US Northeast Census Tracts

US Northeast Census Tracts contains the US Census tract geometries used as the unit of analysis for network metrics. The file "northeast_tracts.shp" includes a merged dataset with the borders of all census tracts in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. All other files in this repository are the original state-by-state sources used to create the final merged dataset. Census Tracts The 2020 census tract file is based on the 2020 Census. The following fields are included: USPS: United States Postal Service state abbreviation. GEOID: Geographic identifier — fully concatenated geographic code (State FIPS, County FIPS, Census Tract number). GEOIDFQ: Fully qualified geographic identifier — used to join with data.census.gov data tables. ALAND: Land area (square meters) — created for statistical purposes only. AWATER: Water area (square meters) — created for statistical purposes only. ALAND_SQMI: Land area (square miles) — created for statistical purposes only. AWATER_SQMI: Water area (square miles) — created for statistical purposes only. INTPTLAT: Latitude (decimal degrees). The first character is blank or “–” denoting North or South latitude respectively. INTPTLONG: Longitude (decimal degrees). The first character is blank or “–” denoting East or West longitude respectively. The .shp file in this repository includes its required companion files for correct GIS operation: .shx (spatial index), .dbf (attribute table), .prj (projection information), and .cpg (character encoding).