FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2003, RELEASED NOVEMBER, 2002.
TITLE: DESIGNATED CENSUS PLACES 2000
Geodataset Name: PLACES Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POLYGON
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains designated places for the Census 2000 with associated demographic data (Summary 1 file).
DATA SOURCE(S): U.S. Census Bureau SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: 1:100,000 DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: 2000 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: PLACES.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION SHAPE 8 Shapepoly 0 AREA 16 DECIMAL 3 PERIMETER 16 DECIMAL 3 COUNTY 5 Character - PLACE 5 Character - NAME 66 Character - STATE 2 Character - STFID 7 Character - POP2000 9 Decimal 0 WHITE 9 Decimal 0 BLACK 9 Decimal 0 AMERI_ES 9 Decimal 0 ASIAN 9 Decimal 0 HAWN_PI 9 Decimal 0 OTHER 9 Decimal 0 MULT_RACE 9 Decimal 0 HISPANIC 9 Decimal 0 MALES 9 Decimal 0 FEMALES 9 Decimal 0 AGE_UNDER5 9 Decimal 0 AGE_5_17 9 Decimal 0 AGE_18_21 9 Decimal 0 AGE_22_29 9 Decimal 0 AGE_30_39 9 Decimal 0 AGE_40_49 9 Decimal 0 AGE_50_64 9 Decimal 0 AGE_65_UP 9 Decimal 0 MED_AGE 9 Decimal 1 MED_AGE_M 9 Decimal 1 MED_AGE_F 9 Decimal 1 HOUSEHOLDS 9 Decimal 0 AVE_HH_SZ 9 Decimal 2 HSEHLD_1_M 9 Decimal 0 HSEHLD_1_F 9 Decimal 0 MARHH_CHD 9 Decimal 0 MARHH_NO_C 9 Decimal 0 MHH_CHILD 9 Decimal 0 FHH_CHILD 9 Decimal 0 FAMILIES 9 Decimal 0 AVE_FAM_SZ 9 Decimal 2 HSE_UNITS 9 Decimal 0 URBAN 9 Decimal 0 RURAL 9 Decimal 0 VACANT 9 Decimal 0 OWNER_OCC 9 Decimal 0 RENTER_OCC 9 Decimal 0 DESCRIPT 66 Character -
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION
Shape Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format,
which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.
County County
AREA Area of polygon in square meters
PERIMETER Perimeter of polygon in coverage units meters
Place Designated Place FIPS code
Name Designated Place Name
State State (FIPS)
Stfid State + County + Tract + Block FIPS
pop2000 Population 2000 (P007001)
white White alone (P007002)
black Black or african american alone (P007003)
ameri_es American indian and alaska native alone (P007004)
asian Asian alone (P007005)
hawn_pi Native hawaiian and other pacific islander alone (P007006)
other Some other race alone (P007007)
mult_race 2 or more races (P007008)
hispanic People who are hispanic or latino (P011001)
males Males (P012002)
females Females (P012026)
age_under5 Male and female under 5 yrs (P012003 + P012027)
age_5_17 Male and female 5 to 17 yrs (P012004-006 + P012028-030)
age_18_21 Male and female 18 to 21 yrs (P012007-009 + P012031-033)
age_22_29 Male and female 22 to 29 yrs (P012010-011 + P012034-035)
age_30_39 Male and female 30 to 39 yrs (P012012-013 + P012036-037)
age_40_49 Male and female 40 to 49 yrs (P012014-015 + P012038-039)
age_50_64 Male and female 50 to 64 yrs (P012016-019 + P012040-043)
age_65_up Male and female 65 yrs and over (P012020-025 + P012044-049)
med_age Median age both sexes (P013001)
med_age_m Median age males (P013002)
med_age_f Median age females (P013003)
households Households (P015001)
ave_hh_sz Average household size (P017001)
hsehld_1_m 1-person household male householder (P018003)
hsehld_1_f 1-person household female householder (P018004)
marhh_chd Family households married-couple family w/ own children
under 18 yrs (P018008)
marhh_no_c Family households married-couple family no own children
under 18 yrs (P018009)
mhh_child Family households other family male householder no wife
present w/ own children under 18 yrs (P018012)
fhh_child Family households other family female householder no husband
present w/ own children under 18 yrs (P018015)
families Families (P031001)
ave_fam_sz Average family size (P033001)
hse_units Housing units (H001001)
urban Housing units urban (H002002)
rural Housing units rural (H002005)
vacant Housing units vacant (H003003)
owner_occ Housing units owner occupied (H004002)
renter_occ Housing units renter occupied (H004003)
DESCRIPT FGDL added item based on Name
USER NOTES:
Census Designated Place (CDP) Census designated places (CDPs) (as defined by U.S. Census Bureau) are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places. CDPs are delineated to provide census data for concentrations of population, housing, and commercial structures that are identifiable by name but are not within an incorporated place. CDP boundaries usually are defined in cooperation with state, local, and tribal officials. These boundaries, which usually coincide with visible features or the boundary of an adjacent incorporated place or other legal entity boundary, have no legal status, nor do these places have officials elected to serve traditional municipal functions. CDP boundaries may change from one decennial census to the next with changes in the settlement pattern; a CDP with the same name as in an earlier census does not necessarily have the same boundary. For Census 2000, for the first time, CDPs did not need to meet a minimum population threshold to qualify for tabulation of census data. For the 1990 census and earlier censuses, the U.S. Census Bureau required CDPs to qualify on the basis of various minimum population size criteria. Beginning with the 1950 census, the U.S.Census Bureau, in cooperation with state and local governments (and American Indian tribal officials starting with the 1990 census), identified and delineated boundaries and names for CDPs. In the data products issued in conjunction with Census 2000, the name of each such place is followed by CDP, as was the case for the 1990 and 1980 censuses. In the data products issued in conjunction with the 1950, 1960, and 1970 censuses, these places were identified by (U), meaning unincorporated place. Hawaii is the only state that has no incorporated places recognized by the U.S.Census Bureau. All places shown in the data products for Hawaii are CDPs. By agreement with the state of Hawaii, the U.S.Census Bureau does not show data separately for the city of Honolulu, which is coextensive with Honolulu County. All places in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam are CDPs.The Virgin Islands of the United States has both CDPs and incorporated places. There are no CDPs in American Samoa; the U.S. Census Bureau treats the traditional villages as statistically equivalent to incorporated places. The PLACES.shp shapefile contains fields taken from the US Census 2000 Summary 1 file. There are approximately 40 fields that contain demographic data within the shapefile. These fields were created by the geography network and are made up of various fields from the Summary 1 file (for more information look to to "FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES"). If other demographic data is needed then there are additional tables from the Summary 1 file that can be joined to Cenblk.shp. A note concerning data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modelling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data. 1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries. 1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:250000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger. Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analyses. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our web pages at: http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Merged all Designated Places together by county -Performed a Disslove on item PLACE (Place FIPS code) -Linked 2000 Census Place Demographics (SF1) .DBF to 2000 Designated Places shapefile -Added Descript item based on NAME -Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below) -Upcased all character records
REFERENCES:
Census 2000 TIGER Line Files
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
The Places dataset was enhanced at the Geoplan Center by the addition/standardization of attribute data from the 2000 census Summary 1 file. Digital boundary and attribute data were acquired from the U.S.Census Bureau (http://ftp2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/ demographic_profile/Florida/) and the Geography Network (http://www.geographynetwork.com) in shapefile format by the GeoPlan Center 2001. When received, the data was in Geographic projection, Datum: NAD83, Spheroid: GRS1980, Units: Decimal degrees. Data was merged by county, reprojected to FGDL Albers HPGN, and redundant polygons were dissolved based on item PLACE. Census Place Demographics (SF1) attribute data was linked to the 2000 Designated Places shapefile, DESCRIPT item was added based on NAME, and lowercase characters within the attribute table were upcased.
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:
Projection ALBERS Units METERS Datum HPGN Spheroid GRS1980 1st standard parallel 24 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 31 30 0.000 central meridian -84 0 0.000 latitude of projection's origin 24 0 0.000 false easting (meters) 400000.00000 false northing (meters) 0.00000
DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S):
Name: U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Address: 8903 Presidential Parkway, WP I
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
20772
Phone: (301) 457-1128
Fax: (301) 457-4710
Email: tiger@census.gov
FGDL CONTACT:
Name: Florida Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name: FGDL
Address: Florida Geographic Data Library
431 Architecture
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
Web site: http://www.fgdl.org
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