Column Data for Census Dual Graphs

This page contains descriptions of the attributes that are located on the nodes and edges of the dual graphs in this repository. The underlying data was gathered by the Census in 2010 and was originally associated to the census blocks. The MAUP package was used to assign the blocks to the larger units and then the values were aggregated, both in total as well as using the UR10 labelling on the blocks.

Column NameDescription
id Index corresponding to the census shapefile
GEOID10Census index for non-block units (for joins)
BLOCKID10Census index for blocks (for joins)
boundary_node T/F whether the unit touches the state boundary
boundary_perim (if boundary_node) Length of perimeter on the state boundary
area Land area
C_X Centroid x coordinate
C_Y Centroid y coordinate
( /U/R)TOTPOP Total population
( /U/R)NH_WHITE White, non-hispanic, population
( /U/R)NH_BLACK Black, non-hispanic, population
( /U/R)NH_AMIN American Indian and Alaska Native, non-hispanic, population
( /U/R)NH_ASIAN Asian, non-hispanic, population
( /U/R)NH_NHPI Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, non-hispanic, population
( /U/R)NH_OTHER Other race, non-hispanic, population
( /U/R)NH_2MORE Two or more races, non-hispanic, population
( /U/R)HISP Hispanic population
( /U/R)H_WHITE White, hispanic, population
( /U/R)H_BLACK Black, hispanic, population
( /U/R)H_AMIN American Indian and Alaska Native, hispanic, population
( /U/R)H_ASIAN Asian, hispanic, population
( /U/R)H_NHPI Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, hispanic, population
( /U/R)H_OTHER Other race, hispanic, population
( /U/R)H_2MORE Two or more races, hispanic, population
( /U/R)VAP Total voting age population
( /U/R)HVAP Hispanic voting age population
( /U/R)WVAP White, non-hispanic, voting age population
( /U/R)BVAP Black, non-hispanic, voting age population
( /U/R)AMINVAP American Indian and Alaska Native, non-hispanic, voting age population
( /U/R)ASIANVAP Asian, non-hispanic, voting age population
( /U/R)NHPIVAP Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, non-hispanic, voting age population
( /U/R)OTHERVAP Other race, non-hispanic, voting age population
( /U/R)2MOREVAP Two or more races, non-hispanic, voting age population
For example, the VAP attribute contains the total number of Voting Age Persons living in that unit, while UVAP is the number of Voting Age Persons living in Urban blocks of the unit.

Each edge is annotated with a shared_perim attribute that measures the length of the boundary that lies between the two adjacent units.