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Municipal Boundaries (US) Product Guide

Product type
Data
Portfolio
Enrich
Product family
Enrich Boundaries > Postcode and Administrative Boundaries
Product
Municipal Boundaries (US)
Version
Latest
Language
English
Product name
Municipal Boundaries (US)
Title
Municipal Boundaries (US) Product Guide
Copyright
2024
First publish date
2010
Last updated
2024-11-04
Published on
2024-11-04T16:59:53.706000

Incorporated and unincorporated places

Incorporated place boundaries are continually updated and enhanced, using current information from government sources.

Unincorporated places that are defined by the Census Bureau as Designated Places are included in Municipal Boundaries (US) for additional reference, but are only updated after each decennial census. Unincorporated places will remain current to 2020 until data from the 2030 census is incorporated in the Municipal Boundaries product, likely sometime in 2031.

Product limitations

Municipal boundary definitions are very dynamic and subject to frequent changes. Precisely provides the best municipal boundary product available, but it is not perfect.

Population figures are taken directly from the US Census Bureau without any modifications. They may include blank fields and fields that may not be correct. Incorporated places that are too new to appear in Census Bureau data or that have a population of zero in Census Bureau data will have a population value of 0 in the product. Census Designated Places (unincorporated areas) will always have a population of 0 in the product.

In Municipal Boundaries (US), Consolidated Cities are associated with a FIPS Class Code of C8.