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Resource Abstract:
- description: The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic
and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic
Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps
between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined
to cover the entire nation. The primary legal divisions of most States are termed counties. In Louisiana, these divisions
are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs, city and boroughs,
and municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively for statistical purposes
by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four States (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or
more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their States.
These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes of data presentation.
The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent entity for purposes
of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes of data presentation:
Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is
covered by counties or equivalent entities. The 2010 Census boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January
1, 2010, primarily as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).; abstract: The TIGER/Line
Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information
from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER)
Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line
File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The primary
legal divisions of most States are termed counties. In Louisiana, these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which
has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs, city and boroughs, and municipalities, and for the unorganized
area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census
Bureau. In four States (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or more incorporated places that are independent
of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their States. These incorporated places are known as independent
cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no
primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats
the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts
and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S.
Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent
entities. The 2010 Census boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January 1, 2010, primarily as reported
through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).
Citation
- Title New Mexico County Boundaries (2010 Census).
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- creation Date
2014-06-25T19:46:14.772622
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2018-08-06T21:51:03Z
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- notes: This metadata record was generated by an xslt transformation from a dc metadata record; Transform by Stephen M. Richard, based
on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T21:51:03Z
Metadata contact
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- organisation Name
CINERGI Metadata catalog
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- electronic Mail Address cinergi@sdsc.edu
Metadata language
eng
Metadata character set encoding:
utf8
Metadata standard for this record:
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
standard version:
2007
Metadata record identifier:
urn:dciso:metadataabout:1a03d140-1f41-465b-bf59-08cfd7912ed2
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)