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GIS Data

The GIS Center has a variety of data available for request. These data were collected from publicly available sources to create GIS files. To put in a request for one of these data files, please contact the GIS Center.

U.S. Census Data
Census information is from the American Community Survey (more information) 5-year summary files. Data was derived from the National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS). (MPC/NHGIS: Minnesota Population Center. National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 11.0 [Database]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. 2016. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V11.0.)

The spatial extent of census information is the entire EDA University Center 7 county region:  Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair, and Tuscola.  Data are available at the entire 7 county extent, as well as individual counties. The City of Flint is also an available spatial extent.

The census breakdowns available are:

  • Block groups
  • Tracts
  • County subdivisions (cities/townships)
  • County

Data are available for 2009-2022.

The GIS Center also has some non-census data available by request. These data are Genesee County and City of Flint focused.  

Data available include:

  • Genesee County Schools with student counts
  • Genesee County School Districts with student counts
  • Boundary files:
    • Cities and Townships
    • Counties
    • State
    • School Districts
    • Zip Codes
    • Precincts
    • Hydrography
  • City of Flint Service Line Connections (original and November 2016 update
  • Trails
  • National Land Cover/Land Use
  • Airports
  • Transportation

If you don’t see a dataset listed, please contact the GIS Center to see if we may have it or if we may know where the data can be found.

Flint Property Portal
The Flint Property Portal was launched by the Genesee County Land Bank Authority and the City of Flint in 2017. The purpose of the portal is to increase public access to property information in order to strengthen engagement, transparency, and trust between residents and local government in Flint. 

City of Flint GIS
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is a unit of Flint’s Planning Division. The mission of Flint’s GIS is to provide a progressive, location-based solution that promotes informed decision making, improves citizen services, and encourages collaboration across all levels of government.