Metadata for Montana Census Blocks with Population Data, 1990

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Identification Information:

Citation:
  Originator: Montana State Library
  Publication date: 08/08/1992
  Title: Montana Census Blocks with Population Data, 1990
  Publication place: Helena, Montana
  Publisher: Montana State Library
  Other citation details:
    The former name of the data set on the NRIS web site was "cb4"
  Online linkage: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Collections/Census/cblock1990.zip
  Browse graphic file name: http://docs.msl.mt.gov/geoinfo/Images/Metadata/cb4.jpg
Abstract:
  1990 Census Blocks with data for total population, population density, and population broken down by race and voting age. 1990 Census data.
Time period of content:
  Calendar date: 04/01/1990
  Currentness reference: Publication Date
Status:
  Progress: Complete
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Point of contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, Montana 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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Data Quality Information:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
  Approximate horizontal accuracy is 50 meters, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards.
Lineage:
  Source information:
    Originator: U.S. Census Bureau
    Publication date: 1990
    Title: 1990 TIGER/Line Files
    Edition: Census
    Publication place: Washington, DC
    Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
    Source scale denominator: 100000
    Source contribution: This is the source of the Block boundary coordinates.
    Calendar date: 04/01/1990
  Source information:
    Originator: U.S. Census Bureau
    Publication date: 04/01/1990
    Title: Public Law 94-171 Files
    Publication place: Washington, DC
    Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
    Source contribution: This is the source of the population counts.
    Calendar date: 04/01/1990
  Process step:
    Convert TIGER files to Arc/Info format and dissolve polygons to form Census Blocks. Project data from geographic coordinates to Albers. Performed at the Billings office of GeoResearch (406-248-6771).
  Process date: 10/12/1991
  Process step:
    Read Public Law 94-171 data and join to TIGER coverage as attributes. Performed at the Billings office of GeoResearch (406-248-6771).
  Process date: 10/12/1991
  Process step:
    Shift GeoResearch data 55.9 meters East and 2.4 meters North. We do not know how this error was introduced. The data now matches up with USGS 100K DLG data and 1992 TIGER files.
  Process date: 02/23/1994

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Spatial Data Organization Information:

Point and vector object information:
  SDTS object type: G-polygon
    SDTS object count: 77315

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:
  Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
  SPCS zone identifier: 2500
  Lambert conformal conic:
  Standard parallel: 45
  Standard parallel: 49
  Longitude of central meridian: -109.5
  Latitude of projection origin: 44.25
  False easting: 600000.00000
  False northing: 0.00000
  Planar distance units: meters
  Geodetic model:
    Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
    Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
    Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
    Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: census_1990_blocks.dbf
Entity type definition: Polygon Attribute Table
  Attribute label: FID
    Attribute definition: Shapefile sequence number
  Attribute label: Shape
    Attribute definition: Feature geometry
  Attribute label: Area
    Attribute definition: area of the polygon in square meters
  Attribute label: Perimeter
    Attribute definition: perimeter of the polygon in meters
  Attribute label: COUNTY
    Attribute definition: County FIPS code

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    001 | Beaverhead
    003 | Big Horn
    005 | Blaine
    007 | Broadwater
    009 | Carbon
    011 | Carter
    013 | Cascade
    015 | Chouteau
    017 | Custer
    019 | Daniels
    021 | Dawson
    023 | Deer Lodge
    025 | Fallon
    027 | Fergus
    029 | Flathead
    031 | Gallatin
    033 | Garfield
    035 | Glacier
    037 | Golden Valley
    039 | Granite
    041 | Hill
    043 | Jefferson
    045 | Judith Basin
    047 | Lake
    049 | Lewis and Clark
    051 | Liberty
    053 | Lincoln
    055 | McCone
    057 | Madison
    059 | Meagher
    061 | Mineral
    063 | Missoula
    065 | Musselshell
    067 | Park
    069 | Petroleum
    071 | Phillips
    073 | Pondera
    075 | Powder River
    077 | Powell
    079 | Prairie
    081 | Ravalli
    083 | Richland
    085 | Roosevelt
    087 | Rosebud
    089 | Sanders
    091 | Sheridan
    093 | Silver Bow
    095 | Stillwater
    097 | Sweet Grass
    099 | Teton
    101 | Toole
    103 | Treasure
    105 | Valley
    107 | Wheatland
    109 | Wibaux
    111 | Yellowstone
    113 | Yellowstone National Park

