Massachusetts Counties, based on Survey Towns. Contains the 14 county polygons and a detailed coastline. Published as a map service from MassGIS' ArcGIS Server platform.See full metadata

This map service contains boundaries for the following types of public school districts:Local School - administered by a city or town school committee.Regional Academic - administered by a regional school committee.Regional Vocational Technical - administered by a regional vocational school committee.Independent Vocational and County Agricultural - administered by a board of trustees.Independent Public, including Commonwealth Charter Schools and Horace Mann Charter SchoolsDistrict information as of December 2, 2014, was obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE).For full metadata see https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgis-data-public-school-districtsMap service also available.

The 2015 cartographic boundary KMLs are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). These boundary files are specifically designed for small-scale thematic mapping. When possible, generalization is performed with the intent to maintain the hierarchical relationships among geographies and to maintain the alignment of geographies within a file set for a given year. Geographic areas may not align with the same areas from another year. Some geographies are available as nation-based files while others are available only as state-based files. The records in this file allow users to map the parts of Urban Areas that overlap a particular county. After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates urban areas that represent densely developed territory, encompassing residential, commercial, and other nonresidential urban land uses. In general, this territory consists of areas of high population density and urban land use resulting in a representation of the "urban footprint." There are two types of urban areas: urbanized areas (UAs) that contain 50,000 or more people and urban clusters (UCs) that contain at least 2,500 people, but fewer than 50,000 people (except in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam which each contain urban clusters with populations greater than 50,000). Each urban area is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeroes. The primary legal divisions of most states are termed counties. In Louisiana, these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs, city and boroughs, municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four states (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their states. These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent entities. The boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January 1, 2010.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Lynnfield town, Essex County, Massachusetts. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Medfield town, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Middleborough town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

Town zoning districts for all 7 towns within Dukes County MA. These zoning extents have been mapped over the years (starting in the early 2000s) based upon written descriptions in the town's bylaws. A variety of basemap references and vintages have been used to map the extents of these zones. Data are for planning purposes only and are not survey-grade.This web map also contains Tisbury's "Management Areas" within their Waterfront/Commercial District. These sub-areas are described in detail in the Town's zoning bylaws.The Dukes County Towns include: Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, and West Tisbury.The Martha's Vineyard Commission makes all efforts to keep these data up to date and as accurate as possible. Please contact the MVC if you believe the data contain inadvertent errors or omissions. The date of last GIS edit is contained within the attribute table of the zoning data.The parcel data are served out by MassGIS and updated by the Town's parcel data consultant. The MVC does not edit or maintain parcel data for any of the Dukes County Towns.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Hull town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for West Bridgewater town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

The Martha's Vineyard Commission, in varying years, has joined the town water department customer list to the parcel boundary file. Data includes:Edgartown - Year 2008 (water records & parcel boundaries)Chilmark (Menemsha) - Year 2004 (water records & parcel boundaries)Oak Bluffs - Year 2017 (water records; parcel boundaries FY19)Tisbury - Year 2016 (water records; parcel boundaries FY19)The towns of Aquinnah and West Tisbury are fully served by individual private wells. In Chilmark, it is only the Menemsha village which is served by the Menemsha Water Company. Those parcels NOT served by town water in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, & Tisbury are served by individual private wells.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Hadley town, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation.. In New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has defined an alternative county subdivision (generally cities and towns) based definition of Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) known as New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs). NECTAs are defined using the same criteria as Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and are identified as either metropolitan or micropolitan, based, respectively, on the presence of either an urban area of 50,000 or more population or an urban cluster of at least 10,000 and less than 50,000 population. A NECTA containing a single core urban area with a population of at least 2.5 million may be subdivided to form smaller groupings of cities and towns referred to as NECTA Divisions.. Boundaries are those defined by OMB based on the 2010 Census, published in 2013, and updated in 2015.

Overlay zoning districts are in addition to standard town zoning. The districts' boundaries and use limitations &/or development constraints are described in the town's zoning bylaw. The MVC generated these digital spatial boundaries based on the best GIS data available at the time of processing.Some overlay zoning districts are also Districts of Critical Planning Concern. These are zoning districts established by the Martha's Vineyard Commission and adopted by the town at town meeting.The boundaries are not survey-grade and are intended for planning purposes only.

Overlay zoning districts are in addition to standard town zoning. The districts' boundaries and use limitations &/or development constraints are described in the town's zoning bylaw. The MVC generated these digital spatial boundaries based on the best GIS data available at the time of processing.Some overlay zoning districts are also Districts of Critical Planning Concern. These are zoning districts established by the Martha's Vineyard Commission and adopted by the town at town meeting.The boundaries are not survey-grade and are intended for planning purposes only.

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This feature layer contains a zoning layer for each of the 7 towns within Dukes County MA. Most of the data was compiled by the Martha's Vineyard Commission. Older data was created by MAPC staff during the Community Development Plan project in the early 2000s.See dataset's attribute table for last edit date. The date range for edits is wide: 2003 to 2024. The basemap of reference, in some cases (Tisbury) was the current GIS parcel boundary file at time of editing. The other towns seaward extent of zoning will not match the parcel data bounds since a different basemap was referenced at time of editing. The ZoneCode attribute contains the abbreviated zoning name for each district, preceded by the town's ID number.For Zoning Bylaws, see each Town's bylaws website: Aquinnah Chilmark Edgartown Gosnold Oak Bluffs Tisbury West Tisbury

Overlay zoning districts are in addition to standard town zoning. The districts' boundaries and use limitations &/or development constraints are described in the town's zoning bylaw or see their bylaw website page. The MVC generated these digital spatial boundaries based on the best GIS data available at the time of processing.

Some overlay zoning districts are also Districts of Critical Planning Concern. These are zoning districts established by the Martha'sVineyard Commission and adopted by the town at town meeting.

The boundaries are not survey-grade and are intended for planning purposes only.

Overlay zoning districts are in addition to standard town zoning. The districts' boundaries and use limitations &/or development constraints are described in the town's zoning bylaw. Some districts are under the purview of the Tisbury Board of Health. One may need to consult those regulations as well.The MVC generated these digital spatial boundaries based on the best GIS data available at the time of processing.Some overlay zoning districts are also Districts of Critical Planning Concern. These are zoning districts established by the Martha's Vineyard Commission and adopted by the town at town meeting.The boundaries are not survey-grade and are intended for planning purposes only.

This website is provided by the Town of Chilmark. The information is updated periodically by the town assessor. The public may search for parcel boundaries and view all the associated assessing data for that parcel. The MVC does not maintain this parcel look-up website.