Block Street 1990 C Miami-Dade County
About This Dataset
This dataset contains the geographic boundaries of census blocks as they were defined in the 1990 U.S. Census, mapped and aligned to Miami-Dade County's street network. Census blocks are the smallest areas for which the Census Bureau publishes population data, making this a foundational geographic reference for understanding historical demographic patterns and population distribution across the county. Residents and researchers use this to analyze 30+ years of population trends, study neighborhood changes, or access legacy census data tied to specific geographic areas.
Why This Matters
- A researcher studying how Miami-Dade neighborhoods have grown or changed since 1990 by comparing census block boundaries and population counts from that era
- A local nonprofit planning community programs and checking historical demographic data to understand which areas had the highest population density decades ago
- A real estate analyst examining long-term neighborhood stability by looking at how census-defined areas and populations shifted over the past three decades
Key Metadata
| Publisher | Miami-Dade County, Florida |
|---|---|
| Department | Property Appraiser |
| Category | Communications and Information Technology Department |
| Format | Feature Service |
| Last Updated | Updated 10 months ago |
| Rows | None |
| Civic Relevance | MEDIUM |
| Update Frequency | Not Planned |
| Source | View on Open Data Portal |
| Keywords | 1990 census blocks census geography historical demographics population boundaries neighborhood blocks census tracts Miami-Dade demographics block boundaries |
Columns / Fields
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
OBJECTID |
integer | BlockStreet90: OBJECTID |
TRACT |
integer | BlockStreet90: TRACT |
BLOCK |
text | BlockStreet90: BLOCK |
TOTAL |
integer | BlockStreet90: TOTAL |
X |
integer | BlockStreet90: X |
TRACTBLK |
text | BlockStreet90: TRACTBLK |
SHAPE__Area |
number | BlockStreet90: SHAPE__Area |
SHAPE__Length |
number | BlockStreet90: SHAPE__Length |
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Quality Breakdown
C
Composite Score: 61%
Findings
- Stale: not updated in 300 days
- Row count not available