uscensusbureau/citysdk
Convenient JavaScript utilities for working with Census APIs: Statistics, Cartographic GeoJSON, lat/lng -> FIPS, and other niceties (written in ClojureScript) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 86
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4230
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 84
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1038 stars · 181 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
CitySDK is a JavaScript (ClojureScript-compiled) library that simplifies access to US Census Bureau APIs, providing utilities for fetching statistics, cartographic GeoJSON, and lat/lng-to-FIPS geocoding. It works in both browser and Node.js environments and ships as an ESM module.
Use cases
- fetch US Census statistics like ACS5 population data in JavaScript
- get cartographic GeoJSON boundaries for census geographies
- convert latitude/longitude coordinates to FIPS codes
- build choropleth maps with Leaflet or Mapbox using census data
- query census data by vintage year and geographic hierarchy
- create D3.js visualizations from census statistics
- integrate census data into frontend or backend JavaScript apps
When to choose
- you need a convenient wrapper around the US Census Data API in JavaScript
- you want combined statistics and GeoJSON for mapping census data
- you need lat/lng to FIPS geocoding without extra services
When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the repository is archived and unmaintained
- you need pre-2.3 client-side CORS proxying, which no longer works
- you require production support or security patches
- you work outside JavaScript/Node.js ecosystems
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
http-client data-science geospatial data-science apis developer-tools browser us-census census-api clojurescript geo fips demographics esm archived maps nodejs javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/uscensusbureau/citysdk · fetched 2026-08-28 · 63dcce77be9f
- homepage: https://uscensusbureau.github.io/citysdk · fetched 2026-08-29 · 126f646cac5e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| uscensusbureau/citysdk | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="uscensusbureau/citysdk")
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