO |
type: String
width: 5
precision: 0 |
Federal Information Processing Standards Code for state and county (MA=25; Middlesex County=017) |
BLKGRPS_ID |
type: String
width: 7
precision: 0 |
Concatenation of TRACT and GROUP Ids. ID in active use by Census Bureau. |
TRACT |
type: Geometry
width: 4
precision: 0 |
Census tract number |
GROUP_ |
type: String
width: 12
precision: 0 |
Block group number |
STFID |
type: Double
width: 0
precision: 0 |
Unique Block Group ID, Concatenation of FIPSSTCO, TRACT, and GROUP IDs |
Coordinate System
NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001 Feet
License
This data is made available under the Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0 whose full text can be found at:
https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/.