Census Urbanized Areas (urban)

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Geography Division
Originator: ESRI
Publication_Date: 20050401
Title: Census Urbanized Areas (urban)
Edition: 2005
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: ESRI® Data & Maps
Issue_Identification: 2005
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Redlands, California, USA
Publisher: ESRI
Other_Citation_Details: Location: \usa\census
Online_Linkage:
<http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/catalog/download.asp?downloadName=urban&downloadTYPE=ESRI>
Online_Linkage:
<http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/catalog/download.asp?downloadName=urban&downloadTYPE=KMZ>
Description:
Abstract:
U.S. Census Urbanized Areas represents the Census 2000 Urbanized Areas (UA) and Urban Clusters (UC). A UA consists of contiguous, densely settled census block groups (BGs) and census blocks that meet minimum population density requirements (1000ppsm /500ppsm), along with adjacent densely settled census blocks that together encompass a population of at least 50,000 people. A UC consists of contiguous, densely settled census BGs and census blocks that meet minimum population density requirements, along with adjacent densely settled census blocks that together encompass a population of at least 2,500 people, but fewer than 50,000 people. The dataset covers the 50 States plus the District of Columbia within United States.
Purpose:
U.S. Census Urbanized Areas provides information about the locations, names, and urban codes of urbanized areas primarily for national planning applications.
Supplemental_Information: Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:300,000.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20000101
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Matches software update releases
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North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.306820
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.469934
Keywords:
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: Layer
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: boundary
Theme_Keyword: Polygon
Theme_Keyword: Urbanized area
Theme_Keyword: City
Theme_Keyword: society
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2000
Temporal_Keyword: 2003
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Contact_Person: Data Team
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 380 New York Street
City: Redlands
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 92373-8100
Country: USA
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Geography Division
Publication_Date: 20000101
Title: 2000 Urbanized Areas
Edition: 2000
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Urbanized Areas
Issue_Identification: 2000
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Online_Linkage: <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ua2000.html>
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Calendar_Date: 20000101
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Census - Urban
Source_Contribution: Attribute and geospatial data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: ESRI Business Information Solutions
Publication_Date: 2003
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Vienna, Virginia, USA
Publisher: ESRI Business Information Solutions
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Calendar_Date: 2003
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRI BIS
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Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An urbanized area (UA) consists of densely settled territory that contains 50,000 or more people. A UA may contain both place and nonplace territory. The U.S. Census Bureau delineates UAs to provide a better separation of urban and rural territory, population, and housing in the vicinity of large places. At least 35,000 people in a UA must live in an area that is not part of a military reservation.
For Census 2000, UA delineations constitute a "zero-based" approach that requires no "grandfathering" of UA boundaries from the 1990 census. Because of the more stringent density requirements (and the less restrictive extended place criteria), some territory that was classified as urbanized for the 1990 census has been reclassified as rural. In addition, some areas that were identified as UAs for the 1990 census have been reclassified as urban clusters.
The title of a UA may contain up to three incorporated place names, and will include the two-letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation for each state into which the UA extends. However, if the UA does not contain an incorporated place, the UA title will include the single name of the geographic entity that occurs first from the following list: census designated place, minor civil division, or populated place recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Each UA is assigned a five-digit census code in alphabetical sequence on a nationwide basis, interspersed with the codes for urban clusters (UCs), also in alphabetical sequence. For the 1990 census, the U.S. Census Bureau assigned a four-digit UA code based on the MA codes. For Census 2000, a separate flag is included in data tabulation files to differentiate between UAs and UCs. In printed reports, this differentiation is included in the name.
Process_Date: 2002
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Census - Urban
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The following steps were performed by ESRI: Downloaded ua99_doo.shp from the Census web site in October 2003. Deleted areas outside Alaska, Hawaii, and the contiguous United States--Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. Made shapes multi-part. Converted Hawaii to North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). Clipped features to the 2004 U.S. States coastline. Added POP2000 attribute by aggregating ESRI Business Information Solutions block pop points. Removed state abbreviations from NAME attribute (i.e., Riverside, CA became just Riverside). Deleted records that were prisons. Added SQMI attribute and calculated its values. Converted the data set to SDC. Created the projection file (.prj) and spatial indices.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Census - Urban
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRI BIS
Process_Date: 20040316
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The following steps were performed by ESRI: Added attribute POP00_SQMI and calculated its values. Reduced attribute widths for UA_ID, NAME, LSAD, and LSAD_DESC.
Process_Date: 20050320
Process_Step:
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An urbanized area (UA) consists of densely settled territory that contains 50,000 or more people. A UA may contain both place and nonplace territory. The U.S. Census Bureau delineates UAs to provide a better separation of urban and rural territory, population, and housing in the vicinity of large places. At least 35,000 people in a UA must live in an area that is not part of a military reservation.
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Codeset_Name: Urbanized Area Five-Digit Census Codes
Codeset_Source: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
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