U.S. Counties (Generalized)


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Resource Identification Information:

Citation:
Title:  U.S. Counties (Generalized)

Reference date - publication:  2015-12-30

Edition: 2015
Presentation format:  mapDigital

Series:
Name: Data and Maps for ArcGIS®
Issue: 2015 - World, Europe, and United States

Other citation details: Location: \usa\census

Party responsible for the resource - publisher:
Organization's name: Esri

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Redlands, California, USA
Party responsible for the resource - originator:
Organization's name: Esri

Themes or categories of the resource:  society, boundaries, farming

Place keywords:
Keywords:  United States, U.S. Counties, Counties

Temporal keywords:
Keywords:  2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  polygon, area, population, households, demographics, society, boundaries, farming

Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:  Downloadable Data

Thesaurus name: ArcGIS Content Type
Abstract:  U.S. Counties (Generalized) represents the counties of the United States in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Purpose: U.S. Counties (Generalized) provides 2010 U.S. Census demographic information and generalized county boundaries to improve draw performance and be used effectively at a national level.

Dataset language:  eng
Dataset character set:  utf8

Status:  completed
Maintenance:
Update frequency:  annually


Resource constraints:
Constraints:
Limitations of use: See Resource Constraints > legal constraints.

Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:  license
Use constraints:  otherRestrictions

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Spatial representation type:  vector

Processing environment: Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833

Extent:
Extent description: publication date: 1992-06-01, 2002-01, 2004-01, 2011-12, 2010-03, 2011, 2011-10-27, 2012-11-28, 2013-08-15, 2014-05-02, 2014-07-03, 2015-07-09; ground condition: 2010, 2012-12-31, 2013-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2015-05-01

2011-12-01
2002-01-01
1992-06-01T00:00:00
2011-10-27T00:00:00
2012-11-28T00:00:00
2004-01-01T00:00:00
2012-12-31T00:00:00
2010-03-01T00:00:00
2011-01-01T00:00:00
2010-01-01T00:00:00
2013-08-15T00:00:00
2014-07-03T00:00:00
2013-07-01T00:00:00
2015-07-01T00:00:00
2015-05-01T00:00:00
2015-07-09T00:00:00
2014-05-02T00:00:00
Extent:
Geographic element - Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -180
East longitude: 180
North latitude: 79.259527
South latitude: 8.995616
Point of contact - pointOfContact:
Individual's name: ArcGIS Content Team
Organization's name: Esri

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 909-793-2853
Fax: 909-793-5953
Address:
Delivery point: 380 New York Street
City: Redlands
Administrative area: California
Postal code: 92373-8100
Country:  US
e-mail address:info@esri.com
Hours of service: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday
Contact instructions: In the United States– Please direct all inquiries regarding software/data pricing and consulting services to your local Esri Regional Office. For support, you may contact Esri Support Center by telephone (voice) between 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday, by dialing 888-377-4575; facsimile (fax) available at 909-792-0960; electronic mail (e-mail) support@esri.com; or visit http://support.esri.com/; Esri holidays excluded. Outside the United States– Please direct all inquiries regarding software/data pricing, sales, support, and consulting services to your local Esri Office. This information can be found at http://www.esri.com/about-esri/offices. For other questions or comments, you may contact Esri headquarters by e-mail, telephone, or fax or write to us.

Spatial Representation - Vector:

Level of topology for this dataset:  geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type:  composite

Reference System Information:

Reference system identifier:
Value: 2239
Code space: EPSG
Version: 5.3(9.0.0)

Data Quality Information:

