Draw A Map

Please note the redistricting process for the City of Bellflower was completed on November 8, 2021. The redistricting webpages are legally required to remain available to the public for 10 years after the adoption of maps; however, various links have been deactivated since the process is completed.

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Public mapping tools to assist the public in drawing maps. There are different tools for different purposes and different tools for different levels of technical skill and interest.

Please note that the DistrictR and Maptitude tools were available during the redistricting process but have been deactivated since draft maps are no longer being accepted.

• Paper-only maps for those without internet access or who prefer paper.
  • Total Population by Unit: English | Spanish
  • Population Units by Number: English | Spanish
• Paper maps with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to calculate population totals
  • English | Spanish
• DistrictR a simple online map drawing tool to easily draw neighborhoods or communities of interest.
  • DistrictR Online Tool
  • Tool Guides:
    • DistrictR mapping tool training video
• Caliper’s Maptitude Online Redistricting mapping tool to draw maps census block by census block and submit maps electronically.
  • Maptitude Online Tool
  • Optional tutorials and guides:
    • Mapping tool quick start guide.
    • Full demonstration video
• Story Map is an easy-to-use “story” of demographics and other data to learn about your community and identify “communities of interest.” Story Map is similar to PowerPoint but interactive. Story Map is to review and analyze data, not to create maps.
  • • Story Map

If you would like to submit a map created using your own software, please email to redistricting@bellflower.org and include: (1) a GIS Shapefile and/or a Census Block equivalency file (using 2020 Census Blocks); and, (2) a description of the choices and key points of your map.

Submit maps to redistricting@bellflower.org. After you submit your map, the demographic consultants will generate the population and other demographic details for your proposed map. Maps can be viewed on the Draft Maps page.

It is helpful if you submit written comments with your map describing how your map was drawn to meet the required criteria. An example of this would be describing the specific neighborhoods or communities of interest that are kept within a single district.