Updated boundaries for metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan divisions, combined statistical areas, New England city and town areas (NECTAs), NECTA divisions, and combined NECTAs will be contained in the public TIGER/Line shapefiles released by the Census Bureau late summer 2013.

 

In response to questions about the availability of shapefiles for the new delineations announced by OMB on February 28, 2013, the Geography Division, Census Bureau has created a set of shapefiles providing boundaries for metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, county components within metro/micro areas, metropolitan divisions, and combined statistical areas.  We also have produced geodatabase files for these areas.  These files do not contain all of the attributes contained in our standard TIGER/Line shapefile products.  They are based on 2012 county TIGER/Line shapefiles.  We anticipate releasing these files during the week of April 7.

 

Michael R. Ratcliffe
Assistant Division Chief, Geocartographic Products and Criteria
Geography Division
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road/ MS-7400
Washington, DC 20233-7400
Office: 301-763-8977
Cell: 202-253-3449
michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov

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