Statewide coverage of 1890 Places based on population data available from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population data is from the Report on Population of the United States (1890 Census of Population)
Purpose
To use in GIS systems for historical study and analysis This datasets is made available to interested persons through the University of Arizona's instance of Open Geoportal. It has been provided to assist educators, students, researchers, and policy makers in mapping and/or analysis applications.
Temporal Extent
Time Period
Begin
1890-01-01T00:00:00
End
1890-12-31T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-114.733233
East
-109.249348
North
35.257121
South
31.288921
ISO Topic Category
planningCadastre
boundaries
society
Theme Keyword
Population
Census, Places
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
Place Keyword
Arizona
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Place Keyword
State of Arizona
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Temporal Keyword
1890
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
asNeeded
Language
eng
Credit
Chris Kollen, University of Arizona Library
Point of Contact
Contact
Chris Kollen
Position Name
Data Curation Librarian
Delivery Point
P.O. Box 210055
City
Tucson
Administrative Area
AZ
Postal Code
85721-0055
Country
U.S.
Email
kollen@email.arizona.edu
Phone
(520) 305-0495
Spatial Reference Information
Reference System Identifier
Code
NAD83 / UTM zone 12N (EPSG:26912)
Code Space
EPSG
Version
7.9
Data Quality Information
Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Result
Accuracy ranges from 10 to 800 meters at scales of 1:63,360, 1:634,000 and 1:760,320
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Dataset renamed from 1890_Cities.shp to Arizona_CensusPlaces_1890.shp by Ben Hickson with the University of Arizona Library. Metadata fields corresponding the Open Geoportal Working Group Best Practices Guide (http://opengeoportal.org/working-groups/metadata/) were also updated.
Process Date
Source
Title
Maricopa County Annexation File
Publication Date
2000-01-01
Originator
Maricopa County Flood Control
Description
Maricopa County Flood Control
Source
Title
Territory of Arizona
Publication Date
1899-01-01
Originator
U.S. General Land Office
Description
U.S. General Land Office
Source
Title
Geographic Names Information System
Publication Date
2007-01-01
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Description
U.S. Geological Survey
Source
Title
Territory of Arizona
Publication Date
1909-01-01
Originator
U.S. General Land Office
Description
U.S. General Land Office
Source
Title
Soil map, Arizona, Tempe
Publication Date
1900-01-01
Originator
Thomas H. Means
Description
Thomas H. Means
Source
Title
Soil map, Arizona, Tempe
Publication Date
1900-01-01
Originator
Thomas H. Means; R.B. Thomas; Maricopa County Flood Control; Thomas H. Means
