Metadata for TIGER 2000 Redistricting Census Data, with 2000 Census Block Population Counts Metadata for TIGER 2000 Redistricting Census Data, with 2000 Census Block Population Counts

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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator:

Montana Dept of Commerce
Montana Census and Economic Information Center

Publication date: 2001

Title:

TIGER 2000 Redistricting Census Data, with 2000 Census Block Population Counts

Edition: Redistricting Census 2000

Publication place: Helena, MT
Publisher: Montana State Library

Other citation details:

Other names for this data set on the NRIS web site were "tgr2000r" and "Tiger2000/statep"

Larger Work Citation:

Title: Montana State Library Census Data Collection, 1990-2010
Online linkage: http://mslapps.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={77211e26-cfa9-4a7b-b8f8-09d567c1d131}

Abstract:

NOTE: This metadata file is a modified version of the general file that applies to the TIGER/Line Redistricting database for the entire state of Montana. It has been modified to reflect the processing done to convert the native TIGER/Line files into a set of ArcView shapefiles for each Montana County. It does not document each individual layer county-by-county.

Each folder contains, for one county, several themes extracted from the TIGER files in ESRI shapefile format, Montana State Plane Coordinates, NAD83, units meters. The themes include all polygons and lines from the TIGER files, and a theme of the Census Blocks which are joined to some of the 2000 Census population counts from the Public Law 94-171 files.

The Montana Census and Economic Information Center imported the TIGER/Line files to a series of ArcView shapefiles for each Montana County using TGR2SHP version 4.1 (GIS Tools, Knoxville, TN). Each county may have a different number of shapefiles depending upon the spatial features present in the county. Below is a table of the possible shapefiles for a county with their file names.

The Montana State Library converted the data to Montana State Plane Coordinates and joined the blk00 files to PL 94-171 population counts using Arc/Info software from ESRI of Redlands, CA.

Each file name listed below is preceeded by "tgr30" and the three-digit county FIPS code.
File Name Feature Name Type
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all . . . All Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . Polygons
links . . All Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lines
lpt . . . Landmark Points . . . . . . . . . . Point
ndH . . . Hydrography Nodes . . . . . . . . . Point
lkH . . . Hydrography Lines . . . . . . . . . Lines
ndF . . . Non Visible and Group Nodes . . . . Point
lkF . . . Non Visible and Group Lines . . . . Lines
ndE . . . Physical Features Nodes . . . . . . Point
lkE . . . Physical Features Lines . . . . . . Lines
ndD . . . Landmark Nodes . . . . . . . . . . Point
lkD . . . Landmark Lines . . . . . . . . . . Lines
ndC . . . Misc. Ground Transportation Nodes . Point
lkC . . . Misc. Ground Transportation Lines . Lines
ndB . . . Rail Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . Point
lkB . . . Rail Links . . . . . . . . . . . . Lines
ndA . . . Road Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . Point
lkA . . . Road Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . Lines
cty00 . . County 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . Polygons
plc00 . . Census Places 2000 . . . . . . . . Polygons
ccd00 . . Census County Divisions . . . . . . Polygons
kgl . . . Key Geographic Locations . . . . . Polygons
lpy . . . Landmark Polygons . . . . . . . . . Polygons
elm . . . Elementary School Districts . . . . Polygons
sec . . . Secondary School Districts . . . . Polygons
uni . . . Unified School Districts . . . . . Polygons
wat . . . Water Polygons . . . . . . . . . . Polygons
trt00 . . Census Tracts 20000 . . . . . . . Polygons
blk00 . . Census Block Groups 2000 . . . . . Polygons
grp00 . . Census Blocks 2000 . . . . . . . . Polygons
aits . . . Tribal Subdivisions . . . . . . . . Polygons
taz . . . Traffic Analysis Zones . . . . . . Polygons
city . . . Consolidated Cities 2000 . . . . . Polygons
msa . . . CMSA/MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polygons
pms . . . PMSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polygons
cen . . . All Centroids . . . . . . . . . . . Points
nodes . . All Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Points
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TIGER, TIGER/Line, and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the Bureau of the Census. The Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line files are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the Census TIGER data base. The geographic coverage for a single TIGER/Line file is a county or statistical equivalent entity, with the coverage area based on January 1, 2000 legal boundaries.

