The 2010 Census and GIS Framework Dallas Regional Office Jon Barlett, Geographer 1

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2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles 3

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2010 Census Data Products 9

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Obtaining 2010 Census Data 11

2010 Census Data Tables 12

2010 Census Data Tables 13

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Census Data Tables

Census Data Tables

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18 Block Groups 2010 Census Data Tables

19 Census Tracts 2010 Census Data Tables

American FactFinder 2 20

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24 1 – Check 2 – Add 3 – Close American FactFinder 2

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28 Open the downloaded CSV file in Excel Harris County Tract Example

29 Delete unnecessary fields and columns Harris County Tract Example Delete red areas

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31 Create meaningful field names Harris County Tract Example

32 Insert 2 columns after GEOID Fill the first blank column (b in this case) with apostrophes Harris County Tract Example

33 Calculate the 2 nd blank column as the apostrophe (column B) Truncated with the GEOID (column A) Harris County Tract Example

34 Add meaningful field names and save as an XLS file Harris County Tract Example

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37 Join the Excel file to the shapefile Based on the GEOID and the GEOID_str fields Harris County Tract Example

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39 Tomball City Block Example

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