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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

  • 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!

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