United States Census Bureau county divisions

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United States Census Bureau county divisions are standardized geographic subdivisions used by the Census Bureau to collect, organize, and report demographic and statistical data within U.S. counties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Census Bureau geographic unit
administrative subdivision
statistical geographic entity
appliesTo United States counties
conformsTo Census Bureau geographic standards NERFINISHED
documentedIn Census Bureau Geographic Areas Reference Manual NERFINISHED
Census Bureau technical documentation for geographic areas
governedBy Census Bureau geographic area policies
hasAuthority defined by United States Census Bureau
hasBoundaryType legally defined or statistically defined sub-county areas
hasCharacteristic hierarchical relationship to counties
standardized boundaries
hasCoverage selected states and counties in the United States
hasDataRole framework for demographic analysis
framework for socioeconomic analysis
tabulation area for census data
hasFeature names recognized by Census Bureau
unique geographic codes
hasGranularity finer than county level
hasPurpose collection of demographic data
organization of statistical data
reporting of census statistics
hasRelation subdivision of county
hasScope sub-county level
hasTemporalAspect boundaries may change between censuses
hasUser federal agencies
local governments
private sector analysts
researchers
state governments
isDefinedIn Census Bureau geographic area reference materials
partOf United States Census Bureau geographic hierarchy NERFINISHED
relatedTo block groups
census blocks
census county divisions
census tracts
minor civil divisions
supports allocation of population counts within counties
small-area data dissemination
usedBy United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED
usedFor data comparison across regions
federal statistical reporting
state and local planning
time-series analysis of local areas
usedIn American Community Survey NERFINISHED
Census Bureau economic surveys
Census Bureau population estimates
decennial census

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Liberty County belongsTo United States Census Bureau county divisions
subject surface form: Liberty County, Texas
this entity surface form: United States Census Bureau county division system
Carter County, Tennessee isPartOf United States Census Bureau county divisions
United States Census Bureau county subdivisions of Georgia partOf United States Census Bureau county divisions
this entity surface form: United States Census Bureau geographic hierarchy