The Census TIGER data base represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts. However, each county-based TIGER/Line file is designed to stand alone as an independent data set.

The Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line files do NOT contain the ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and the address ranges are of approximately the same vintage as those appearing in the 1999 TIGER/Line files. That is, the Census Bureau is producing the Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line files in advance of the computer processing that will ensure that the address ranges in the TIGER/Line files agree with the final Master Address File (MAF) used for tabulating Census 2000.

The files contain information distributed over a series of record types for the spatial objects of a county. There are 17 record types, including the basic data record, the shape coordinate points, and geographic codes that can be used with appropriate software to prepare maps. Other geographic information contained in the files includes attributes such as feature identifiers/ census feature class codes (CFCC) used to differentiate feature types, address ranges and ZIP Codes, codes for legal and statistical entities, latitude/longitude coordinates of linear and point features, landmark point features, area landmarks, key geographic features, and area boundaries. The Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line data dictionary contains a complete list of all the fields in the 17 record types.

Purpose:

In order for others to use the information in the Census TIGER data base in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the data base in the form of TIGER/Line files. Various versions of the TIGER/Line files have been released; previous versions include the 1990 Census TIGER/Line files, the 1992 TIGER/Line files, the 1994 TIGER/Line files, the 1995 TIGER/Line files, the 1997 TIGER/Line files, the 1998 TIGER/Line files, and the 1999 TIGER/Line files. The Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line files were originally produced to support the Census 2000 Redistricting Data Program.

Time period of content:

Calendar date: 2000
Currentness reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency:: TIGER/Line files are extracted from the Census TIGER data base when needed for geographic programs required to support the census and survey programs of the Census Bureau. No changes or updates will be made to the Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/Line files. Future releases of TIGER/Line files will reflect updates made to the Census TIGER data base and will be released under a version numbering system based on the month and year the data is extracted.

Access constraints: None

Use constraints:

Acknowledgment of the U.S. Bureau of the Census would be appreciated for products derived from these files. TIGER, TIGER/Line, and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the Bureau of the Census.

The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.

Point of contact:

Montana State Library
P.O. Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

Data Quality Information:

Attribute accuracy report:

Accurate against Federal information Processing Standards (FIPS), FIPS Publication 6-4, and FIPS-55 at the 100% level for the codes and base names. The remaining attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for accuracy.

Logical consistency report:

The feature network of lines (as represented by Record Types 1 and 2) is compete for census purposes. Spatial objects in TIGER/Line belong to the "Geometry and Topology" (GT) class of objects in the "Spatial Data Transfer Standard" (SDTS) FIPS Publication 173 and are topologically valid. Node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological edit requirements. These requirements include:
* Complete chains must begin and end at nodes.
* Complete chains must connect to each other at nodes.
* Complete chains do not extend through nodes.
* Left and right GT-polygons are defined for each complete chain element
and are consistent throughout the extract process.
* the chains representing the limits of the files are free of gaps.

The Census Bureau performed automated tests to ensure logical consistency and limits of files. All polygons are tested for closure. The Census Bureau uses its internally developed Geographic Update System to enhance and modify spatial and attribute data in the Census TIGER data base. Standard geographic codes, such as FIPS codes for states, counties, municipalities, and places, are used when encoding spatial entities. The Census Bureau performed spatial data tests for logical consistency of the codes during the compilation of the original Census TIGER data base files. Most of the Codes themselves were provided to the Census Bureau by the USGS, the agency responsible for maintaining FIPS 55. Feature attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for consistency.

