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Census Block Groups - 2000 (adjusted)

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Descriptive nameCensus Block Groups - 2000 (adjusted)
File namecen2001g
Spatial domainPima County
Abstract2000 Census Block Group boundaries that have been adjusted to streets and parcels, where possible. Census Block Groups are the intermediate unit between Blocks and Tracts, used by the U.S. Census Bureau for demographic tabulation.
Known errors/qualificationsThe name cen2001g is a bit of a misnomer. The "1" indicates that the Block Group boundaries have been adjusted to the parcels.
Feature typepolygon
Feature count 617
Thumbnail cen2001g.pdf PDF file format   (277,909 bytes, with 07/22/2009 data)
ProjectionNAD83 HPGN (Parameters)
Rectificationparcel
Field/value metadata Field metadata    Field design change history
Source organizationUS Census Bureau
Source contact
Source document or file name2000 TIGER files
Source date2001
Source scale 1:100,000
Source formatShape
Source path with layer name
(For data as received)
Date of last data update
(This date may not be current.)
20030307
Last update bySteve Whitney
Date/time last touched
(What does this mean?)
2008-05-15  12:16 PM - Coverage
Lineagecen2001g was directly derived from cen2001b.
On maintenance?Not required
Maintenance organization
Maintenance description
Library write access PC DOT GIS Division
Maintenance format in our libraryCoverage - (Coverage log | files) (Shapefiles listing)
GIS library path to file maintenance format \mars1\az\counties\pima\covers\
Original conversion bySteve Whitney
PC DOT GIS Division contactSteve Whitney
On Pima County GIS Data FTP Server and PCLAYERS DVD ? Yes - Download
On Main MapGuide map?Yes
On SDCP MapGuide map?No
On Other MapGuide map?No
MapGuide layer nameCensus Block Groups - 2000
MapGuide scale low
MapGuide scale high 1:500,000


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