2022 Cartographic Boundary File (KML), Current Elementary School District for Massachusetts, 1:500,000
type: Dataset
description: The 2022 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. School Districts are single-purpose administrative units within which local officials provide public educational services for the area's residents. The Census Bureau obtains the boundaries, names, local education agency codes, grade ranges, and school district levels for school districts from state officials for the primary purpose of providing the U.S. Department of Education with estimates of the number of children in poverty within each school district. This information serves as the basis for the Department of Education to determine the annual allocation of Title I funding to states and school districts. The cartographic boundary files include separate files for elementary, secondary and unified school districts. The generalized school district boundaries in this file are based on those in effect for the 2021-2022 school year, i.e., in operation as of January 1, 2022.
issued: 2025-09-24T06:58:10.849988
modified: 2025-09-24T06:58:10.849999
spatial: Location
keyword: 2022
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: CKAN
keyword: GEO
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: National
keyword: North America
keyword: United States
keyword: cartographic boundary
keyword: elementary school district
keyword: generalized
keyword: kml
keyword: ma
keyword: massachusetts
keyword: school district

cb_2022_25_elsd_500k.kml.ea.iso.xml
type: Distribution
description: Entity and attribute file
format: XML
issued: 2023-12-14T17:45:00.246108
modified: 2025-09-24T06:58:10.824945
access URL: https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/CPMB/boundary/2022/kml/19110/cb_2022_25_elsd_500k.kml.ea.iso.xml
media type: application/xml

description.pdf
type: Distribution
description: General description of the cartographic boundary files and their appropriate use.
format: PDF
issued: 2023-12-14T17:45:00.246112
modified: 2025-09-24T06:58:10.827457
access URL: https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2022/description.pdf
media type: application/pdf

cb_2022_25_elsd_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: 2023-12-14T17:45:00.246103
modified: 2025-09-24T06:58:10.823661
access URL: https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2022/kml/cb_2022_25_elsd_500k.zip
media type: application/zip

2022_file_name_def.pdf
type: Distribution
description: The file naming convention for the cartographic boundary files.
format: PDF
issued: 2023-12-14T17:45:00.246110
modified: 2025-09-24T06:58:10.826124
access URL: https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2022/2022_file_name_def.pdf
media type: application/pdf

US Migrating
type: Agent