Cities and Towns of the United States

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Atlas of the United States

Publication_Date: 200402

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: National Atlas of the United States

Online_Linkage: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html>

Description:

Abstract:

This map layer includes cities in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These cities were collected from the 1970 National Atlas of the United States. Where applicable, U.S. Census Bureau codes for named populated places were associated with each name to allow additional information to be attached. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) was also used as a source for additional information. This is a revised version of the December 2003 map layer.

Purpose:

These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 2004

Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 172.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: Society

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Cities

Theme_Keyword: Towns

Theme_Keyword: Populated places

Theme_Keyword: County seat

Theme_Keyword: State capital

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: USA

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of The United States, and Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Place_Keyword: Alabama

Place_Keyword: Alaska

Place_Keyword: Arizona

Place_Keyword: Arkansas

Place_Keyword: California

Place_Keyword: Colorado

Place_Keyword: Connecticut

Place_Keyword: Delaware

Place_Keyword: District of Columbia

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Georgia

Place_Keyword: Hawaii

Place_Keyword: Idaho

Place_Keyword: Illinois

Place_Keyword: Indiana

Place_Keyword: Iowa

Place_Keyword: Kansas

Place_Keyword: Kentucky

Place_Keyword: Louisiana

Place_Keyword: Maine

Place_Keyword: Maryland

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Michigan

Place_Keyword: Minnesota

Place_Keyword: Mississippi

Place_Keyword: Missouri

Place_Keyword: Montana

Place_Keyword: Nebraska

Place_Keyword: Nevada

Place_Keyword: New Hampshire

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: New Mexico

Place_Keyword: New York

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: North Dakota

Place_Keyword: Ohio

Place_Keyword: Oklahoma

Place_Keyword: Oregon

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword: Rhode Island

Place_Keyword: South Carolina

Place_Keyword: South Dakota

Place_Keyword: Tennessee

Place_Keyword: Texas

Place_Keyword: Utah

Place_Keyword: Vermont

Place_Keyword: Virginia

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: West Virginia

Place_Keyword: Wisconsin

Place_Keyword: Wyoming

Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico

Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands

Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands of the United States

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Woodley Chu

Contact_Organization: National Atlas of the United States

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive

Address: MS 561

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6375

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@usgs.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The map layer was checked for topological consistency using the Arc/INFO command BUILD. No other checks for logical consistency were performed on this map layer.

Completeness_Report:

This map layer includes built-up areas and populated places for all fifty of the United States, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Capitals and county seats are identified as well as population ranges where known.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1995

Title: 1:2,000,000-Scale Digital Line Graph Data - Manmade Features

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2MILMM

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Geographic Names Information System

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://geonames.usgs.gov/>

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS98

Source_Contribution: Attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

FIPS 55-DC3 Index - Guideline: Codes for Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions, and Other Locational Entities of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Outlying Areas

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Gaithersburg, MD

Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Online_Linkage: <http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/55new/nav-top-fr.htm>

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FIPS55-3_98

Source_Contribution: Attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Atlas of the United States

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: National Atlas of the United States

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES98

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Atlas of the United States

Publication_Date: 200002

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: National Atlas of the United States

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Census Bureau

Publication_Date: 1990

Title: U.S. Gazetteer Place File

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau

Online_Linkage: <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places.html>

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1990

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GAZETTEER

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

FIPS 55-DC3 Index - Guideline: Codes for Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions, and Other Locational Entities of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Outlying Areas

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Gaithersburg, MD

Publisher: National Institute of Science and Technology

Online_Linkage: <http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/55new/nav-top-fr.htm>

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FIPS55-3_99

Source_Contribution: Attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Geographic Names Information System - Populated Places (Pop_places_deci.zip)

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://geonames.usgs.gov/stategaz/index.html>

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: POP_PL

Source_Contribution: Attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: Geographic Names Information System

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://geonames.usgs.gov/>

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS00

Source_Contribution: Attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Census Bureau

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Population Estimates for Places: July 1, 1998, and Population Change: April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1998

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1990

Ending_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: POP_ESTIMATE

Source_Contribution: Attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Atlas of the United States

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: Hydrography Features of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: National Atlas of the United States

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-HY

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Atlas of the United States

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: County Boundaries of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: National Atlas of the United States

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CNTY

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Atlas of the United States

Publication_Date: 20001106

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: National Atlas of the United States

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00A

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Atlas of the United States

Publication_Date: 20021010

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: National Atlas of the United States

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES2002

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Association of Counties

Publication_Date: 2003

Title: United States Counties - Find a County

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Association of Counties

Online_Linkage: <http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County>

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2003

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NACO

Source_Contribution: Attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Atlas of the United States

Publication_Date: 200312

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: National Atlas of the United States

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 2003

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES2003

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2004

Title: Geographic Names Information System

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://geonames.usgs.gov/>

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2004

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS04

Source_Contribution: Attribute information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Digitized place names from the 1970 National Atlas of the United States were compared with U.S. Census Bureau place names from FIPS55-3_98. Where there were discrepancies, names from the GNIS were used. A small number of places could not be assigned FIPS55 codes and were removed from the map layer. Minor positional corrections were also made.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2MILMM

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS98

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: FIPS55-3_98

Process_Date: 1998

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES98

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

No spatial data was changed in ATLAS-CITIES98. The following edits were made to the attribute data base file. In the Feature field, inconsistencies were removed and the population ranges were corrected as necessary to match the 1990 population information in the Pop field. Unnecessary fields were deleted (Idnum, Capcode, Stid). Fields were added for State, State_Fips, and County. Lakewood Center, Washington was changed to Lakewood, Washington with a population of 58412. Incorrect population information for Lakewood, Snohomish County was deleted. Boise City, Idaho was changed to Boise, Idaho.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES98

Process_Date: 200002

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Points generated from the GAZETTEER text file were added; points with duplicate FIPS55 codes were removed. County, State, and FIPS data were compared and corrected, if necessary, with data from FIPS55-3_99, and with POP_PL. Remaining incorporated and Census Designated Places (CDP's) from GNIS00 were added; all unincorporated and non-CDP places were then removed. A few populated places in high density areas were filtered out. Population data from the POP_ESTIMATE and GAZETTEER files were added, and a population value of -99999 was used where population data was not available. Some places were updated with new FIPS55 codes. Minor positional corrections were made using ATLAS-HY and ATLAS-CNTY as references. A display attribute, based on population size and distance to nearest town, was added to determine which place names will be shown at the most detailed scale on the National Atlas interactive map browser.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GAZETTEER

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: FIPS55-3_99

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: POP_PL

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS00

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: POP_ESTIMATE

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-HY

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CNTY

Process_Date: 200011

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00A

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

1990 and 1998 population figures for Newtown, Connecticut were updated.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00A

Process_Date: 20021010

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES2002

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

County and county FIPS fields for the town of Bloomfield, CO were updated and it was listed as the county seat for Bloomfield county. County seats were added for counties where they were missing. These include:

   Plumas County, CA-Quincy
   Towns County, GA-Hiawassee
   Kauai County, HI-Lihue
   Hardin County, IL-Elizabethtown
   Saginaw County, MI-Saginaw
   Koochiching County, MN-International Falls
   Holt County, NE-O'Neill
   Cass County, ND-Fargo
   Price County, WI-Phillips

Please note that Shannon County, SD; Todd County, SD; Kings, NY; Bronx, NY; Queens, NY; and Richmond, NY do not have official county seats.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES2002

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NACO

Process_Date: 20031215

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES03

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Incorporated place names in ATLAS-CITIES03 were compared with those from the GNIS database. GNIS names were used where there were discrepancies. New incorporated places were added; duplicate points and places no longer incorporated were removed. Positions of all incorporated places were adjusted to match GNIS coordinates. Minor positional corrections of incorporated places were made using ATLAS-HY and ATLAS-CNTY as references. The population range values were adjusted to reflect 2000 population figures and the POP_2000 attribute was added; earlier population figures were dropped.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES03

