| block_group2010 {USpopcenters} | R Documentation |
Centers of population of US census block groups according to the 2010 census
Description
A data set of the latitude and longitude coordinates of the centers of population (centroids) of census block groups in the US states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Populations according to the 2010 decennial census are also included.
Usage
block_group2010
Format
A tibble with 220,334 rows and 7 variables:
- STATEFP
The two-digit GEOID of the state where the block group is located
- COUNTYFP
The last three digits of the five-digit GEOID of the county where the block group is located
- TRACTCE
The last six digits of the eleven-digit GEOID of the tract where the block group is located
- BLKGRPCE
The last digit of the twelve-digit GEOID of the block group
- POPULATION
The population of the block group
- LATITUDE
The latitude coordinate of the center of population (centroid) of the block group (positive is north; negative is south)
- LONGITUDE
The longitude coordinate of the center of population (centroid) of the block group (positive is east; negative is west)
US census data terms of service
https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html
Source
The source file is at https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/cenpop2010/blkgrp/CenPop2010_Mean_BG.txt The 2010 center of population info page is at https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/centers-population.2010.html
See Also
Other 2010 census centers of population: state2010;
county2010; tract2010;
US_mean_center2010; US_median_center2010
2020 census centers of population: state2020;
county2020; tract2020;
block_group2020; US_mean_center2020;
US_median_center2020
2000 census centers of population: state2000;
county2000; tract2000;
block_group2000
Examples
block_group2010