Metadata for Lincoln County Montana Towns Metadata for Lincoln County Montana Towns
Identification Information:
Citation:
Originator: Lincoln County Planning Department
Publication date: 10/01/2012
Title: Lincoln County Montana Towns
Publisher: Lincoln County Planning Department

Abstract:
Locations of towns in Lincoln County Montana, along with U.S. Census data from 1990 and 2000
Purpose:
This dataset was created for general mapping and query purposes.

Time period of content:
Calendar date: 2010
Currentness reference: Publication Date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: As Needed
Use constraints:
Neither Lincoln County, Montana nor any of its employees, makes any warranty or guarantee to this data and assumes no legal responsibility for the information. Information is derived from multiple sources, subject to constant change, and may be of questionable accuracy, currency and completeness. Data is provided for informational purposes only. Primary information sources should be consulted for verification of data. Deriving conclusions from this data is done at the user's risk. This data does not necessarily meet mapping, surveying, or engineering standards and is not intended for design purposes. User should use caution when overlaying other datasets as it may not display correctly with other layers.
Point of contact:
Debra Blystone
Lincoln County Planning Department
512 California Ave
Libby, Montana 59923


Telephone: 406-283-2464
E-Mail: dblystone@libby.org


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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Point and vector object information:
SDTS object type: Entity point
SDTS object count: 11
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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Map projection:
Map projection name: NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
Lambert conformal conic:
NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
Standard parallel: 45.0
Standard parallel: 49.0
Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
False easting: 600000.0
False northing: 0.0
Planar distance units: Meter
Geodetic model:
Horizontal datum name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid name: GRS 1980
Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222101
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Entity and Attribute Information:
Entity type label: Lincoln County Towns

Attribute label: FID
Attribute definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute label: Shape
Attribute definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute label: TOWN
Attribute definition: Town Name

Attribute label: COUNTY
Attribute definition: County Name

Attribute label: POP_1990
Attribute definition: Town population in 1990

Attribute label: POP_2000
Attribute definition: Town population in 2000

Attribute label: TYPE_1990
Attribute definition: Type of Place


Attribute
Value 		Definition of
Attribute Value
Census Designated Place A non-incorporated place with boundaries and population defined by the U.S. Census Bureau


Attribute
Value 		Definition of
Attribute Value
Incorporated Place A place with a boundary defined under Montana law and population defined by the U.S. Census Bureau


Attribute
Value 		Definition of
Attribute Value
Other Place A town that does not have a legally- or U.S. Census-defined boundary, whose population is estimated.

Attribute label: TYPE_2000
Attribute definition: Town status in 2000

Attribute label: EST_METHOD
Attribute definition: Population estimation method


Attribute
Value 		Definition of
Attribute Value
Census Count pop_1990 and pop_2000 are the actual U.S. Census counts for an incorporated or Census Designated place


Attribute
Value 		Definition of
Attribute Value
1990 estimate of 2000 place pop_2000 is the actual U.S. Census count of a Census Designated place, pop_1990 is an estimate of the 1990 population of the area of the 2000 place, based on the 1990 Census Blocks that are totally with the place and the proportional area of 1990 Census Blocks that are partially within the 2000 definition of the place.


Attribute
Value 		Definition of
Attribute Value
2-kilometer diameter circle Population is an estimate based on the proportion of Census Blocks contained within a 2-kilometer diameter circle centered on the town.


Attribute
Value 		Definition of
Attribute Value
2-mile diameter circle Population is an estimate based on the proportion of Census Blocks contained within a 2-mile diameter circle centered on the town.


Attribute
Value 		Definition of
Attribute Value
Manually defined region Population is an estimate based on the proportion of Census Blocks contained within a manually defined region around the town. The manually defined regions are shown in the accompanying estborder shapefile.

Attribute label: LON
Attribute definition: Longitude position of the town

Attribute label: LAT
Attribute definition: Latitude position of the town

Attribute label: ELEVATION
Attribute definition:
Elevation of the point location of the town, determined from the 3 arc-second digital elevation model.

Attribute label: SCHOOLS
Attribute definition: Number of public schools

Attribute label: MINOR1990
Attribute definition:
Percent of town population that is in a minority group (any group other than Non-Hispanic Whites) in 1990

Attribute label: MINOR2000
Attribute definition:
Percent of town population that is in a minority group (any group other than Non-Hispanic Whites) in 2000

Attribute label: EST90_2KM
Attribute definition:
Estimated population, 1990, of a circle with a diameter of 2 kilometers centered on the town. Set to -1 if no estimate was performed.

Attribute label: MIN90_2MI
Attribute definition:
Population of 1990 Census Blocks that are completely inside a two-mile diameter circle centered on the town. Set to -1 if this was not determined.

Attribute label: EST90_2MI
Attribute definition:
Population of 1990 Census Blocks that are completely inside a two-mile diameter circle centered on the town. Set to -1 if this was not determined.

Attribute label: MAX90_2MI
Attribute definition:
Total population of 1990 Census Blocks that are wholly or partially inside a two-mile diameter circle centered on the town. Set to -1 if this was not determined.

Attribute label: EST00_2KM
Attribute definition:
Estimated population, 2000, of a circle with a diameter of 2 kilometers centered on the town. Set to -1 if no estimate was performed.

Attribute label: MIN00_2MI
Attribute definition:
Population of 2000 Census Blocks that are completely inside a two-mile diameter circle centered on the town. Set to -1 if this was not determined.

Attribute label: EST00_2MI
Attribute definition:
Estimated population, 2000, of a circle with a diameter of 2 miles centered on the town. Set to -1 if no estimate was performed.

Attribute label: MAX00_2MI
Attribute definition:
Total population of 2000 Census Blocks that are wholly or partially inside a two-mile diameter circle centered on the town. Set to -1 if this was not determined.

Attribute label: EST98
Attribute definition:
Estimate, made in 1998, of the 1990 population of a place. This was a subjective estimate, rounded to the nearest 5 or 10 persons for small places. Set to -1 if no estimate was made.

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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Debra Blystone
Lincoln County Planning Department
512 California Ave
Libby, Montana 59923


Telephone: 406-283-2464
Telephone: 406-283-2464
E-Mail: dblystone@libby.org
E-Mail: dblystone@libby.org


Resource description: Offline Data


Distribution liability: See access and use constraints information.
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata date: 10/01/2012
Metadata contact:
Debra Blystone
Lincoln County Planning Department
512 California Ave
Libby, Montana 59923


Telephone: 406-283-2464
E-Mail: dblystone@libby.org


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