Maps can easily be created for any geographic area of the country by simply entering the name of the city or town and state. Geographic features such as highways, parks, railroads and water bodies can be turned on and off to develop a customized map to meet your specific needs. In addition to geographic features, TMS allows you to overlay one level of census data on each map. While options are limited, you can create thematic maps that illustrate family size, population density, family income, age, race and home ownership status by geographic region. Figure 2 takes the first map from above and overlays population density.
Density is shown at the census tract level.
These maps can be downloaded to your own computer and imported in your word processing or other program. Clarity of the maps can be improved by using a color printer. This is a very busy Web site and will take longer to access during peak usage periods. Selected data on your particular community should appear. Once you have selected the features for your map, click on your map to create a new map.