Completeness report:

Data completeness of the TIGER/Line files reflects the contents of the Census TIGER data base at the time the TIGER/Line files (Redistricting Census 2000 version) were created.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:

The information present in these files is provided for the purposes of statistical analysis and census operations only. Coordinates in the TIGER/Line files have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest. The positional accuracy varies with the source materials used, but generally the information is no better than the established map Accuracy standards for 1:100,000-scale maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); thus it is NOT suitable for high-precision measurement applications such as engineering problems, property transfers, or other uses that might require highly accurate measurements of the earth's surface.

The USGS 1:100,000-scale maps met national map accuracy standards and use coordinates defined by the North American Datum, 1983. For the contiguous 48 States, the cartographic fidelity of most of the Redistricting Census 2000 TIGER/ Line files, in areas outside the 1980 census Geographic Base File/Dual Independent map Encoding (GBF/DIME) file coverage and selected other large metropolitan areas, compare favorable with the USGS 1:100,000- scale maps. The Census Bureau cannot specify the accuracy of features inside of what was the 1980 GBF/DIME-File coverage or selected metropolitan areas.

The Census Bureau added updates to the TIGER/Line files that enumerators annotated on maps sheets prepared from the Census TIGER data base as they attempted to traverse every street feature shown on the Census 2000 map sheets; the Census Bureau also made other corrections from updated map sheets supplied by local participants for Census Bureau programs. The locational accuracy of these updates is of unknown quality. In addition to the Federal, State, and local sources, portions of the files may contain information obtained in part from maps and other materials prepared by private companies.

Despite the fact the TIGER/Line data positional accuracy is not as high as the coordinate values imply, the six-decimal place precision is useful when producing maps. The precision allows features that are next to each other on the ground to be placed in the correct position, on the map, relative to each other, without overlap.

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Source information:

Originator:: U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Geography Division
Publication date: 2000
Title: TIGER/Line Files
Edition: Redistricting Census 2000
Source contribution: The data set is a re-processed copy of this source.
Calendar date: 2000

Source information:

Originator: U.S. Census Bureau
Publication date: 2001
Title: Public Law 94-171 Files
Source contribution:: This is the source of the population counts in the blk00 files.
Calendar date: 04/01/2000

Process step:

The Montana Census and Economic Information Center (CEIC) converted the native TIGER/Line files into a number of separate ArcView shapefiles for each Montana county. CEIC used the TGR2SHP version 4.0 (GIS Tools, Knoxville, TN) to convert the files. As the software did not yet contain a TIGER 2000 conversion option, the TIGER 99 option was used. This option may not carry forward all of the attributes from the original TIGER files (e.g., Census Designated Place versus incorporated place designations).


Process date: 2001

Process step:

The Montana State Library, Natural Resource Information System, converted all the shapefiles to Arc/Info coverage format, projected them to Montana State Plane Coordinates with Arc/Info, joined the Census Block data to the population counts, and converted the data back to shapefile format.


Process date: 2001

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

SPCS zone identifier: 2500

Lambert conformal conic:

Standard parallel: 45
Standard parallel: 49
Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
False easting: 600000.00000
False northing: 0.00000

Planar distance units: meters

Geodetic model:

Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major axis: 6378137
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257

Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity and attribute overview:: The TIGER/Line files contain data describing three major types of features/entities:
Line Features -
1) Roads
2) Railroads
3) Hydrography
4) Miscellaneous transportation features and selected power lines and pipe lines
5) Political and statistical boundaries
Landmark Features -
1) Point landmarks, e.g., schools and churches.
2) Area landmarks, e.g., Parks and cemeteries.
3) Key geographic locations (KGLs), e.g., shopping centers and factories.
Polygon features -
1) Geographic entity codes for areas used to tabulate the Census 2000 census statistical data and 1990 geographic areas
2) Locations of area landmarks
3) Locations of KGLs

