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Census County Subdivisions (TIGER/Line), WI 2000

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Census County Subdivisions (TIGER/Line), WI 2000
Originator
U.S. Census Bureau
Publication Date
2020-05-11
Edition
2000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
This data represents County Subdivisions from the U.S. Census Bureau for Wisconsin in 2000. [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. County subdivisions are the primary divisions of counties and their equivalent entities for the reporting of Census Bureau data, and they include legally minor civil divisions (MCDs) and statistical census county divisions (CCDs), and unorganized territories. The legal MCDs are the primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of counties in 28 States and Puerto Rico. In MCD States where no MCD exists or is not defined, the Census Bureau creates statistical unorganized territories to complete coverage. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is covered by county subdivisions. The boundaries of all Census 2000 legal MCDs are as of January 1, 2000 as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). For Census 2000, CCDs or their equivalents were delineated in 22 States. The boundaries of all Census 2000 statistical CCDs were delineated as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP).]
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line Shapefiles.]
Supplemental Information
This is an archived copy of the data held at UW-Madison.
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2000-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.889433
East
-86.249548
North
47.309822
South
42.49172
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword
Census districts
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
[These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information is for visual display at appropriate small scales only. Cartographic boundary files should not be used for geographic analysis including area or perimeter calculation. Files should not be used for geocoding addresses. Files should not be used for determining precise geographic area relationships.]
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
U.S. Census Bureau
Point of Contact
Contact
U.S. Census Bureau

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
4269
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.7

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2020-05-11T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
U.S. Census Bureau
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_CensusTL_CountySubdivisions_2000.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
1914

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
35C97617-B479-4481-BE78-50E6601B01B3
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
Metadata technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2020-05-12
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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