block_group2010: Centers of population of US census block groups according to...

In NikKrieger/USpopcenters: United States Centers of Population (Centroids)

Centers of population of US census block groups according to the 2010 census

Description

A data set of the latitude and longitude coordinates of the centers of population (centroids) of census block groups in the US states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Populations according to the 2010 decennial census are also included.

Usage

block_group2010

Format

A tibble with 220,334 rows and 7 variables:

STATEFP

The two-digit GEOID of the state where the block group is located

COUNTYFP

The last three digits of the five-digit GEOID of the county where the block group is located

TRACTCE

The last six digits of the eleven-digit GEOID of the tract where the block group is located

BLKGRPCE

The last digit of the twelve-digit GEOID of the block group

POPULATION

The population of the block group

LATITUDE

The latitude coordinate of the center of population (centroid) of the block group (positive is north; negative is south)

LONGITUDE

The longitude coordinate of the center of population (centroid) of the block group (positive is east; negative is west)

US census data terms of service

https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Source

The source file is at https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/cenpop2010/blkgrp/CenPop2010_Mean_BG.txt The 2010 center of population info page is at https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/centers-population.2010.html

See Also

Other 2010 census centers of population: state2010; county2010; tract2010; US_mean_center2010; US_median_center2010

2020 census centers of population: state2020; county2020; tract2020; block_group2020; US_mean_center2020; US_median_center2020

2000 census centers of population: state2000; county2000; tract2000; block_group2000

Examples

block_group2010

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