A small, relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county delineated by a local committee of census data users for the purpose of presenting data. Census tract boundaries normally follow visible features, but may follow governmental unit boundaries and other non-visible features in some instances; they always nest within counties. Designed [..]

Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county. Census tracts are delineated for all metropolitan areas (MA) and other densely populated counties by local census st [..]

CTs are small, relatively stable geographic areas that usually have a population of 2,500 to 8,000. They are located in Census metropolitan areas

Small, relatively permanent subdivisions of a county or equivalent entity. The primary purpose of census tracts is to provide a stable set of geographic units for the presentation of decennial census data. The 2000 decennial census was the first for which the entire United States was covered by census tracts. For the 1990 census, some counties had [..]