TIGER/Line® Shapefiles
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html
description: Should be used for most mapping projects--this is our most comprehensive dataset. Designed for use with GIS (geographic information systems).
format: HTML
issued: 2021-01-14T22:34:31.390407
modified: 2025-09-23T17:00:10.678164

Shapefile Zip File
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2016/FACESAL
issued: 2021-01-14T22:34:31.390400
modified: 2025-09-23T17:00:10.677067

TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2016, Series Information for the Topological Faces-Area Landmark State-based Relationship File
type: Dataset
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: u.s.
keyword: state fips code
keyword: table
keyword: topological faces
keyword: United States
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: state gnis code
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: landmark
keyword: GEO
keyword: state or equivalent entity
keyword: united states
keyword: North America
keyword: permanent face id
keyword: area landmark identifier
keyword: National
keyword: CKAN
description: 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. The Topological Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) contains a record for each face / area landmark relationship. Face refers to the areal (polygon) topological primitives that make up MTDB. A face is bounded by one or more edges; its boundary includes only the edges that separate it from other faces, not any interior edges contained within the area of the face. The face to which a record in the Topological Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) applies can be determined by linking to the Topological Faces Shapefile (FACES.shp) on the permanent topological face identifier (TFID) attribute. The area landmark to which a record in the Topological Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) applies can be determined by linking to the Area Landmark Shapefile (AREALM.shp) on the area landmark identifier (AREAID) attribute. A face may be part of multiple area landmarks. An area landmark may consist of multiple faces.
issued: 2025-09-23T17:00:10.704882
modified: 2025-09-23T17:00:10.704889
spatial: Location

Entity and Attribute File for the 2016 Topological Faces-Area Landmark State-based Relationship File
type: Distribution
access URL: https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/TIGER2016///arealm/tl_2016_arealm.shp.ea.iso.xml
description: tl_2016_arealm.shp.ea.iso.xml
format: XML
issued: 2021-01-14T22:34:31.390410
modified: 2025-09-23T17:00:10.679321

US Migrating
type: Agent