There were a number of changes in the census geography in the City of Seattle for the 2000 Census. Census block groups - groups may change significantly and should be carefully compared with 2000.Census block identifiers - blocks have been renumbered and will not match the block designations from 2000.Various tract boundaries - tract boundaries may have been adjusted to match physical features.Seattle Portions of 112 four blocks now outside Seattle The following table identifies the major geographic changes at the census tract level: There were a number of changes in the census geography in the City of Seattle for the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau redraws the geography every 10 years for the following reasons: For more information, see the Decennial Census Data Issues page. Changes in subject matter affect the questionnaire responses and categories of the data itself. Changes in geography affect the physical area for which data is being reported. Most of the challenges in comparing data from one decennial census to another relate to changes in geography or changes in subject matter content. 2000 Census Tracts and Zip Code Areas MapĢ000 Census geographic files derived from Census 2000 TIGER/Line files, projected to the City of Seattle standard projection and coordinate system.Refer to the index map to identify map coverage for all 27 block maps, then view block map files below by numberĭownload the Census 2000 block index map.ġ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 I 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |ġ6 | 17 | 18 | 19 I 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 City of Seattle Maps.Large-scale maps show the boundaries and numbers for all census blocks within a county.Seward Park/Rainier Beach Area (KC Tile 7).Magnuson Park/Sand Point Area (KC Tile 2).Queen Anne/Downtown/Capitol Hill/Central Dist.Greenlake to Wallingford/Ballard to Univ.Displays a base feature network including roads, railroads, and water bodies.Reference maps shows and labels the census tracts as delineated for the 2000 Census.Seattle Census Blocks and Neighborhoods Correlation.Vacant Housing Unit Change Percent of Total 2000-2010Ģ010 Census geographic files derived from Census 2010 TIGER/Line files, projected to the City of Seattle standard projection and coordinate system.Ĭensus Geography to Neighborhood Equivalency FilesĮxcel file that may be used for correlating 2010 census blocks to various neighborhood areas within the City of Seattle.Housing Unit Change Percent of Total 2000-2010.City of Seattle Census 2010 Profile Map.All of the GIS layers have been re-projected to the City of Seattle standard projection and coordinate system. The City of Seattle standard projection and datum for geospatial data layers is State Plane Washington North, North American Datum 1983 HARN in units of US feet. Blocks are nested in block groups which are, in turn, nested in census tracts. Blocks are the smallest geographic areas used by the Census Bureau. The block groups are further divided into 11,512 blocks. Seattle's census tracts are divided into 482 block groups (some partial). Seattle is divided into 131 census tracts and extends slightly into three additional census tracts. Census Bureau), census tracts, block groups, and blocks. The Census Bureau provides data for many geographic areas, including counties, cities (called places by the U.S. Tables that equate census block geography to various City of Seattle neighborhood areas.City Planning for Alaska Junction & Avalon Stations.Planning for West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions.Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda.The Census Bureau has its roots in Article I, section 2 of the US Constitution, which mandates an enumeration of the entire US population every ten years (the decennial census) in order to set. Central Area Neighborhood Design Guidelines The US Census Bureau (USCB) is the part of the US federal government responsible for collecting data about people and the economy in the United States.Affordable Housing on Religious Organization Property.Disaggregated Data for Race and Ethnic Groups.North Beacon Hill Neighborhood Plan Update.# Convert to SVG (while dropping the last line). # Download the census tract population estimates. # Extract the shapefile (.shp) and dBASE (.dbf). PROJECTION= 'd3.geoAlbersUsa().scale(1280).translate() '