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Gazetteer Files
The U.S. Gazetteer Files provide a listing of all geographic areas for selected geographic area types. The files include geographic identifier codes, names, area measurements, and representative latitude and longitude coordinates.
2012
This page provides links to the 2012 gazetteer files for counties, county subdivisions (minor civil divisions/census county divisions), places, census tracts, congressional districts (112th), American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas, school districts (elementary, secondary, and unified), state legislative districts (upper and lower), ZIP Code tabulation areas (ZCTAs), and urban areas for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Notes:
- All national files are in compressed format.
- Files are tab-delimited text, one line per record unless other noted.
- Population and housing unit counts are not included in these files.
- Data are available for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of January 1, 2012 unless otherwise noted.
- The Island Areas (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are not included in these files.
- The geography in these files matches the 2012 American Community Survey data (that is, as of January 1, 2012).
- Because of changes in boundaries and entity names, as well as the creation of new entities, and the dissolution of others, users should not expect to find a "one-to-one" relationship between the entity names and codes in these files and the comparable 2010 Census, Census 2000 or 1990 Census files.
112th Congressional Districts
The congressional district file contains data for the 112th Congress (January 2011 to January 2013).
American Indian/ Alaska Native/ Native Hawaiian Areas
American Indian/ Alaska Native/ Native Hawaiian Areas- Reservations Only
American Indian/ Alaska Native/ Native Hawaiian Areas- Trust Lands Only
Census Tracts
The 2012 census tract file contains data as of the 2010 Census, with a few updates based on small boundary corrections.
Download the State-Based Census Tracts Gazetteer Files
Counties
Some records contain special characters.
Download the State-Based Counties Gazetteer Files
County Subdivisions
Some records contain special characters.
Download the State-Based County Subdivisions Gazetteer Files
Places
Some records contain special characters.
Download the State-Based Places Gazetteer Files
School Districts - Elementary
The school districts - elementary file contains data for elementary school districts in 24 states and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012. The states represented in the file are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.
School Districts - Secondary
The school districts - secondary file contains data for secondary school districts in 19 states and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012. The states represented in the file are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.
School Districts - Unified
The school districts - unified file contains data for unified school districts in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and are from the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 school districts represent districts in operation as of January 1, 2012.
State Legislative Districts - Lower Chambers
The state legislative districts - lower chamber file contains data for state legislative districts - lower chamber in the 49 states and Puerto Rico as of the 2010 Census, with a few updates based on small boundary corrections. Note: Nebraska and the District of Columbia do not have state legislative district - lower chamber in the file.
State Legislative Districts - Upper Chambers
The state legislative districts - upper chamber file contains data as of the 2010 Census, with a few updates based on small boundary corrections. Some records contain special characters.
Urban Areas
Some records contain special characters.
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
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