Census tracts

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Statistical geographic entity
gptkbp:average_size About 4,000 people
gptkbp:boundaries_may_change Every 10 years
gptkbp:covers Entire United States
gptkbp:createdBy Local participants in partnership with Census Bureau
gptkbp:data_available_for Demographics
Housing characteristics
Socioeconomic characteristics
gptkbp:dividedInto Block groups
gptkbp:do_not_cross County boundaries
gptkbp:formerName Census enumeration districts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Census tracts
gptkbp:identified_by Unique numeric code
gptkbp:introducedIn 1900s
gptkbp:purpose Statistical data collection
gptkbp:represents gptkb:TIGER/Line_Shapefiles
gptkbp:typical_population 1,200 to 8,000 people
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:American_Community_Survey
gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
GIS applications
Decennial census
Federal, state, and local governments
gptkbp:usedFor Research
Urban planning
Policy making
Resource allocation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ZIP_Code_Tabulation_Areas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7