community_type: The 2008 Community Types developed by MAPC

In MAPC/mapcdatakeys: Provides Various Data Keys for Various Massachusetts Geographies

The 2008 Community Types developed by MAPC

Description

In order to support planning, analysis, and policy development, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council has created a classification system of municipalities in Massachusetts. MAPC has identified five basic community types across the state, four of which can be subdivided further to yield nine sub-types. The criteria used to define Community Types include land use and housing patterns, recent growth trends, and projected development patterns. The Community Type system can be used to understand how demographic, economic, land use, energy, and transportation trends affect the Commonwealth’s diverse communities

Usage

community_type

Format

A tibble with 351 rows and 6 variables:

muni_id

dbl Municipal ID Number 1 Abington through 351 Yarmouth

muni_name

chr Official Municipality name

cmtyp08_id

dbl 2008 Community Type ID Number

cmtyp08

chr 2008 Community Type Name

cmsbt08_id

dbl 2008 Community Sub-Type ID Number

cmsbt08

chr 2008 Community Sub-Type Name

Source

http://www.mapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Massachusetts-Community-Types-Summary-July_2008.pdf

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