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- description: After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates urban areas that represent densely developed territory,
encompassing residential, commercial, and other nonresidential urban land uses. In general, this territory consists of areas
of high population density and urban land use resulting in a representation of the "urban footprint." There are
two types of urban areas: urbanized areas (UAs) that contain 50,000 or more people and urban clusters (UCs) that contain at
least 2,500 people, but fewer than 50,000 people (except in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam which each contain urban clusters
with populations greater than 50,000). Each urban area is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain
leading zeroes. <br /> 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,
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. <br /> The boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January
1, 2010.; abstract: After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates urban areas that represent densely developed
territory, encompassing residential, commercial, and other nonresidential urban land uses. In general, this territory consists
of areas of high population density and urban land use resulting in a representation of the "urban footprint." There
are two types of urban areas: urbanized areas (UAs) that contain 50,000 or more people and urban clusters (UCs) that contain
at least 2,500 people, but fewer than 50,000 people (except in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam which each contain urban clusters
with populations greater than 50,000). Each urban area is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain
leading zeroes. <br /> 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,
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. <br /> The boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January
1, 2010.
Citation
- Title 2016_kml_county_within_ua_500.
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- creation Date
2016-08-10T15:14:32.315024
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2018-08-07T00:03:07Z
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on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-07T00:03:07Z
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CINERGI Metadata catalog
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ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
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2007
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urn:dciso:metadataabout:10397084-5a5f-48fd-93c6-ea3d41b261e6
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