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2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles Technical Documentation
113th Congressional District Shapefiles Technical Documentation

2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles Technical Documentation

All legal boundaries and names are as of January 1, 2013. Released August 22, 2013.

Full document [2.3 MB]
Chapter 1—Introduction [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 2—About the 2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 3—Structure and Format [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 4—Shapefile Attribute Terms Glossary [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 5—Geographic Shapefile Concepts Overview [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 6—Relationship File Concept Overview [<1.0 MB]
Appendix A—Complete Record Layout [<1.0 MB]
Appendix B—2013 TIGER/Line Shapefile File Name Definitions [<1.0 MB]
Appendix C—Pseudo-School Districts [<1.0 MB]
Appendix D—Feature Name Directionals [<1.0 MB]
Appendix E—Feature Name Qualifiers [<1.0 MB]
Appendix F—Feature Name Types [<1.0 MB]
Appendix G—MAF/TIGER Feature Class Code (MTFCC) Definitions [<1.0 MB]

113th Congressional District Shapefiles Technical Documentation

All legal boundaries and names are as of January 1, 2010, with the exception of the 113th Congressional Districts and the State Legislative Districts, which are as of January 1, 2013.

Full document [2.3 MB]
Chapter 1—Introduction [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 2—About the 113th Congressional District Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 3—Structure and Format [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 4—Shapefile Attribute Terms Glossary [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 5—Geographic Shapefile Concepts Overview [<1.0 MB]
Chapter 6—Relationship File Concept Overview [<1.0 MB]
Appendix A—Complete Record Layout [<1.0 MB]
Appendix B—Pseudo-School Districts [<1.0 MB]
Appendix C—Feature Name Directionals [<1.0 MB]
Appendix D—Feature Name Qualifiers [<1.0 MB]
Appendix E—Feature Name Types [<1.0 MB]
Appendix F—MAF/TIGER Feature Class Code (MTFCC) Definitions [<1.0 MB]