Boundaries
FEATURE_TYPE: BD
This category of data consists of:
- political boundaries that identify States, counties, cities, and other municipalities, and
- administrative boundaries that identify areas such as national and State forests.
Political and administrative boundaries are always collected as a single data set. There are several attributes specific to Boundaries features.
Field Name |
Description |
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state |
The full name of the American state or the state equivalent. Range: “ALABAMA” to “VIRGIN ISLANDS” |
county |
The full name of an American county or a county equivalent for all states. Range: “Abbeville” to “Ziebach” |
township |
The full name of an American civil township or a civil township equivalent for all states. Range: “Aasu” to “Zwolle” |
population1990 |
The 1990 complete-count population of the American county or the county equivalent. |
monument |
The alphanumeric monument number of the feature. |