U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 1990

Description

The U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 1990 data set contains grids of demographic and socioeconomic data from the year 1990 U.S. census in ASCII and GeoTIFF formats. The grids have a resolution of 30 arc-seconds (0.0083 decimal degrees), or approximately 1 square km. The gridded variables are based on census block geography from Census 1990 TIGER/Line Files and census variables (population, households, and housing variables). This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
22 Sample browse graphic of the data set. https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/usgrid/usgrid-summary-file3-1990/sedac-logo.jpg
21 Data Download Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/usgrid-summary-file3-1990/data-download
21 Documentation Page http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/usgrid-summary-file3-1990/docs
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.7927%2FH4JS9NC2
21 Data Set Overview Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/usgrid-summary-file3-1990

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  • population
  • human-dimensions
  • earth-science

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