Census 2020: Block Groups for San Francisco

A. SUMMARY Census Block groups are the next level above census blocks in the geographic hierarchy. Block groups are a combination of census blocks that is a subdivision of a census tract.A block group consists of all census blocks whose numbers begin with the same digit in a given census tract; for example, block group 3 includes all census blocks numbered in the 300s. More information on the census tracts can be found here.

B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED The boundaries are uploaded from TIGER/Line shapefiles provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

C. UPDATE PROCESS This dataset is static. Changes to the census blocks are tracked in multiple datasets. See here for 2000 census tract boundaries.

D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET This boundary file can be joined to other census datasets on GEOID. Column descriptions can be found on in the technical documentation included on the census.gov website

E. RELATED DATASETS Census 2020: Census Tracts for San Francisco Analysis Neighborhoods - 2020 census tracts assigned to neighborhoods Census 2020: Blocks for San Francisco Census 2020: Blocks for San Francisco Clipped to SF Shoreline Census 2020: Blocks Groups for San Francisco Clipped to SF Shoreline

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notes <strong>A. SUMMARY</strong> Census Block groups are the next level above census blocks in the geographic hierarchy. Block groups are a combination of census blocks that is a subdivision of a census tract.A block group consists of all census blocks whose numbers begin with the same digit in a given census tract; for example, block group 3 includes all census blocks numbered in the 300s. More information on the census tracts can be found <u><a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/about/glossary.html#:~:text=Block%20Groups%20(BGs)%20are%20statistical,data%20and%20control%20block%20numbering.">here</a></u>. <strong>B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED</strong> The boundaries are uploaded from TIGER/Line shapefiles provided by the <u><a href="https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles/index.php?year=2021&layergroup=Block+Groups">U.S. Census Bureau</a></u>. <strong>C. UPDATE PROCESS</strong> This dataset is static. Changes to the census blocks are tracked in multiple datasets. See here for <u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/wymm-gfht">2000</a></u> census tract boundaries. <strong>D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET</strong> This boundary file can be joined to other census datasets on GEOID. Column descriptions can be found on in the <u><a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/technical-documentation/complete-technical-documentation/tiger-geo-line.2020.html">technical documentation</a></u> included on the census.gov website <strong>E. RELATED DATASETS</strong> <u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/tmph-tgz9">Census 2020: Census Tracts for San Francisco</a></u> <u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/sevw-6tgi">Analysis Neighborhoods - 2020 census tracts assigned to neighborhoods</a></u> <u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/p2fw-hsrv">Census 2020: Blocks for San Francisco</a></u> <u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/e2st-aufe">Census 2020: Blocks for San Francisco Clipped to SF Shoreline</a></u> <u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/6rf8-dnst">Census 2020: Blocks Groups for San Francisco Clipped to SF Shoreline</a></u>
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title Census 2020: Block Groups for San Francisco