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.
Combined New England City and Town Areas (CNECTA) are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and consist of two or more adjacent New England City and Town Areas (NECTA) that have significant employment interchanges. The NECTAs that combine to create a CNECTA retain separate identities within the larger combined statistical area. Because CNECTAs represent groupings of NECTAs, they should not be ranked or compared with individual NECTAs.
The CNECTA boundaries are those defined by OMB based on the 2010 Census, published in 2013, and updated in 2015.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| XML File | XML | Entity and Attribute File for Combined New England City and Town Area (CNECTA) | Open resource |
| TIGERweb/CBSA (MapServer) | JSON | This Rest Service contains the Combined New England City and Town Areas layers | Open resource |
| TIGERweb/tigerWMS_ACS2018 (MapServer) | WMS | This web mapping service contains the layer for the Combined New England City and Town Areas. This URL is to be used in mapping software like ArcMap. To use this in a web browser, see the OGC Web Mapping Specification. | Open resource |
| Shapefile Zip File | ZIP | tl_2018_us_cnecta.zip | Open resource |
| TIGER/Line®Shapefiles | HTML | Should be used for most mapping projects--this is our most comprehensive dataset. Designed for use with GIS (geographic information systems). | Open resource |