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Bring Census Bureau context into engineering work while Type keeps app access attached to the teammate and workspace.
AI agent integrationCensus Bureau
Census Bureau integration for multiplayer collaboration with AI agents using Claude Code or Codex
One governed connection your whole team and its AI agents can share, with approved actions and human review, so working in Census Bureau never means pasting credentials into a prompt.
CategoryAnalytics & Data
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Analytics & Data
What the Census Bureau integration exposes
The Census Bureau Data API provides developers with access to a wide range of statistical data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, facilitating integration into applications and data visualizations.
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Representative actions
- Geocode Address
Tool to geocode a single address to get latitude/longitude coordinates. Use when you need to convert a street address into geographic coordinates.
- Geocode Address for Census Geographies
Geocode an address and return Census geography identifiers including state, county, tract, block group, and block FIPS codes. This tool converts a physical address into geographic coordinates and returns detailed Census geography information including FIPS codes for various geographic levels (state, county, census tract, block group, block) plus additional geographies like congressional districts, places, and statistical areas. Use this when you need to link an address to Census geographic identifiers for data analysis or geographic queries.
- Geocode Address Parts
Tool to geocode an address using separate components (street, city, state, ZIP) to get latitude/longitude coordinates. Use when you have address data in separate fields rather than a single line.
- Geocode Address with Geography
Tool to geocode an address and return both coordinates and Census geography information. Use when you need geographic coordinates plus Census geographic identifiers like state FIPS, county FIPS, census tract, and block codes.
- Geocode Coordinates
Reverse geocode latitude/longitude coordinates to Census geographic areas. Takes decimal degree coordinates and returns associated Census geographies including states, counties, tracts, blocks, congressional districts, and other Census-defined geographic boundaries. Use this tool to identify what Census geographic areas a specific location falls within. Note: This uses the Census Geocoding Services API, which has a different base URL than the standard Census data API (uses geocoding.geo.census.gov).
Connection
API and auth details
The U.S. Census Bureau provides public APIs for demographic, economic, housing, business, geography, ACS, Decennial Census, County Business Patterns, and other datasets, with dataset discovery, variable metadata, geographic queries, API keys, JSON responses, and developer guidance for researchers and applications querying official Census data.
- Source
- Type catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- API reference
- https://api.census.gov/data.html
- Official site
- https://www.census.gov/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Census Bureau
Can Claude Code use Census Bureau?
Yes. Type lets an AI teammate use connected Census Bureau actions from a governed workspace context, so Claude Code work can reference the app without copying credentials into a local prompt.
Can Codex work with Census Bureau through Type?
Yes. Codex can collaborate through Type with app context, skills, and approved actions. The Census Bureau catalog entry includes public integration details and example capabilities where available.
Is this the same as a Census Bureau MCP server?
Type exposes connected app capabilities to AI teammates and coding agents through Type's integration layer. Teams use it when they want shared app access, human review, and teammate-level permissions around agent work.
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