https://github.com/datamade/census_area
:large_blue_diamond: Get Census Data from the API for arbitrary areas
https://github.com/datamade/census_area
census census-api geospatial python
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:large_blue_diamond: Get Census Data from the API for arbitrary areas
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/datamade/census_area
- Owner: datamade
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-10-07T20:44:04.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-09-10T16:35:42.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-27T09:50:06.800Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: census, census-api, geospatial, python
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 272 KB
- Stars: 45
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 10
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.rst
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
============
Census Areas
============
This Python library extends the Sunlight Foundation's `Census API Wrapper `_ to allow querying Census tracts, block groups, and blocks by Census place, as well as by arbitrary geographies.
Setup
=====
Get the library and its dependencies using `pip `_:
::
pip install census_area
Usage
=====
`Check out the documentation on Read The Docs `_.
Team
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* Jean Cochrane, DataMade
* Forest Gregg, DataMade
* Hannah Cushman Garland, DataMade
Errors and bugs
===============
If something is not behaving intuitively, it is a bug and should be reported.
Report it here by creating an issue: https://github.com/datamade/census_area/issues
Help us fix the problem as quickly as possible by following `Mozilla's guidelines for reporting bugs. `_
Patches and pull requests
=========================
Your patches are welcome. Here's our suggested workflow:
* Fork the project.
* Make your feature addition or bug fix.
* Send us a pull request with a description of your work. Bonus points for topic branches!
Copyright and attribution
=========================
Copyright (c) 2022 DataMade. Released under the `MIT License `_.