Places eng; USA 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 information applies to the dataset U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division 301-763-1128 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400 Washington DC 20233 United States geo.geography@census.gov party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource 2025-10-20 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO/TS 19139:2007 point 32629 3857 EPSG Places 1996-07-01 date identifies when the resource was brought into existence 2025-09-22 date identifies when the resource was examined or re-examined and imporved or amended U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division party who created the resource map represented in raster or vector form The Places dataset was published on September 22, 2025 from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This resource is a member of a series. The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System (MTS). The MTS represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The TIGER/Line shapefiles include both incorporated places (legal entities) and census designated places or CDPs (statistical entities). An incorporated place is established to provide governmental functions for a concentration of people as opposed to a minor civil division (MCD), which generally is created to provide services or administer an area without regard, necessarily, to population. Places always nest within a state but may extend across county and county subdivision boundaries. An incorporated place is usually a city, town, village, or borough, but can have other legal descriptions. CDPs are delineated for the decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places. CDPs are delineated to provide data for settled concentrations of population that are identifiable by name but are not legally incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located. The boundaries for CDPs are often defined in partnership with state, local, and/or tribal officials and usually coincide with visible features or the boundary of an adjacent incorporated place or another legal entity. CDP boundaries often change from one decennial census to the next with changes in the settlement pattern and development; a CDP with the same name as in an earlier census does not necessarily have the same boundary. The only population/housing size requirement for CDPs is that they must contain some housing and population. The boundaries of most incorporated places in this shapefile are as of January 1, 2024, as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The boundaries of all CDPs were delineated as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2020 Census, but some CDPs were added or updated through the 2024 BAS as well. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529072 The Census Bureau releases extracts of the MAF/TIGER database in the form of TIGER/Line Shapefiles for others to use in geographic information systems (GIS) or for other geographic applications. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States - U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) [distributor]. data is continually being updated U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division 301-763-1128 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400 Washington DC 20233 United States geo.geography@census.gov party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource there are no plans to update the data NTAD National Transportation Atlas Database Transportation Atlas Database vector point Populated Places Populated Places CDP Census Designated Places City Village Town Census Incorporated Place keyword identifies a particular subject or topic none USA National U.S. United States keyword identifies a location none This NTAD dataset is a work of the United States government as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and as such are not protected by any U.S. copyrights. This work is available for unrestricted public use. limitation not listed Access Constraints: The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions. Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest. National Transportation Atlas Database 2025-09-22 publication Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) party who published the resource reference to a master dataset of which this one is a part vector data is used to represent geographic data eng; USA society Native Dataset Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 -176.69669367335965 174.15602501272329 -14.419949999999972 71.340186000000074 2025-01-01 1 Places A data dictionary resource of attribute information is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529072 Open Data Catalog 1.0 ArcGIS REST Services Directory Feature Server (WFS) 11.5 Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) NTAD Program Manager 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 United States ntad@dot.gov party who distributes the resource None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. https://doi.org/10.21949/1522242 http Open Data Catalog Web page to view and download dataset. The file download formats available include: ESRI File Geodatabase or Shapefile, GeoPackage, Comma-Seperated Values (CSV), Microsoft Excel, GeoJSON, KML, Feature Collection, and SQLite Geodatabase. online instructions for transferring data from one storage device or system to another https://doi.org/10.21949/1522244 http ArcGIS REST Services Directory Feature Server (WFS) complies with OGC WFS Map Service for visualizing geospatial information online instructions for transferring data from one storage device or system to another information applies to the dataset Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. The database assigns a unique, permanent feature identifier, the Feature ID, as a standard Federal key for accessing, integrating, or reconciling feature data from multiple data sets. The GNIS collects data from a broad program of partnerships with Federal, State, and local government agencies and other authorized contributors. The GNIS provides data to all levels of government and to the public, as well as to numerous applications through a web query site, web map and feature services, file download services, and customized files upon request. data is updated as deemed necessary U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division 301-763-1128 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400 Washington DC 20233 United States geo.geography@census.gov party that accepts accountability and responsability for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource