tigris (version 0.1)

combined_statistical_areas: Download a combined statistical areas shapefile into R

Description

Combined statistical areas are "two or more adjacent CBSAs that have significant employment interchanges." In turn, CSAs are composed of multiple metropolitan and/or micropolitan areas, and should not be compared with individual core-based statistical areas.

Usage

combined_statistical_areas(cb = FALSE, resolution = "500k",
  detailed = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

cb

If cb is set to TRUE, download a generalized (1:500k) cartographic boundary file. Defaults to FALSE (the most detailed TIGER/Line file).

resolution

The resolution of the cartographic boundary file (if cb == TRUE). Defaults to '500k'; options include '5m' (1:5 million) and '20m' (1:20 million).

detailed

(deprecated) Setting detailed to FALSE returns a 1:500k cartographic boundary file. This parameter will be removed in a future release.

...

arguments to be passed to the underlying `load_tiger` function, which is not exported. Options include refresh, which specifies whether or not to re-download shapefiles (defaults to FALSE), and year, the year for w

See Also

http://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2014/TGRSHP2014_TechDoc.pdf Other metro area functions: core_based_statistical_areas; metro_divisions; new_england; urban_areas