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    • TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2016, 2010 state, Massachusetts, 2010 Census Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) State-based

    Metadata Updated: January 15, 2021

    The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation.

    After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) for the tabulation and dissemination of decennial census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS data, and ACS period estimates. Nesting within states, or equivalent entities, PUMAs cover the entirety of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PUMA delineations are subject to population, building block geography, geographic nesting, and contiguity criteria. Each PUMA is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeros and a descriptive name.

    Access & Use Information

    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

    Collection

    This dataset is part of the following collection:

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    Dates

    Metadata Date August 29, 2019
    Metadata Created Date January 15, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date January 15, 2021
    Reference Date(s) 2016 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from 2016_puma10

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 29, 2019
    Metadata Created Date January 15, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date January 15, 2021
    Reference Date(s) 2016 (publication)
    Responsible Party Unknown
    Contact Email
    Guid tl_2016_25_puma10.shp.iso.xml
    Access Constraints Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints:The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.
    Bbox East Long -69.858861
    Bbox North Lat 42.886761
    Bbox South Lat 41.187053
    Bbox West Long -73.50821
    Collection Package Id 71b0f7c6-43ac-4f06-aae1-73e4d537c0c5
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id e575c50c-00d2-46bd-9ac4-7f88b14122ed
    Harvest Source Id 4fef811e-667b-41fe-865e-406bd5311f12
    Harvest Source Title 2016_puma10
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-73.50821, 41.187053], [-69.858861, 41.187053], [-69.858861, 42.886761], [-73.50821, 42.886761], [-73.50821, 41.187053]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2015-06
    Temporal Extent End 2016-05

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