TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2015, nation, U.S., Current Metropolitan Division National Shapefile

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.

           Metropolitan Divisions subdivide a Metropolitan Statistical Area containing a single core urban area that has a population of at least 2.5 million to
           form smaller groupings of counties or equivalent entities.  Not all Metropolitan Statistical Areas with urban areas of this size will contain
           Metropolitan Divisions.  Metropolitan Division are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and consist of one or more main counties or
           equivalent entities that represent an employment center or centers, plus adjacent counties associated with the main county or counties through commuting
           ties.  Because Metropolitan Divisions represent subdivisions of larger Metropolitan Statistical Areas, it is not appropriate to rank or compare
           Metropolitan Divisions with Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas.

           The Metropolitan Divisions boundaries are those defined by OMB based on the 2010 Census and published in 2013.

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\n trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgment must be given to the\n U.S. Census Bureau as the source.\n \n The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and\n designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they\n are not legal land descriptions. Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these\n coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest."]
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bbox-north-lat 71.441059
bbox-south-lat -14.601813
bbox-west-long -179.231086
coupled-resource []
dataset-reference-date [{"type": "publication", "value": "2015"}]
frequency-of-update notPlanned
graphic-preview-description URL for the TigerWeb Web Mapping Service
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graphic-preview-type URL for a web mapping service
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metadata-date 2016-11-16
metadata-language eng
metadata_type geospatial
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resource-type dataset
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temporal-extent-begin 2014-06
temporal-extent-end 2015-05
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • geo
  • geoss
  • metropolitan-division
  • nation
  • national
  • north-america
  • polygon
  • united-states
  • us
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metadata_created 2025-11-19T15:12:10.095665
metadata_modified 2025-11-19T15:12:10.095671
notes 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. Metropolitan Divisions subdivide a Metropolitan Statistical Area containing a single core urban area that has a population of at least 2.5 million to form smaller groupings of counties or equivalent entities. Not all Metropolitan Statistical Areas with urban areas of this size will contain Metropolitan Divisions. Metropolitan Division are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and consist of one or more main counties or equivalent entities that represent an employment center or centers, plus adjacent counties associated with the main county or counties through commuting ties. Because Metropolitan Divisions represent subdivisions of larger Metropolitan Statistical Areas, it is not appropriate to rank or compare Metropolitan Divisions with Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. The Metropolitan Divisions boundaries are those defined by OMB based on the 2010 Census and published in 2013.
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num_tags 12
title TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2015, nation, U.S., Current Metropolitan Division National Shapefile