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What are the TIGER/Line Shapefiles?

2012 extracts containing geographic and cartographic information from the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER^® (Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) database.
The files provide the digital map base for a Geographic Information System or mapping software. The files do not contain any mapping software.
All legal boundaries and names are as of January 1, 2012. The boundaries shown are for Census Bureau statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement.
The geographic entity codes needed to link the Census Bureau's demographic data to the geography are included in the files. The TIGER/Line Shapefiles do not contain any demographic or economic data; data can be downloaded separately using American FactFinder.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division,
Geographic Products Branch
Created: August 16, 2012
Last Revised: August 28, 2012

Legal Disclaimer: No warranty, expressed or implied, is made with regard to the accuracy of the data in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, and no liability is assumed by the United States Government in general, or the Census Bureau specifically, as to the positional or attribute accuracy of the data. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only. Their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.