Series Information for 2020 Census Urban Growth Area (UGA) State-based TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Current

This is a series-level metadata record. 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.

Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) are legally defined entities in Oregon and Washington that the Census Bureau includes in the MTDB in agreement with each State. UGAs, which are defined around incorporated places, are used to regulate urban growth. UGA boundaries, which need not follow visible features, are delineated cooperatively by State and local officials in Oregon and Washington. Each UGA is identified by a 5-digit numeric census code, usually associated with the incorporated place for which the UGA is named. The UGAs for the 2020 Census were those in effect as of January 1, 2020.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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.\nThe 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 146.154418
bbox-north-lat 71.439786
bbox-south-lat -14.601813
bbox-west-long -178.443593
contact-email geo.geography@census.gov
coupled-resource []
dataset-reference-date [{"type": "publication", "value": "2020"}, {"type": "creation", "value": "2020-05"}, {"type": "lastUpdate", "value": "2020-05"}]
frequency-of-update notPlanned
graphic-preview-description URL for the TIGERWeb Mapping Service
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graphic-preview-type URL
guid series_tl_2020_uga20.shp.iso.xml
licence []
metadata-date 2022-10-26
metadata-language eng; USA
metadata_type geospatial
old-spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-178.443593, -14.601813], [146.154418, -14.601813], [146.154418, 71.439786], [-178.443593, 71.439786], [-178.443593, -14.601813]]]}
progress completed
resource-type series
responsible-party [{"name": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Spatial Data Collection and Products Branch", "roles": ["pointOfContact"]}]
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-178.443593, -14.601813], [146.154418, -14.601813], [146.154418, 71.439786], [-178.443593, 71.439786], [-178.443593, -14.601813]]]}
spatial-reference-system urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269
spatial_harvester true
temporal-extent-begin 2019-06
temporal-extent-end 2020-05
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • governmental units and administrative and statistical boundaries theme
  • national geospatial data asset
  • ngda
  • ngdaid62
  • polygon
  • state or equivalent entity
  • u.s.
  • united states
  • urban growth area
isopen False
metadata_created 2025-09-24T10:00:57.846205
metadata_modified 2025-09-24T10:00:57.846215
notes This is a series-level metadata record. 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. Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) are legally defined entities in Oregon and Washington that the Census Bureau includes in the MTDB in agreement with each State. UGAs, which are defined around incorporated places, are used to regulate urban growth. UGA boundaries, which need not follow visible features, are delineated cooperatively by State and local officials in Oregon and Washington. Each UGA is identified by a 5-digit numeric census code, usually associated with the incorporated place for which the UGA is named. The UGAs for the 2020 Census were those in effect as of January 1, 2020.
num_resources 4
num_tags 17
title Series Information for 2020 Census Urban Growth Area (UGA) State-based TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Current