Description: 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) Database (MTDB). The MTDB 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 primary legal divisions of most states are termed counties. In Louisiana, these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs, city and boroughs, municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four states (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their states. These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent entities. The boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January 1of the shapefile release year, primarily as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).
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Copyright Text: US Census Bureau, Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of IT Applications - Enterprise GIS Group, Atlanta, Georgia
Description: This layer contains boundary polygons depicting the 2014 State of Georgia's House Districts. State Legislative Districts (SLDs) are the areas from which members are elected to State legislatures. The SLDs embody the upper (senate) and lower (house) chambers of the State legislature. The Georgia General Assembly created the boundaries and they were approved by Governor Nathan Deal. Under the Voting Rights Act, the boundaries still need to be approved by US Federal Courts.
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Copyright Text: Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia General Assembly, Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Date and time: 08/2014
Publisher and place: Georgia General Assembly, Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office, Atlanta, Georgia
Description: This layer contains boundary polygons depicting the proposed 2011 State of Georgia's Senate Districts. State Legislative Districts (SLDs) are the areas from which members are elected to State legislatures. The SLDs embody the upper (senate) and lower (house) chambers of the State legislature.The Georgia General Assembly created the boundaries and they were approved by Governor Nathan Deal. Under the Voting Rights Act, the boundaries still need to be approved by US Federal Courts.
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Copyright Text: Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia General Assembly, Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Date and time: 10/2011
Publisher and place: Georgia General Assembly, Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office, Atlanta, Georgia Series name: 2011 Proposed SENATE Plan - SENPROP1
Description: This layer contains boundary polygons depicting the proposed federal 2011 State of Georgia Congressional Districts. Congressional Districts are the areas from which people are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After the apportionment of congressional seats among the States based on census population counts, each State is responsible for establishing congressional districts for the purpose of electing representatives. Each congressional district is to be as equal in population to all other congressional districts in a State as practicable.The Georgia General Assembly created the boundaries and they were approved by Governor Nathan Deal. Under the Voting Rights Act, the boundaries still need to be approved by US Federal Courts. The 2010 US Census identified increases in population to warrant the creation of the 14th Congressional District.
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Copyright Text: Georgia General Assembly, Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office