US State Geography — state

Geographic and classificatory properties for the 50 states and District of Columbia. Keyed by abb to join with state_ids.

state_geo

Format

A tibble with 51 rows and 10 variables:

abb: 2-letter USPS abbreviation (join key)
region: Census Bureau region
division: Census Bureau division
area_land: Land area in square miles
area_water: Water area in square miles
lat: Centroid latitudinal coordinate
long: Centroid longitudinal coordinate
contiguous: TRUE for the 48 contiguous states and DC; FALSE for Alaska and Hawaii
landlocked: TRUE for states with no coastline on an ocean, gulf, or Great Lake (21 states including DC)
peak_elev: Elevation of the state high point in feet

Regions and divisions: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/geographies/2018/state-geocodes-v2018.xlsx
Area and centroids: TIGER/Web REST API (State_County layer)
Peak elevations: USGS state high point records