2020 Adjusted Block Groups

GIS File Name

DEMOGRAPHICS_AdjustedBlockGroups2020

Description

This polygon layer contains the boundaries of the 87 Census block groups that make up the City of Cambridge for the 2020 Census. Where appropriate, the boundary lines provided by the U.S. Census were adjusted by City staff to match those lines to such features as the City boundary, street centerlines, and parcel lines.

Purpose

Created for spatial analysis of associated 2020 Census demographic data. Used for planning, mapping, and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) purposes by the Community Development Department.

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Last Modified

10-18-2021

Attributes

Name Type Details Description
STATEFP20 type: String
width: 2
precision: 0
2020 Census state FIPS code
COUNTYFP20 type: String
width: 3
precision: 0
2020 Census county FIPS code
TRACTCE20 type: String
width: 6
precision: 0
2020 Census tract code
BLKGRPCE20 type: String
width: 1
precision: 0
2020 Census block group number
GEOID20 type: String
width: 12
precision: 0
Census block group identifier; a concatenation of the current state FIPS code, county FIPS code, census tract code, and block group number.
NAMELSAD20 type: String
width: 13
precision: 0
2020 translated legal/statistical area description and the block group number
MTFCC20 type: String
width: 5
precision: 0
MAF/TIGER Feature Class Code
FUNCSTAT20 type: String
width: 1
precision: 0
2020 Census functional status
ALAND20 type: Double
width: 8
precision: 38
2020 Census land area (unadjusted - matches raw Census TIGER data)
AWATER20 type: Double
width: 8
precision: 38
2020 Census water area (unadjusted - matches raw Census TIGER data)
INTPTLAT20 type: String
width: 11
precision: 0
2020 Census latitude of the internal point (unadjusted - matches raw Census TIGER data)
INTPTLON20 type: String
width: 12
precision: 0
2020 Census longitude of the internal point (unadjusted - matches raw Census TIGER data)
CREATED_USER type: String
width: 255
precision: 0
CREATED_DATE type: Date
width: 8
precision: 0
LAST_EDITED_USER type: String
width: 255
precision: 0
LAST_EDITED_DATE type: Date
width: 8
precision: 0
SHAPE.STAREA() type: Double
width: 0
precision: 0
SHAPE.STLENGTH() type: Double
width: 0
precision: 0

Coordinate System

NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001 Feet