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US Census ACS and TIGER/Line Geography
Source ID census_acs_tiger. Use source caveats and join keys before treating context records as court facts.
Source overview
| Source ID | census_acs_tiger |
| Name | US Census ACS and TIGER/Line Geography |
| Owner | US Census Bureau |
| Layer | demographic_geographic_context |
| Coverage | Census block, tract, block group, ACS demographic and socioeconomic context. |
| Formats | JSON API, Shapefile, GeoJSON |
| Join keys | latitude, longitude, geoid, tract, block_group |
| Caveats | Contextual demographic metrics must not be presented as attributes of individual defendants, victims, or attorneys. |
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Source artifacts
| Artifact ID | Source ID | Artifact Type | Path | URL | Captured At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | census_acs_tiger | api_metadata | - | - | - |
| - | census_acs_tiger | bulk_geography | - | - | - |
Full source record
| Access Mode | keyed_api_and_public_bulk_files |
| Cadence | annual ACS and decennial geography vintages |
| Coverage | Census block, tract, block group, ACS demographic and socioeconomic context. |
| Government Level | federal |
| ID | census_acs_tiger |
| Layer | demographic_geographic_context |
| Name | US Census ACS and TIGER/Line Geography |
| Owner | US Census Bureau |
| Profile Status | metadata_verified_data_query_requires_key |
| Canonical Records | place_context, demographic_metric, source_record |
| Caveats | Contextual demographic metrics must not be presented as attributes of individual defendants, victims, or attorneys. |
| Evidence | artifacts/source-metadata/census-acs5-profile-dp05.variables.json, artifacts/source-metadata/census-acs5-sf-tract-profile.request.json |
| Formats | JSON API, Shapefile, GeoJSON |
| Join Keys | latitude, longitude, geoid, tract, block_group |
| Known Endpoints | Census data API |
| Rate Limit Notes | Set CENSUS_API_KEY for repeated ACS pulls; materialize local geography/version dimensions. |
| Source Urls | https://api.census.gov/data.html, https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html |
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