The line features and polygon information form the majority of data in the TIGER/Line files. Some of the data/attributes describing the lines include coordinates, feature identifiers (names), CFCCs (used to identify the most noticeable characteristic of a feature), address ranges, and geographic entity codes. The TIGER/Line files contain point and area labels that describe landmark features and provide locational reference. Area landmarks consist of a feature name or label and feature type assigned to a polygon or group of polygons. Landmarks may overlap or refer to the same set of polygons. The Census TIGER data base uses collections of spatial objects (points, lines, and polygons) to model or describe real-world geography. The Census Bureau uses these spatial objects to represent features such as streets, rivers, and political boundaries and assigns attributes to these features to identify and describe specific features such as the 500 block of Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Census Block data contains the following fields from the Public Law 94-171 files:
Item name Description
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P0010001 . . Total Population
P0010002 . . One race
P0010003 . . One race, White
P0010004 . . One race, Black or African American
P0010005 . . One race, American Indian or Alaska Native
P0010006 . . One race, Asian
P0010007 . . One race, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
P0010008 . . One race, Some other race
P0010009 . . Two or more races
P0020002 . . Hispanic
P0030001 . . Age 18 and over

Total Population should equal the sum of "One race" and "Two or more Races". "One race" should equal the total of all the other "One race," fields.

Many of the data files contain a CFCC field, whose values have the following meanings. Any feature with a Census Feature Class Code (CFCC) beginning with "P" is a provisional road that has not yet been verified by the Census Bureau. For the description of "P" codes, see the "A" code with the same numeric designation.

