2024 Cartographic Boundary File (KML), County Subdivision for Washington, 1:500,000
type: Dataset
description: The 2024 cartographic boundary KMLs are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). These boundary files are specifically designed for small-scale thematic mapping. When possible, generalization is performed with the intent to maintain the hierarchical relationships among geographies and to maintain the alignment of geographies within a file set for a given year. Geographic areas may not align with the same areas from another year. Some geographies are available as nation-based files while others are available only as state-based files. County subdivisions are the primary divisions of counties and their equivalent entities for the reporting of Census Bureau data. They include legally-recognized minor civil divisions (MCDs) and statistical census county divisions (CCDs), and unorganized territories. In MCD states where no MCD exists or no MCD is defined, the Census Bureau creates statistical unorganized territories to complete coverage. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas are covered by county subdivisions. The generalized boundaries of legal MCDs are based on those as of January 1, 2024, as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The generalized boundaries of all CCDs, delineated in 21 states, are based on those as reported as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2020 Census.
issued: 2025-09-24T04:57:27.525238
modified: 2025-09-24T04:57:27.525248
spatial: Location
keyword: 2024
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: CKAN
keyword: GEO
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: National
keyword: North America
keyword: United States
keyword: cartographic boundary
keyword: county
keyword: county subdivision
keyword: generalized
keyword: kml
keyword: wa
keyword: washington

cb_2024_53_cousub_500k.kml.ea.iso.xml
type: Distribution
description: Entity and attribute file
format: XML
issued: 2025-08-11T19:26:25.709956
modified: 2025-09-24T04:57:27.497515
access URL: https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/CPMB/boundary/2024/19110/kml/cb_2024_53_cousub_500k.kml.ea.iso.xml

cb_2024_53_cousub_500k.zip
type: Distribution
description: The cartographic boundary files are simplified representations of selected geographic areas specifically designed for small scale thematic mapping. These files contain simplified extracts of selected geographic areas from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) database.
format: ZIP
issued: 2025-08-11T19:26:25.709951
modified: 2025-09-24T04:57:27.496049
access URL: https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2024/kml/cb_2024_53_cousub_500k.zip

2024_file_name_def.pdf
type: Distribution
description: The file naming convention for the cartographic boundary files.
format: PDF
issued: 2025-08-11T19:26:25.709959
modified: 2025-09-24T04:57:27.498871
access URL: https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2024/2024_file_name_def.pdf

description.pdf
type: Distribution
description: General description of the cartographic boundary files and their appropriate use.
format: PDF
issued: 2025-08-11T19:26:25.709962
modified: 2025-09-24T04:57:27.500254
access URL: https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2024/description.pdf

US Migrating
type: Agent