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  • February 6, 2007 - 2006 Upper and Lower State Legislative District Boundary Files Posted
  • January 25, 2007 - 110th Congressional District Boundary Files Posted
  • July 15, 2005 - 109th Congressional District Maps Posted
  • June 28, 2005 - State-based Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Maps November, 2004 Posted
  • June 28, 2005 - State-based Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Maps 2003 Posted
  • June 9, 2005 - 2003 State/County Reference Wall Map Posted
  • September 15, 2004 - New England City and Town Area Wall Maps 2003 Posted
  • September 14, 2004 - State/County Subdivision Outline Maps Posted
  • April 11, 2003 - 108th Congressional Districts (Jan 2003 - Jan 2005) Posted
  • October 18, 2002 - Census 2000 Public Use Microdata Areas 1 and 5 Percent Posted
  • October 16, 2002 - 2000 Tribal Block Groups Posted
  • October 16, 2002 - 2000 Tribal Census Tracts Posted
  • May 23, 2002 - 2000 Urbanized Areas Posted
  • November 7, 2001 - 2000 Census Tracts posted for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands of the United States
  • November 7, 2001 - 2000 Incorporated Places/Census Designated Places posted for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands of the United States
  • November 6, 2001 - 2000 County Subdivisions posted for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands of the United States
  • November 6, 2001 - 2000 Census Block Groups posted for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands of the United States
  • November 6, 2001 - 2000 County and County Equivalent Areas posted for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands of the United States
  • October 18, 2001 - 2000 School Districts (Elementary, Secondary, Unified) Posted
  • October 16, 2001 - 2000 Traffic Analysis Zones Posted
  • October 15, 2001 - 2000 Oregon Urban Growth Areas Posted
  • October 9, 2001 - 1990 Metropolitan Areas Updated and Posted
  • August 24, 2001 - Field names in ZCTA attribute tables revised
  • July 9, 2001 - 1990 Metropolitan Areas temporarily removed for update
  • June 20, 2001 - Cartographic Boundary File descriptions revised
  • June 7, 2001 - 2000 ZCTA Cartographic Boundary Files Posted
  • May 22, 2001 - ASCII File Information Posted
  • May 18, 2001 - Descriptions and Metadata, Site News, Site Map, Technical Info, and Related Sites and Resources Posted
  • May 18, 2001 - Updated 107th Congressional Distict Files Posted
  • May 1, 2001 - Census 2000 Cartographic Boundary Files Posted



Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Geography Division,
Cartographic Products Management Branch

Created: July 18, 2001
Last Revised: January 31, 2012 at 03:39:04 PM