CFCC Description
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A11 Primary road with limited access or interstate highway, unseparated
A12 Primary road with limited access or interstate highway, unseparated, in tunnel
A13 Primary road with limited access or interstate highway, unseparated, underpassing
A14 Primary road with limited access or interstate highway, unseparated, with rail line in center
A15 Primary road with limited access or interstate highway, separated
A16 Primary road with limited access or interstate highway, separated, in tunnel
A17 Primary road with limited access or interstate highway, separated, underpassing
A18 Primary road with limited access or interstate highway, separated, with rail line in center
A21 Primary road without limited access, US highways, unseparated
A22 Primary road without limited access, US highways, unseparated, in tunnel
A23 Primary road without limited access, US highways, unseparated, underpassing
A24 Primary road without limited access, US highways, unseparated, with rail line in center
A25 Primary road without limited access, US highways, separated
A26 Primary road without limited access, US highways, separated, in tunnel
A27 Primary road without limited access, US highways, separated, underpassing
A28 Primary road without limited access, US highways, separated, with rail line in center
A31 Secondary and connecting road, state highways, unseparated
A32 Secondary and connecting road, state highways, unseparated, in tunnel
A33 Secondary and connecting road, state highways, unseparated, underpassing
A34 Secondary and connecting road, state highways, unseparated, with rail line in center
A35 Secondary and connecting road, state highways, separated
A36 Secondary and connecting road, state highways, separated, in tunnel
A37 Secondary and connecting road, state and county highways, separated, underpassing
A38 Secondary and connecting road, state and county highway, separated, with rail line in center
A41 Local, neighborhood, and rural road, city street, unseparated
A42 Local, neighborhood, and rural road, city street, unseparated, in tunnel
A43 Local, neighborhood, and rural road, city street, unseparated, underpassing
A44 Local, neighborhood, and rural road, city street, unseparated, with rail line in center
A45 Local, neighborhood, and rural road, city street, separated
A46 Local, neighborhood, and rural road, city street, separated, in tunnel
A47 Local, neighborhood, and rural road, city street, separated, underpassing
A48 Local, neighborhood, and rural road, city street, separated, with rail line in center
A51 Vehicular trail, road passable only by 4WD vehicle, unseparated
A52 Vehicular trail, road passable only by 4WD vehicle, unseparated, in tunnel
A53 Vehicular trail, road passable only by 4WD vehicle, unseparated, underpassing
A60 Special road feature
A61 Cul-de-sac, the closed end of a road that forms a loop or turn-around
A62 Traffic circle, the portion of a road or intersection of roads forming a roundabout
A63 Access ramp, the portion of a road that forms a cloverleaf or limited-access interchange
A64 Service drive, the road or portion of a road that provides access to businesses, facilities, and rest areas along a limited-access highway; this frontage road may intersect other roads and be named
A65 Ferry crossing, the representation of a route over water that connects roads on opposite shores; used by ships carrying automobiles or people
A70 Other thoroughfare
A71 Walkway or trail for pedestrians, usually unnamed
A72 Stairway, stepped road for pedestrians, usually unnamed
A73 Alley, road for service vehicles, usually unnamed, located at the rear of buildings and property
A74 Driveway or service road, usually privately owned and unnamed, used as access to residences, trailer parks, and apartment complexes, or as access to logging areas, oil rigs, ranches, farms, and park lands
B11 Railroad main track, not in tunnel or underpassing
B12 Railroad main track, in tunnel
B13 Railroad main track, underpassing
B21 Railroad spur track, not in tunnel or underpassing
B22 Railroad spur track, in tunnel
B23 Railroad spur track, underpassing
B31 Railroad yard track, not in tunnel or underpassing
B32 Railroad yard track, in tunnel
B33 Railroad yard track, underpassing
B40 Railroad ferry crossing, the representation of a route over water used by ships carrying train cars to connecting railroads on opposite shores. These are primarily located on the Great Lakes.
B50 Other rail line
B51 Carline, a track for streetcars, trolleys, and other mass transit rail systems; used when the carline is not part of the road right-of-way
B52 Cog railroad, incline railway, or logging tram
C00 Miscellaneous ground transportation, not road or railroad
C10 Pipeline
C20 Power transmission line
C30 Other ground transportation that is not a pipeline or a power transmission line
C31 Aerial tramway, monorail, or ski lift
D00 Landmark
D10 Military installation or reservation
D20 Multihousehold or transient quarters
D21 Apartment building or complex
D22 Rooming or boarding house
D23 Trailer court or mobile home park
D24 Marina
D25 Crew-of-vessel area
D26 Housing facility for workers
D27 Hotel, motel, resort, spa, hostel, YMCA, or YWCA
D28 Campground
D29 Shelter or mission
D30 Custodial facility
D31 Hospital
D32 Halfway house
D33 Nursing home, retirement home, or home for the aged
D34 County home or poor farm
D35 Orphanage
D36 Jail or detention center
D37 Federal penitentiary, state prison, or prison farm
D40 Educational or religious institution
D41 Sorority or fraternity