Scope of quality information:
Level of the data:dataset

Lineage:
Process step:
When the process occurred:  2002-02-04T00:00:00
Description: The following steps were performed by Esri for Data & Maps 2002: Updated geospatial data to match Data & Maps 2002 U.S. Counties. Recreated ArcView GIS legend file (.avl) and ArcGIS® layer file (.lyr). Copied projection file (.prj). The following steps were performed by Esri: Extracted and generalized the features from ArcUSA 1:25M. Converted to North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) by splitting the United States into-if present: Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands-and the 48 contiguous states (including District of Columbia); converting each to NAD83; then merging them together. Added Kalawao county of Hawaii. Created ArcGIS® layer file (.lyr). Created projection file (.prj). Ran ArcView GIS Avenue™ request ExportClean, and created spatial indices. Converted the data set to SDC.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2004-03-10T00:00:00
Description: The following steps were performed by Esri: Updated geospatial data to match Data & Maps 2004 U.S. Counties. Merged county (FIPS: 51560) Clifton Forge, VA into (FIPS: 51005) Alleghany. Added county (FIPS: 08014) Broomfield, CO and adjusted surrounding counties (FIPS: 08001) Adams, (FIPS: 08013) Boulder, (FIPS: 08059) Jefferson, and (FIPS: 08123) Weld. Converted the data set to SDC. Created the projection file (.prj) and spatial indices.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2012-02-07T00:00:00
Description: The following steps were performed by Esri: Copied Data & Maps 10 U.S. Counties (Generalized) and renamed it. Removed all fields but FIPS. Updated generalized boundaries to reflect recent changes in the Alaskan panhandle using Data & Maps 2012 U.S. Counties. Attached and formatted the fields from Data & Maps 2012 U.S. Counties. Converted the data set to SDC. Created ArcGIS® layer file (.lyr), projection file (.prj), and spatial indices.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2013-03-28T00:00:00
Description: The following steps were performed by Esri: Deleted the fields POP2000 and POP00_SQMI. Added the field POP2012 and added and calculated the field POP12_SQMI. Converted the data set to SDC.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2014-08-20T00:00:00
Description: The following steps were performed by Esri: Deleted the fields POP2012 and POP12_SQMI. Added the field POP2013 and added and calculated the field POP13_SQMI. Replaced the fields NO_FARMS07, AVG_SIZE07, CROP_ACR07, and AVG_SALE07 with the fields NO_FARMS12, AVE_SIZE12, CROP_ACR12, and AVE_SALE12 from the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Put "-99" values into these fields for records where there were no matches. Converted the dataset into a file geodatabase.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2015-11-02T00:00:00
Description: The following steps were performed by Esri: Merged Bedford (independent) city, Virginia (51-515) into Bedford County, Virginia (51-019). Changed the names and codes for the following: 1) Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska (02-158) - Changed name and code from Wade Hampton Census Area (02-270). 2) Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota (46-102) - Changed name and code from Shannon County (46-113). Deleted the fields POP2013 and POP13_SQMI. Added the field POPULATION (alias POP2014) and added and calculated the field POP_SQMI (alias POP14_SQMI). Placed them just after the FIPS field so that all the 2010 Census fields are together. Put "-99" values into these fields for records where there were no matches.

Source data:
Level of the source data: Attribute and geospatial data

Dataset's scale:
Scale denominator: 25000000
Source citation:
Title:  ArcUSA™ 1:25M
Alternate titles:  ArcUSA 1:25M

Reference date - publication:  1992-06-01

Edition: 1
Presentation format:  mapDigital

Party responsible for the resource - publisher:
Organization's name: Esri

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Redlands, California, USA
Party responsible for the resource - originator:
Organization's name: Esri

Extent:
Extent description: publication date

1992-06-01
Source data:
Level of the source data: Attribute and geospatial data

Dataset's scale:
Scale denominator: 100000
Source citation:
Title:  Dynamap/Census Boundaries v4.0; Dynamap/2000 v. 14.0
Alternate titles:  TomTom Dynamap/Census Boundaries v4.0 and Dynamap/2000 v. 14.0

Edition: Versions 4.0 and 14.0
Presentation format:  mapDigital

Series:
Name: TomTom® Dynamap®/Census Boundaries; TomTom® Dynamap®/2000
Issue: Versions 4.0 and 14.0

Party responsible for the resource - originator:
Organization's name: TomTom North America, Inc.

Party responsible for the resource - publisher:
Organization's name: TomTom North America, Inc.

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Extent:
Extent description: publication date

2002-01-01
2004-01-01
Source data:
Level of the source data: Attribute data

Source citation:
Title:  2012 Census of Agriculture
Alternate titles:  USDA Farm

Reference date - publication:  2014-05-02

Edition: 2012

Series:
Name: Census of Agriculture
Issue: 2012

Other citation details: The farm fields come from data published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) based on the 2012 Census of Agriculture.

Party responsible for the resource - originator:
Organization's name: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Party responsible for the resource - publisher:
Organization's name: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Washington, DC, USA
Extent:
Extent description: ground condition

2012-12-31T00:00:00
Source data:
Level of the source data: Attribute and geospatial data

Source citation:
Title:  TomTom MultiNet Administrative Areas
Alternate titles:  TomTom MultiNet North America Administrative Areas v. 2011.12 and v. 2010.03

Edition: Versions 2011.12 and 2010.03
Presentation format:  mapDigital

Series:
Name: TomTom® MultiNet® North America
Issue: Versions 2011.12 and 2010.03

Party responsible for the resource - originator:
Organization's name: TomTom North America, Inc.

Party responsible for the resource - publisher:
Organization's name: TomTom North America, Inc.

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Extent:
Extent description: publication date

2010-03-01
2011-12-01
Source data:
Level of the source data: Attribute data

Source citation:
Title:  Summary File 1 (SF 1)
Alternate titles:  U.S. Census SF 1

Reference date - publication:  2011-01-01

Edition: 2010

Series:
Name: Summary File 1 (SF 1)
Issue: 2010

Other citation details: The Summary File 1 (SF 1) data is based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.

Party responsible for the resource - originator:
Organization's name: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau

Party responsible for the resource - publisher:
Organization's name: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Washington, DC, USA
Extent:
Extent description: ground condition: 2010; publication date: 2011

2010-01-01
2011-01-01
Source data:
Level of the source data: Attribute data

Source citation:
Title:  Esri Data
Alternate titles:  Esri Data

Edition: 2014; 2013; 2012; 2011
Presentation format:  tableDigital

Series:
Name: Esri® Data
Issue: 2014; 2013; 2012; 2011

Party responsible for the resource - originator:
Organization's name: Esri

Party responsible for the resource - publisher:
Organization's name: Esri

Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point: Redlands, California, USA
Extent:
Extent description: publication date

2012-11-28T00:00:00
2011-10-27T00:00:00
2013-08-15T00:00:00
2014-07-03T00:00:00
Source data:
Level of the source data: Attribute and geospatial data

Source citation:
Title:  2010
Alternate titles:  Changes to Counties or County Equivalent Entities: 2010s

Reference date - publication:  2015-07-09

Edition: 2010
Presentation format:  documentDigital

Series:
Name: Substantial Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities: 1970-Present
Issue: 2010

Party responsible for the resource - originator:
Organization's name: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau

Party responsible for the resource - publisher:
Organization's name: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau

Contact information:
Address:
City: Washington
Administrative area: DC
Country:  US
Extent:
Extent description: ground condition: 2010, 2013-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2015-05-01; publication date: 2015-07-09

2010-01-01T00:00:00
2013-07-01T00:00:00
2015-07-01T00:00:00
2015-05-01T00:00:00
2015-07-09T00:00:00
Data quality report - Conceptual consistency:
Measure description: The dataset is converted to file geodatabase (FGDB) format using tools in ArcGIS. The geometry is checked, and if needed repaired.

Data quality report - Completeness omission:
Measure description: After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.

Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy:
Measure description: The geospatial part of this data set was extracted from the ArcUSA 1:25M database, and then generalized. Generalizing reduces positional accuracy and the tolerance was not recorded so the positional accuracy exceeds that of the ArcUSA data set. The positional accuracy of the ArcUSA 1:25M data set is 1792 meters which is based on generalizing–to a tolerance of 500 meters–the 1:2,000,000-scale USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG) source data.

Distribution Information:

Distributor:
Distributor information - distributor:
Organization's name: Esri; Esri Offices

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 800-447-9778
Address:
Delivery point: 380 New York Street
City: Redlands
Administrative area: California
Postal code: 92373-8100
Country:  US
Contact instructions: In the United States, contact the Esri Telebusiness staff at 800-447-9778 for more information about our software and data. Outside the United States, please direct all inquiries to your local Esri Office. This information can be found at http://www.esri.com/about-esri/offices.
Ordering process:
Terms and fees: Software purchase price
Turnaround time: Data and Maps is available only as part of Esri® software.

Format:
Format name: File Geodatabase Feature Class

Format:
Format name: File Geodatabase Feature Class
File decompression technique: ArcGIS® software

Transfer options:
Online resource:
Online location:http://www.ArcGIS.com
Description: Downloadable Data
Transfer options:
Medium of distribution:
Medium name:  dvd

How the medium is written:  UDF
Density units of measure: GB (gigabytes)

Limitations for using the medium: Offline Data

Metadata Information:

Metadata language:  eng
Metadata character set:  utf8


Last update:  2023-12-14

Metadata contact - pointOfContact:
Individual's name: ArcGIS Content Team
Organization's name: Esri

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 909-793-2853
Fax: 909-793-5953
Address:
Delivery point: 380 New York Street
City: Redlands
Administrative area: California
Postal code: 92373-8100
Country:  US
e-mail address:info@esri.com
Hours of service: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday
Scope of the data described by the metadata:  dataset

Name of the metadata standard used: NAP - Metadata
Version of the metadata standard: 1.2