Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: United States and Territories, 2013

Description:

This polygon shapefile contains areas of metroplitan and micropolitan statistics extracted from the United States Census MAF/TIGER Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas are together termed Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and consist of the county or counties or equivalent entities associated with at least one urban core (urbanized area or urban cluster) of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core. Categories of CBSAs are: Metropolitan Statistical Areas, based on urbanized areas of 50,000 or more population, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, based on urban clusters of at least 10,000 population but less than 50,000 population. The CBSAs for the 2010 Census are those defined by OMB and published in December 2009. This layer is part of the 2014 National Transportation Atlas Database. The National Transportation Atlas Databases 2014 (NTAD2014) is a set of nationwide geographic datasets of transportation facilities, transportation networks, associated infrastructure and other political and administrative entities. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the re¬lated attribute information for these features. This data supports research, analysis, and decision-making across all transportation modes. It is most useful at the national level, but has major applications at regional, state and local scales throughout the transportation community. The data used to compile NTAD2014 was provided by our partners within the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and by other agencies throughout the United States Federal Government. These contributors are the actual data stewards and are ultimately responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of their data. This data was sourced from the information contained in the Census Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) database. The content of the MAF/TIGER database is undergoing continuous census data updates and is made available to the public through a variety of TIGER/Line® shapefiles. United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration. (2014). Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: United States and Territories, 2013. National Transportation Atlas Database 2014. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pj357kd1521.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pj357kd1521

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pj357kd1521

Language:

English

Creator:

United States. Bureau of the Census. Geography Division and United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publisher:

United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Subject:

Administrative and political divisions, Metropolitan areas, Cities and towns, Society, and Boundaries

Temporal Coverage:

2013

Date Issued:

2014

Spatial Coverage:

United States, Washington (D.C.), United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile