Puget Sound Regional Council


2000 Census Block Group Boundaries


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Geography Division
Publication_Date: REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release.
Title:
2000 Census Block Group Boundaries
Edition: Census 2000
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: \\ASH\VOL1\GIS\GISAPPS\geodata\census\Blockgroup\blockgrp2000.shp
Description:
Abstract:
A shapefile containing the U.S. Census Bureau's year 2000 blockgroup boundaries for the central Puget Sound region.
Purpose:
The data was created for a variety of planning and analysis purposes. It provides users with information derived from the basic questions asked on all census qestionnaires at the block group level.
Supplemental_Information:
A geographic block group (BG) is a cluster of blocks having the same first digit of their three-digit identifying numbers within a census tract or block numbering area (BNA).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 4/1/2000
Currentness_Reference:
4/1/2000
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: decennial
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.070691
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.904227
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.309019
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.711877
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
Theme_Keyword: Census
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Census Bureau
Theme_Keyword: Bg
Theme_Keyword: population
Theme_Keyword: demographics
Place:
Place_Keyword: King county
Place_Keyword: Kitsap county
Place_Keyword: Snohomish county
Place_Keyword: Pierce county
Place_Keyword: Washington
Place_Keyword: WA
Access_Constraints: Access to the data requires the applicant to submit a data request and pay any applicable reproduction costs.
Use_Constraints:
The information contained herein was developed for general regional land use and transportation planning purposes.  The users of this information must determine its suitability for any other purpose.  Some of this data may have been compiled from other sources.  The PSRC does not accept responsibility for the quality of third-party data or data contributed by others.  Locations of all facilities are approximate.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Andy Norton
Contact_Organization: Puget Sound Regional Council
Contact_Position: Senior GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500
City: Seattle
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98104-1035
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206.464.7527
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 206.587.4825
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: anorton@psrc.org
Contact Instructions:
Call, email or write with requests for data sets.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
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Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
W:\oldgeodata\Census\Blockgroup\blockgrp2000.shp.xml
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2775
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 4601
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 47.500000
Standard_Parallel: 48.733333
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.833333
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 47.000000
False_Easting: 1640416.666667
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet
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
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: blockgrp2000
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition:
Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition:
Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition:
Identifier for individual polygon
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIPSSTCO
Attribute_Definition:
The concatenation of the state and county FIPS codes
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRACT
Attribute_Definition:
The census tract number.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GROUP
Attribute_Definition:
No description.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STFID
Attribute_Definition:
The unique id for each polygon. A concatenation of the state and county FIPS and the tract and block.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition:
Area of feature in internal units squared
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition:
Perimeter of feature in internal units.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES
Attribute_Definition:
Acres within block group
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SQMILES
Attribute_Definition:
Square miles within block group
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OCHUACRE
Attribute_Definition:
No description
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRACTBG
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STF_STR
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Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 3.363
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040505
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Stacy Haines
Contact_Organization: Puget Sound Regional Council
Contact_Position: Assistant GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500
City: Seattle
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98104-1035
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206.464.7540
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 206.587.4825
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shaines@psrc.org
Contact Instructions:
Call, e-mail or write with requests for data sets.
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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