Counties

The County datasets are reported once per year by the United States Census. The data reflect the counties in the defined search region. The dataset is available to download through the Urban SDK Data Hub for the years 2015 - 2020.

County Definition

Counties reside in states. Multiple counties form a state. Counties are divided up by geography, political authority, or a mix of both depending on the state.

Counties can encompass cities, towns, and, or rural populations.

County Parameters: Census.gov

Contents:

County Schema

The dataset is available in JSON, Shapefile, GEOJSON, and CSV file types.

Description

Type

Example

_geoJSON

The GIS information required for the computer to read the mapping file

String

MULTILINESTRING ((-81.59791 30.24124, -81.59801 30.24135))

id

The unique identifier for the County

Integer

342

Land Area

Area in square miles of the boundary

Float

348,500

Name

Name of the County

String

Jacksonville

State Name

Name of the state the County resides in

String

Florida

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