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CNTY

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-HY

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS04

Process_Date: 200402

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas (FIPS 6-4): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 35432

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000278

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000278

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Cities and Towns (described by Citiesx020.dbf)

Entity_Type_Definition:

Populated places in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: The representation of the entity in the data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Point

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 0-dimensional element

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI GIS software

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Citiesx020

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 35432

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Feature

Attribute_Definition: The type of city or town.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: County Seat

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A populated place that serves as the seat of the county government.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: National Capital

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A populated place that serves as the seat of the national government of the United States of America.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Populated Place

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A populated place that is neither a county seat, a State capital, nor the capital of the United States of America.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: State Capital

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A populated place that serves as the seat of the State government.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: State Capital County Seat

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A populated place that serves as the seat of the State government and the county government.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Name

Attribute_Definition: The name of the city or town.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Codeset_Source: U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pop_range

Attribute_Definition:

The population range of the city or town based on 2000 U.S. Census Bureau data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 - 9,999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is less than 10,000.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10,000 - 49,999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is between 10,000 and 49,999.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 50,000 - 99,999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is between 50,000 and 99,999.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100,000 - 249,999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is between 100,000 and 249,999.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 250,000 - 499,999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is between 250,000 and 499,999.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 500,000 - 999,999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is between 500,000 and 999,999.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1,000,000 - 9,999,999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is between 1,000,000 and 9,999,999.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Undetermined

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is not known.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pop_2000

Attribute_Definition: The 2000 population of the city or town.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: -99999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is not known.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 8008278

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fips55

Attribute_Definition:

The 5-digit FIPS code of the named populated place, primary county division, or other locational entity of the United States.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Codes for Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions, and Other Locational Entities of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Outlying Areas, FIPS 55-DC3.

Codeset_Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: County

Attribute_Definition: The name of the county or county equivalent.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.

Codeset_Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fips

Attribute_Definition: The 5-digit FIPS code of the county or county equivalent.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.

Codeset_Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: State

Attribute_Definition: The 2-character FIPS code of the State or State equivalent.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS 5-2.

Codeset_Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: State_fips

Attribute_Definition: The 2-digit FIPS code of the State or State equivalent.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS 5-2.

Codeset_Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Display

Attribute_Definition:

A value used to specify whether a place name text label will be shown at the most detailed display scale in the National Atlas Map Maker. This attribute applies only to cities and towns where the attribute Feature has a value of Populated Place; all other cities and towns will have Display = 0 but will still be labeled at the most detailed display scale. This attribute value is determined by a ratio based on population size and distance to nearest town and was set by the following steps:

1. Distance to the nearest neighbor was calculated for each populated
   place.
2. Population density was calculated by adding the 1990 population
   values for each county and then dividing the total by the area of
   the county. The 1990 population values of -99999 were set to 1.
3. A display ratio was calculated using the formula 1990 Population x
   Distance / Population Density.
4. Display was set to 1 for all points with a minimum result of 15000,
   and set to 0 for the remainder of points.

This attribute was not updated in the February 2004 version of this map layer.

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The place name will not be shown, or the place is a major city, national capital, State capital, or county seat.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The place name will be shown.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

National Atlas of the United States

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address

Address: 507 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5920

Contact_Instructions:

In addition to the address above, there are other ESIC offices throughout the country. A full list of these offices is at <http://geography.usgs.gov/esic/esic_index.html>.

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html>

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Format: tar

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SDTS

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html>

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Format: tar

Fees:

There is no charge for the online option. For National Atlas files ordered on CD-ROM there is a base price of $45.00 per disc, a handling fee of $5.00, and a per-file charge based on file size. The charge for files less than 10 megabytes in size is $1.00. The charge for files that range in size from 10 to 150 megabytes is $7.50. The charge for files of 150 megabytes or larger is $15.00. The charge is $1.00 for the Cities and Towns of the United States map layer.

Ordering_Instructions:

To order files on CD-ROM, please see <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html#q12>.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050103

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Gita Urban-Mathieux

Contact_Organization: National Atlas of the United States

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address

Address: 561 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5175

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None