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| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=problem>Problem<a href=#problem class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Problem" title="Direct link to Problem" translate=no></a></h2> | |
| <p>The original Census Bureau data URLs were returning 404 errors because the data structure changed.</p> | |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=solution>Solution<a href=#solution class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Solution" title="Direct link to Solution" translate=no></a></h2> | |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=updated-urls-2022-census-of-governments>Updated URLs (2022 Census of Governments)<a href=#updated-urls-2022-census-of-governments class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Updated URLs (2022 Census of Governments)" title="Direct link to Updated URLs (2022 Census of Governments)" translate=no></a></h3> | |
| <p>The Census Bureau publishes data as <strong>ZIP files containing Excel spreadsheets</strong>, not direct CSV files.</p> | |
| <p><strong>New URLs:</strong></p> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li class=""><strong>Counties</strong>: <a href=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/tables/2022/cog2022_cg2200org05.zip target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/tables/2022/cog2022_cg2200org05.zip</a></li> | |
| <li class=""><strong>Municipalities</strong>: <a href=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/tables/2022/cog2022_cg2200org06.zip target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/tables/2022/cog2022_cg2200org06.zip</a></li> | |
| <li class=""><strong>School Districts</strong>: <a href=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/tables/2022/cog2022_cg2200org09.zip target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/tables/2022/cog2022_cg2200org09.zip</a></li> | |
| <li class=""><strong>Special Districts</strong>: <a href=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/tables/2022/cog2022_cg2200org08.zip target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/tables/2022/cog2022_cg2200org08.zip</a></li> | |
| </ul> | |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=required-dependencies>Required Dependencies<a href=#required-dependencies class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Required Dependencies" title="Direct link to Required Dependencies" translate=no></a></h3> | |
| <p>To process Excel files from Census Bureau:</p> | |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">pip install openpyxl</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> | |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=how-it-works>How It Works<a href=#how-it-works class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to How It Works" title="Direct link to How It Works" translate=no></a></h3> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li class=""><strong>Downloads ZIP file</strong> from Census Bureau</li> | |
| <li class=""><strong>Extracts Excel file</strong> (.xlsx) from ZIP</li> | |
| <li class=""><strong>Converts to CSV</strong> using pandas</li> | |
| <li class=""><strong>Caches locally</strong> (7-day cache)</li> | |
| </ol> | |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=installation>Installation<a href=#installation class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Installation" title="Direct link to Installation" translate=no></a></h3> | |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">source venv/bin/activate</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">pip install pyspark delta-spark openpyxl</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> | |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=usage>Usage<a href=#usage class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Usage" title="Direct link to Usage" translate=no></a></h3> | |
| <div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">python main.py discover-jurisdictions --limit 10</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> | |
| <p>The system will:</p> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li class="">Download Census ZIP files automatically</li> | |
| <li class="">Extract and convert Excel → CSV</li> | |
| <li class="">Cache for 7 days to avoid re-downloading</li> | |
| <li class="">Process jurisdiction data into Delta Lake</li> | |
| </ul> | |
| <hr/> | |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=data-source-reference>Data Source Reference<a href=#data-source-reference class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Data Source Reference" title="Direct link to Data Source Reference" translate=no></a></h2> | |
| <p><strong>Official Page</strong>: <a href=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/econ/gus/2022-governments.html target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/econ/gus/2022-governments.html</a></p> | |
| <p><strong>Available Tables:</strong></p> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li class="">Table 2: Local Governments by Type and State</li> | |
| <li class="">Table 5: County Governments by Population-Size Group</li> | |
| <li class="">Table 6: Subcounty General-Purpose Governments</li> | |
| <li class="">Table 8: Special District Governments by Function</li> | |
| <li class="">Table 9: Public School Systems by Type</li> | |
| </ul> | |
| <p><strong>Update Frequency</strong>: Census of Governments runs every 5 years (2017, 2022, 2027...)</p> | |
| <p><strong>Next Update</strong>: 2027 Census of Governments</p> | |
| <hr/> | |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=troubleshooting>Troubleshooting<a href=#troubleshooting class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Troubleshooting" title="Direct link to Troubleshooting" translate=no></a></h2> | |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=missing-openpyxl>Missing openpyxl<a href=#missing-openpyxl class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Missing openpyxl" title="Direct link to Missing openpyxl" translate=no></a></h3> | |
| <div class="language-text codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'openpyxl'</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> | |
| <p><strong>Fix</strong>: <code>pip install openpyxl</code></p> | |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=zip-extraction-fails>ZIP Extraction Fails<a href=#zip-extraction-fails class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to ZIP Extraction Fails" title="Direct link to ZIP Extraction Fails" translate=no></a></h3> | |
| <p>Check disk space in <code>data/cache/census/</code> directory</p> | |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=still-getting-404>Still Getting 404<a href=#still-getting-404 class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Still Getting 404" title="Direct link to Still Getting 404" translate=no></a></h3> | |
| <p>The Census Bureau may have moved files. Check: | |
| <a href=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/data/datasets.html target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gus/data/datasets.html</a></p> | |
| <hr/> | |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=alternative-manual-download>Alternative: Manual Download<a href=#alternative-manual-download class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Alternative: Manual Download" title="Direct link to Alternative: Manual Download" translate=no></a></h2> | |
| <p>If automated download fails:</p> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li class="">Visit: <a href=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/econ/gus/2022-governments.html target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/econ/gus/2022-governments.html</a></li> | |
| <li class="">Download ZIP files manually</li> | |
| <li class="">Extract Excel files</li> | |
| <li class="">Place in <code>data/cache/census/</code> as:<!-- --> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li class=""><code>counties_20260421.csv</code></li> | |
| <li class=""><code>municipalities_20260421.csv</code></li> | |
| <li class="">etc.</li> | |
| </ul> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
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