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U.S. Populated Place Points, 2013
- Identification Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Publication Date
- 20130601
- Title
- U.S. Populated Place Points, 2013
- Edition
- 2013
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Data Maps for ArcGIS®
- Issue Identification
- 2013 - World, Europe, and United States
- Online Linkage
- https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/136ee0c6-1b2f-4a50-b408-92f7bef21b3c/file/3563073d-cda6-49c4-a183-86d476a2e7fa
- Abstract
- U.S. Populated Place Points represents populated places that include census designated places, consolidated cities, and incorporated places within United States identified by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Purpose
- U.S. Populated Place Points provides locations for populated places including attributes - name, FIPS code, Census class, area, and selected demographic data.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Unknown
- Time Instant
- 200004
- Bounding Box
- West
- -176.645064
- East
- 173.186142
- North
- 71.300376
- South
- 19.062918
- Theme Keyword
- point
- places
- populated places
- cities
- towns
- villages
- demographics
- housing units
- location
- society
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- society
- location
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Temporal Keyword
- 2000
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to Esri for inclusion on Data Maps for ArcGIS® for use with Esri® software. Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the redistribution rights below for this data set provided on Data Maps. As used herein, “Geodata” shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes. The redistribution rights for this data set: Public domain data from U.S. government is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The terms and conditions below apply to all the data sets provided on Data Maps. Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of Esri and its licensor(s). 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- Use Restrictions
- See legal constraints.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Annually
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Delivery Point
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- 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
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Delivery Point
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Credit
- ESRI
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- Entity point
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 25150
- 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
- ESRI_2013_places
- Entity Type Definition
- The points represent concentrations of population that include census designated places, consolidated cities, and incorporated places identified by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- 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
- NAME
- The populated place name. (Names for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- CLASS
- The class of the populated place.
- borough
- In Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, an incorporated place.
- Census Designated Place
- Census designated place - A statistical entity, defined for each decennial census according to Census Bureau guidelines, comprising a densely settled concentration of population that is not within an incorporated place, but is locally identified by a name.
- city
- An incorporated place in 49 States and the District of Columbia. In 20 States, some or all cities are not part of any minor civil division, and the Census Bureau also treats these as county subdivisions, statistically equivalent to minor civil divisions.
- city (consolidated, balance)
- The portion of the consolidated city minus the incorporated places. For statistical purposes, these entities are treated as statistically equivalent to a place and have no legal basis or functions.
- city and borough
- unknown
- city and county
- unknown
- municipality
- unknown
- town
- An incorporated place in 30 States. In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota, the Census Bureau treats these towns as the equivalent of a minor civil division.
- village
- An incorporated place in 20 States. The Census Bureau treats all villages in New Jersey, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and some villages in Ohio as county subdivisions.
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- ST
- The two-letter abbreviation for the state in which the populated place is located. (Federal Information Processing Standards 5–2National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- STFIPS
- The FIPS code (two-digit number) for the state in which the populated place is located. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- PLACEFIP
- The FIPS code (five-digit number) for the populated place within a State. (Federal Information Processing Standards Pub 55National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- HOUSEUNITS
- The 2000 housing unit counts of the populated place. (Numbers for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- POP2000
- The 2000 population of the populated place. (Numbers for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- POP_CLASS
- The code for the population class of the populated place.
- 1
- Population from 0 - 249.
- 2
- Population from 250 - 499.
- 3
- Population from 500 - 999.
- 4
- Population from 1,000 - 2,499.
- 5
- Population from 2,500 - 9,999.
- 6
- Population from 10,000 - 49,999.
- 7
- Population from 50,000 - 99,999.
- 8
- Population from 100,000 - 499,999.
- 9
- Population from 500,000 - 999,999.
- 10
- Population from 1,000,000 and up.
- Definition Source
- Esri
- AREALAND
- The area in square miles of the populated place which is land. (Numbers for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- AREAWATER
- The area in square miles of the populated place which is water. (Numbers for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- SDC Feature Database
- Distributor
- Esri; Esri Offices
- Online Access
- http://www.ArcGIS.com
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20141027
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Contact Person
- ArcGIS Content Team
- Contact Position
- ArcGIS Content Team
- Contact Address
- Address
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State or Province
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
