This polygon shapefile represents population and race by county for coastal regions in the Northeastern United States for 2010. This data product was created by combing the spatial information from the 2010 TIGER/Line county shapefiles with the tabular data on population and race from the 2010 U.S. Census. The population and race data are taken from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 question P10 , race for the population 18 years and over, by county. To support coastal and ocean planning and other activities pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act, Energy Policy Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act. U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service and NOAA Coastal Services Center. (2010). Population and Race by County, Coastal Northeast United States, 2010. NOAA Coastal Services Center. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mg021np3456. Not to be used for navigation This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Publisher
Northeast Ocean Data
Collection
Northeast Ocean Data : Maps and data for ocean planning in the northeastern United States