Point locations of churches, cemeteries, post offices, libraries, recreational facilities, and the like within the 16-county NCTCOG region. Data can be viewed in the Development Monitoring in North Central Texas web mapping application. For the program overview, visit NCTCOG Development Monitoring Program Overview.pdf

This dataset includes hydrology data within the 16 counties in the North Central Texas Council of Governments region. Features were rectified to the latest aerial photography available for each county during the years 1998-2001. Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall and Tarrant counties were based on orthos with a relative accuracy of 2 feet. The remaining counties were based on orthos with a 5- to 10-foot relative accuracy. This file is for reference use only. NCTCOG and its members are not responsible for errors or inaccuracies in the file.

These data do NOT reflect changes resulting from the 2020 Census Count Question Resolution Operation (CQR). For the revised data, see 2020 Decennial Census Notes and Errata. This dataset includes unaltered 2020 Census Public Law 94-17 data (P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data) for census block groups within the NCTCOG region. For more information including field descriptions, see 2020 PL Summary File Field Names and 2020 Census State Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File.

This dataset includes park boundaries within the 16 counties in the North Central Texas Council of Governments region. Features were rectified to the latest aerial photography available. This file is for reference use only. NCTCOG and its members are not responsible for errors or inaccuracies in the file.

This dataset include land classified by use for counties in the NCTCOG region. For more information, see NCTCOG 2020 Land Use Description.pdf and Data Dictionary 2020 Land Use.pdf.

This dataset includes 2019 estimates and 2035 and 2050 projections approximated to city limits for select cities. It is provided as a convenient summary of NCTCOG 2050 Forecast data, having stated limitations. For more information, see NCTCOG 2050 Forecast Methodology.pdf and Data Dictionary 2050 Forecast (city).pdf.

NOTE: This is an updated dataset and supersedes the Forecast 2050 data released in November of 2024. This dataset includes 2019 estimates and 2035 and 2050 projections of households, population, and employment summed to county for counties within the MetropolitanPlanning Area. For more information, see NCTCOG 2050 Forecast Methodology.pdf and Data Dictionary 2050 Forecast (county).pdf.

Includes light rail, commuter rail, streetcar, and public people mover operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Trinity Metro, Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA), Trinity Railway Express (TRE), City of Dallas, McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA), and Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District (DCURD). Does not include Amtrak. Digitized from a combination of several previous internal datasets corrected by 2019 NCTCOG orthophotography. Updated periodically by NCTCOG staff to reflect changes to the network.Features in this dataset are single line features with endpoints at stations, even in cases where a corridor is double-tracked. Other rail datasets available on this site depict double-tracking and other more detailed aspects of the region's overall rail network.For more information: https://nctcog.org/trans/plan/transit-management-and-planning/general-public-informationThumbnail image credit: Dallas Area Rapid Transit

This dataset includes highway line features for all 16 counties in the North Central Texas Council of Governments region. This file is not for engineering purposes. This file is for reference use only. NCTCOG and its members are not responsible for errors or inaccuracies in the file.

This dataset includes urbanized areas for the NCTCOG region. An urbanized area (UA) consists of densely settled territory that contains 50,000 or more people. The U.S. Census Bureau delineates UAs to provide a better separation of urban and rural territory, population, and housing in the vicinity of large places. These urbanized area boundaries were derived from 2000 Census data. This file is for reference use only. NCTCOG and its members are not responsible for errors or inaccuracies in the file.

This dataset includes land classified by use in 2015. Coverage includes all 16 counties in the NCTCOG region. There are 33 use categories, which were defined by NCTCOG. For more information about the methodology and categories, visit NCTCOG 2015 Land Use Description.pdf

Over the years, NCTCOG has changed its methodology for assessing land use. The most significant changes affected the infrastructure, industrial, and commercial categories. Production of the 2010 land use included a similar methodology to that used in production of the 2005 layer. However, due to changes in base data sets, methodologies, and category descriptions, direct comparisons between land use data for different years are strongly cautioned.For more information about the methodology and categories, visit NCTCOG 2010 Land Use Code Methodology.pdf

This dataset includes county boundaries for all 16 counties in the North Central Texas Council of Governments region. This file is for reference use only. NCTCOG and its members are not responsible for errors or inaccuracies in the file.

Raw data associated with the NCTCOG Transit Accessibility Improvement Tool (TAIT). The TAIT identifies communities who face transportation disadvantages and may have greater potential need for public transit. This is done through identifying Census Block Groups with concentrations of residents who are below poverty, living with disabilities, or age 65 and over.This dataset also provides additional variables that identify:Additional populations with potential need for public transitPopulations relevant to civil rights complianceDemographic data for the TAIT is based on American Community Survey 5-year estimates. The TAIT tool has been used to inform NCTCOG's Access North Texas publication that outlines current transit accessibility and is the regional public transportation coordination plan for the 16-county North Central Texas region.Consult the User Guide for more information on this data.

Locations of Ozone monitoring sites in North Central Texas with latest design values. Ozone design values at these locations are used to determine attainment/nonattainment of Federal air quality standards.For more information, see www.nctcog.org/ozone and www.airnorthtexas.org.

This dataset includes subbasins that overlap the 16-county NCTCOG region. This data is extracted from the NHD. The NHD is a digital vector dataset that contains features such as lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, canals, dams and stream gages. For more information about NHD features, see the Feature Catalog at http://nhd.usgs.gov/FeatureDirectory.swf. The NHD is a combination of USGS hydrologic digital line graph files (DLG) and EPA reach files, version 3.0 (RF3). The USGS files were used for spatial accuracy and the EPA files were used for attribute information. This dataset was downloaded from http://nhd.usgs.gov/data.html and processed but otherwise unaltered. This file is for reference use only. NCTCOG and its members are not responsible for errors or inaccuracies in the file.

A work in progress that documents currently-known alignments of historical streetcars and interurbans in North Central Texas. Assembled from historical maps from the Texas State Archives Map Collection, Tarrant County Archives, and other sources.Like many other urban areas in the US, North Central Texas was historically served by a network of electrified streetcar and interurban lines. These systems became popular when electricity, electric motors, and related technology became widespread around the turn of the 20th century. As one of the first means of affordable, widespread transit, it enabled the first wave of suburban development in many urban areas including North Central Texas. At the system's peak, a sprawling network of streetcars served then-new suburban development while the interurbans connected cities in the region as far away as Denison and Waco. As with most other American systems, the streetcar network in North Central Texas declined and was eventually abandoned after WWII due to a combination of factors including disinvestment, the continuing growth of suburbs beyond their reach, and the increasing popularity of personal automobiles. Though little of the historical network remains, the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority has operated a fleet of restored historical streetcars on the streets of Uptown Dallas since 1989. Dallas Area Rapid Transit also operates modern streetcar and light rail systems, the latter of which utilizes abandoned streetcar/interurban right-of-way in some locations.This dataset provides important historical context to the region's transportation system, land use, and growth patterns in the parts of the region that they served. Please contact NCTCOG Transportation if you would like to contribute information to this ongoing effort.

Depicts existing mobility-on-demand service zones operated by transit providers in North Central Texas. Periodically updated by NCTCOG staff. This includes attribute information on days of availability for each service and whether each service accepts cash payments. Largely assembled from datasets provided by transit providers.

Depicts existing service areas of public transit providers in North Central Texas. Periodically updated by NCTCOG staff. There are three transit authorities in the region: Trinity Metro, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and Denton County Transportation Authority. Additional transit service is provided by numerous smaller providers. In a metropolitan area as large as Dallas-Fort Worth, all transit partners large and small play a role in connecting people to their destination. Public transportation provides people in North Central Texas with access to essential opportunities, reduces the number of cars on the roads, relieves congestion for those who drive, and improves air quality for all. The most common transportation modes include buses, commuter rail, paratransit services, shuttles, and vanpool.

This dataset includes U.S. Congressional district boundaries for the State of Texas. The dataset was downloaded from https://tlc.texas.gov/data Texas Legislative Council and processed but otherwise unaltered. This file is for reference use only. NCTCOG and its members are not responsible for errors or inaccuracies in the file.