Supervisor Districts (2022)

<strong>A. SUMMARY</strong>
This dataset contains San Francisco Board of Supervisor district boundaries approved by the <u><a href="https://sf.gov/public-body/2020-census-redistricting-task-force">San Francisco Redistricting Task Force</a></u> in April 2022 following redistricting based on the 2020 Decennial Census. 

<strong>B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED</strong>
The dataset was created from the <u><a href="https://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=57159538a9a3422a9d22ef75d66565b6">final map</a></u> submitted by the San Francisco Redistricting Task Force. Boundaries in this map were decided using data from the 2020 Census on the number of people living in each census block in the City and County. This data includes the number of individuals incarcerated in facilities under the control of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation based on their last known residential address. This information is made available by the <u><a href="https://statewidedatabase.org/">Statewide Database</a></u> based on U.S. Census Bureau Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171).

These map boundaries were trimmed to align with the city and county's physical boundaries for greater usability. This trimming mainly consisted of excluding the water around the City and County from the boundaries.

<strong>C. UPDATE PROCESS</strong>
Supervisor District boundaries are updated every 10 years following the federal decennial census. The Supervisor District boundaries reflected in this dataset will remain unchanged. A new dataset will be created after the next decennial census and redistricting process are completed. 

The dataset is manually updated as new members of the Board of Supervisors take office. The most recent manual update date is reflected in the 'data_as_of' field. 

Once the redistricting process is completed after the next decennial census and a new dataset is published, this dataset will become static and will no longer be updated.

<strong>D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET</strong>
This dataset can be joined to other datasets for analysis and reporting at the Supervisor District level. 

If you are building an automated reporting pipeline using Socrata API access, we recommend using this dataset if you'd like your boundaries to remain static. If you would like the boundaries to automatically update after each decennial census to reflect the most recent Supervisor District boundaries, see the <u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/cqbw-m5m3">Current Supervisor Districts</a></u> dataset or the  <u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/hcgx-vtsb">Current Supervisor Districts (trimmed to remove water and other non-populated City territories)</a></u> dataset. 

<strong>E. RELATED DATASETS</strong>
<u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/d/keex-zmn4">Supervisor Districts (2012)</a></u> 
<u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/Geographic-Locations-and-Boundaries/Current-Supervisor-Districts/cqbw-m5m3">Current Supervisor Districts</a></u>
<u><a href="https://data.sfgov.org/Geographic-Locations-and-Boundaries/Current-Supervisor-Districts-trimmed-to-remove-wat/hcgx-vtsb">Current Supervisor Districts (trimmed to remove water and non-populated areas)</a></u>

Organization: City of San Francisco