Shapefile representing population density by district in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) for 1938. The dataset also includes the percentage of absentees among the able-bodied male population in each district. Data were extracted from a scanned British Colonial Office map.
Purpose
For displaying population and employment data with GIS software.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Publication date.
Time Instant
20180424
Bounding Box
West
21.955254
East
33.648306
North
-8.239086
South
-18.074784
Theme Keyword
boundary
boundaries
administrative boundaries
administrative divisions
colony
colonies
colonial boundaries
historical boundaries
public
open access
district
districts
population
population density
employment
labor
work
laborers
workers
migration
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
Zambia
Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
1938
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
This dataset is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Any non-commercial use is permitted. All uses must credit Princeton University Library and carry this same license.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Delivery Point
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Telephone
609-258-1097
Credit
Princeton University Library
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Source
Publication Date
19380101
Title
Population, Northern Rhodesia
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Publication Information
Publication Place
London, GB
Publisher
His Majesty's Stationery Office
Online Linkage
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5138jj087
Source Scale Denominator
4000000
Type of Source Media
hardcopy
Contribution
Population map of Northern Rhodesia. Issued in: Labour conditions in Northern Rhodesia. Colonial, no. 150.
Map held in Lewis Library at Princeton University; volume held in Firestone Library at Princeton University.
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
29
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-009
Longitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-009
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D WGS 1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS 1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257223563
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Zambia_population_1938
Entity Type Definition
Polygons representing district boundaries.
Entity Type Definition Source
Colonial Office
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
District
District name.
Definition Source
Survey Department
Density
Population density per square mile.
Definition Source
Survey Department
Pct_Absent
Percentage of absentees in able-bodied male population. (No percentage of absentees is given for Isoka; the value in this district appears as zero due to the attribute format.)
Definition Source
Survey Department
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20180424
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Contact Address
Address
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-1097
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