D42 Convent or monastery
D43 Educational institution, including academy, school, college, and university
D44 Religious institution, including church, synagogue, seminary, temple, and mosque
D50 Transportation terminal
D51 Airport or airfield
D52 Train station
D53 Bus terminal
D54 Marine terminal
D55 Seaplane anchorage
D60 Employment center
D61 Shopping center or major retail center
D62 Industrial building or industrial park
D63 Office building or office park
D64 Amusement center
D65 Government center
D66 Other employment center
D70 Tower
D71 Lookout tower
D80 Open space
D81 Golf course
D82 Cemetery
D83 National Park Service land
D84 National forest or other Federal land
D85 State or local park or forest
D90 Special purpose landmark
D91 Post office
D92 Urbanizacion, an identifiable community development in Puerto Rico
D93 Fire Department
D94 Police Station
D95 Library
D96 City/Town Hall
E00 Physical feature, tangible but not transportation or hydrographic
E10 Fence line locating a visible and permanent fence between separately identified property
E20 Topographic feature
E21 Ridge line, the line of highest elevation of a linear mountain
E22 Mountain peak, the point of highest elevation of a mountain
E23 Island, identified by name
E24 Levee, an embankment, as of earth or concrete, used to prevent a river or other body of water from overflowing
F00 Nonvisible boundary
F10 Nonvisible jurisdictional boundary of a legal or administrative entity
F11 Offset boundary of a legal entity
F12 Corridor boundary of a legal entity
F13 Interpolated boundary of a legal entity used for closure through hydrological areas
F14 Superseded legal boundary
F15 Superseded legal boundary, corrected through post census process
F16 Superseded legal boundary, current at the time of the 1997 Economic Census
F17 Nonvisible State Legislative District boundary
F18 Nonvisible Congressional District boundary
F20 Nonvisible feature for data base topology
F21 Automated feature extension to lengthen existing physical feature
F22 Irregular feature extension, determined manually, to lengthen existing physical feature
F23 Closure extension to complete data base topological closure between extremely close features (used to close small gaps between complete chains and create polygons to improve block labeling on cartographic products)
F24 Nonvisible separation line used with offset and corridor boundaries
F25 Nonvisible centerline of area enclosed by corridor boundary
F30 Point-to-point line, follows a line of sight and should not cross any visible feature; for example, from the end of a road to a mountain peak
F40 Property line, nonvisible boundary of either public or private lands, e.g., a park boundary
F50 ZIP Code tabulation boundary, used in delineating ZIP Code
F70 Statistical boundary
F71 1980 statistical boundary
F72 1990 statistical boundary; used to hold 1990 collection and tabulation census block boundaries not represented by existing physical features
F73 Internal U.S. Census Bureau use
F74 1990 statistical boundary; used to hold a 1990 tabulation census block boundary not represented by an existing physical feature
F80 Nonvisible other tabulation boundary
F81 School district boundary
F82 Internal U.S. Census Bureau use
F83 Census 2000 collection block boundary; used to hold Census 2000 collection block boundaries not represented by existing physical features
F84 Census 2000 statistical area boundary; used to hold Census 2000 statistical area boundaries not represented by existing physical features
F85 Census 2000 tabulation block boundary; used to hold Census 2000 tabulation block boundaries not represented by existing physical features
F86 Internal U.S. Census Bureau use
F87 Oregon urban growth area boundary
H00 Water feature, classification unknown or not elsewhere classified
H01 Shoreline of perennial water feature
H02 Shoreline of intermittent water feature
H11 Perennial stream or river
H12 Intermittent stream, river, or wash
H13 Braided stream or river
H21 Perennial canal, ditch, or aqueduct
H22 Intermittent canal, ditch, or aqueduct
H30 Lake or pond
H31 Perennial lake or pond
H32 Intermittent lake or pond
H40 Reservoir
H41 Perennial reservoir
H42 Intermittent reservoir
H50 Bay, estuary, gulf, sound, sea, or ocean
H51 Bay, estuary, gulf, or sound
H53 Sea or ocean
H60 Gravel pit or quarry filled with water
H70 Nonvisible water area definition boundary; used to separate named water areas
H71 USGS closure line; used as a maritime shoreline
H72 Census water center line; computed to use as a median positional boundary
H73 Census water boundary, international in waterways or at 10-mile limit; used as an area measurement line
H74 Census water boundary separating inland from coastal or Great Lakes; used as an area measurement line
H75 Census water boundary separating coastal water from territorial sea at the 3-mile limit; used as an area measurement line
H80 Special water feature
H81 Glacier
X00 Feature not yet classified
Entity and attribute detail citation:: U.S. Bureau of the Census, TIGER/Line files, Redistricting Census 2000 Technical Documentation. The TIGER/Line documentation defines the terms and definitions used within the files.

Distribution Information:

Distributor:

Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.

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Format name: ESRI Shapefile

Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 05/18/2015

Metadata review date: 09/20/2002

Metadata contact:

Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800
Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov