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Retrieving Census data

get_census()
Access to Canadian census data through the CensusMapper API

Data discovery

list_census_datasets()
Query the CensusMapper API for available datasets.
list_census_regions()
Query the CensusMapper API for available regions in a given dataset.
as_census_region_list()
Convert a (suitably filtered) data frame from list_census_regions to a list suitable for passing to get_census.
list_census_vectors()
Query the CensusMapper API for available vectors for a given dataset.
find_census_vectors()
Query the CensusMapper API for vectors using exact, semantic, or keyword search
search_census_regions()
Query the CensusMapper API for regions with names matching a searchterm.
explore_census_vectors()
Interactively browse Census variables and regions on Censusmapper.ca in a new browser window
explore_census_regions()
Interactively browse Census variables and regions on Censusmapper.ca in a new browser window
search_census_vectors()
Query the CensusMapper API for vectors with descriptions matching a search term or phrase (deprecated)
get_intersecting_geometries()
Get identifiers for census regions intersecting a geometry

Working with Census data

label_vectors()
Return Census variable names and labels as a tidy data frame
add_unique_names_to_region_list()
Convenience function for creating unique names from region list
child_census_vectors()
List all child variables from vector hierarchies given either a list of Census variables returned by list_census_vectors, search_census_vectors, find_census_vectors, or a direct string reference to the vector code.
parent_census_vectors()
List all parent variables from vector hierarchies given either a list of Census variables returned by list_census_vectors, search_census_vectors, find_census_vectors, or a direct string reference to the vector code.
visualize_vector_hierarchy()
Visualize Census vector hierarchies as ASCII tree
dataset_attribution()
Get attribution for datasets

Managing cached data

list_cancensus_cache()
List cached files
remove_from_cancensus_cache()
Remove cached files

Recalled data

list_recalled_cached_data()
List recalled data stored in local cache
remove_recalled_cached_data()
Remove recalled data from local cache

User settings

set_cancensus_api_key()
Set Censusmapper API key
set_cancensus_cache_path()
Set persistent cancensus cache location
show_cancensus_api_key()
View saved Censusmapper API key
show_cancensus_cache_path()
View saved cache directory path

Getting data directly from StatCan

get_statcan_wds_data()
Query the StatCan WDS for data
get_statcan_wds_metadata()
Query the StatCan WDS for metadata
get_statcan_geographies()
Read the geosuite data
get_statcan_geographic_attributes()
Read the Geographic Attributes File
get_statcan_geography_relationships()
Read the Dissemination Geographies Relationship File
get_statcan_geo_suite()
Read the geosuite data

Data

CODES_TABLE
A dataset with code table summaries for census data
COV_SKYTRAIN_STATIONS
A dataset City of Vancouver skytrain station locations