Query for census block group records based on a geometry string.

GET {{baseUrl}}/census/us/blockgroups/geometry?wkt=POINT(-117.852723 33.63799)&bufferDistance=50&bufferUnit=m

Get states based on a WKT (well-known text) geometry string.

Examples:

  • POINT(-122.40317865990883 45.585729937697515)
  • LINESTRING (-122.40581795357949 45.58497908445598,-122.40325376176125 45.58627054581282)
  • POLYGON ((-122.4032877944377 45.58629457984625,-122.40264406427413 45.585697658341736,-122.40184476598769 45.58610686936547,-122.40244558080703 45.586688769812724,-122.4032877944377 45.58629457984625))

Request Params

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
wktstring(Required) The geometry of the location expressed in WKT (well-known text) format.
bufferDistancenumberBuffer distance expressed in 'bufferUnits.'
bufferUnitstringThe unit type to apply to the buffer (e.g., m=meters, km=kilometers, ft=feet, or mi=miles).

HEADERS

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
Acceptstring

RESPONSES

status: OK

{"$metadata":{"geogcs":{"epgs":"4269"},"recordSet":{"totalRecords":99,"bbox":{"xMax":-69738421.78443767,"xMin":88277906.59884971,"yMax":93453895.46651468,"yMin":-39432419.51135583}},"bbox":-73422256.89929375},"$ref":"in nisi","censusBlockGroups":[{"$ref":"ea id","censusTract":{"$ref":"velit nulla sed Lorem in","id":"dolor incididunt in est"},"id":"dolor dolore do dolor"},{"$ref":"et qui","censusTract":{"$ref":"in ullamco","id":"quis in laboris"},"id":"aliqua consequat laborum magna"}]}