  Attribute label: MCD
    Attribute definition: Minor Civil Division Code

    Attribute Value | Definition of Attribute Value
    90021 | Absarokee division
    90042 | Alberton division
    90063 | Anaconda division
    90084 | Ashland division
    90105 | Augusta division
    90126 | Avon-Elliston division
    90147 | Bad Rock-Columbia Heights division
    90168 | Baker division
    90189 | Belgrade division
    90210 | Belknap division
    90231 | Belt division
    90252 | Big Fork-Swan River division
    90273 | Big Hole Basin division
    90294 | Big Sandy division
    90315 | Billings division
    90336 | Blackfeet division
    90357 | Blackfeet East division
    90378 | Blackfeet West division
    90399 | Boulder division
    90420 | Bozeman division
    90441 | Broadus division
    90462 | Buffalo Creek division
    90483 | Butte division
    90504 | Carbon East division
    90525 | Cascade division
    90546 | Charlo division
    90567 | Chester division
    90588 | Chinook division
    90609 | Choteau division
    90630 | Circle division
    90651 | Clark Canyon-Horse Prairie division
    90672 | Columbia Falls division
    90693 | Columbus division
    90714 | Conrad division
    90735 | Creston-Bigfork division
    90756 | Crow Reservation division
    90777 | Cut Bank division
    90798 | Daniels North division
    90819 | Darby division
    90840 | Dawson North division
    90861 | Deer Lodge division
    90882 | Deer Lodge Valley division
    90903 | Denton division
    90924 | Dillon division
    90945 | Drummond division
    90966 | Dutton-Power division
    90987 | East Powder River division
    91008 | East Roosevelt division
    91029 | Eden-Stockett division
    91050 | Ekalaka division
    91071 | Eureka division
    91092 | Fairfield division
    91113 | Fairview division
    91134 | Flathead division
    91155 | Forsyth division
    91176 | Fort Belknap division
    91197 | Fort Benton division
    91218 | Fort Peck Reservation division
    91239 | Fort Peck Reservation division
    91260 | Fort Peck Reservation division
    91281 | Fort Peck Reservation division
    91302 | Frenchtown-Evaro division
    91323 | Fromberg-Bridger division
    91344 | Gallatin Gateway division
    91365 | Gardiner-Cooke division
    91386 | Geraldine division
    91407 | Geyser division
    91428 | Gildford division
    91449 | Glacier National Park division
    91449 | Glacier National Park division
    91470 | Glasgow division
    91491 | Glendive division
    91512 | Grass Range division
    91533 | Great Falls division
    91554 | Great Falls North division
    91575 | Hamilton division
    91596 | Hanover division
    91617 | Hardin division
    91638 | Harlem division
    91659 | Harlowton division
    91680 | Harrison division
    91701 | Havre division
    91722 | Helena division
    91743 | Helmville division
    91764 | Hinsdale division
    91785 | Hobson division
    91806 | Huntley Project division
    91827 | Joliet division
    91848 | Joplin division
    91869 | Judith Gap-Shawmut division
    91890 | Kalispell division
    91911 | Kalispell Northwest division
    91932 | Kalispell Southwest division
    91953 | Klein division
    91974 | Lambert division
    91995 | Laurel division
    92016 | Lavina division
    92037 | Lewistown division
    92058 | Libby division
    92079 | Lima-Centennial Valley division
    92100 | Lincoln division
    92121 | Little Missouri division
    92142 | Lolo division
    92163 | Lower Valley-Somers division
    92184 | Madison Valley division
    92205 | Malta division
    92226 | Manhattan division
    92247 | Martinsdale-Ringling division
    92268 | Medicine Lake division
    92289 | Melstone division
    92310 | Miles City division
    92331 | Missoula division
    92352 | Mizpah-Pumpkin division
    92373 | Monarch-Neihart division
    92415 | North Custer division
    92436 | Northern Cheyenne division
    92457 | Northern Cheyenne division
    92478 | North Garfield division
    92487 | North McCone division
    92499 | North of the Yellowstone division
    92499 | North of the Yellowstone division
    92520 | North Treasure division
    92541 | Northwest Yellowstone division
    92562 | Opheim division
    92583 | Otter division
    92604 | Park City division
    92625 | Philipsburg division
    92646 | Phillips South division
    92667 | Pine Hills-St. Phillips division
    92688 | Plains division
    92709 | Plentywood division
    92730 | Plevna division
    92751 | Polson division
    92772 | Red Lodge division
    92793 | Roberts division
    92814 | Rocky Boy division
    92835 | Ronan division
    92856 | Rosebud division
    92877 | Roundup division
    92898 | Roy division
    92919 | Rudyard division
    92940 | Ryegate division
    92961 | St. Ignatius division
    92982 | Savage-Crane division
    93003 | Seeley Lake-Blackfoot Valley division
    93024 | Shepherd division
    93045 | Sheridan division
    93066 | Shields Valley division
    93087 | Shirley-Ismay division
    93108 | Sidney division
    93129 | Silver Bow Northwest division
    93150 | Silver Bow South division
    93171 | South Fork division
    93192 | South Garfield division
    93213 | South of the Yellowstone division
    93234 | South Toole division
    93255 | South Treasure division
    93276 | South Valley division
    93297 | South Yellowstone division
    93318 | Stanford division
    93339 | Stevensville division
    93360 | Stillwater North division
    93381 | Sula-Edwards division
    93402 | Sunburst division
    93423 | Sun River Valley division
    93444 | Superior division
    93465 | Terry North division
    93486 | Terry South division
    93507 | Thompson Falls-West End division
    93528 | Three Forks division
    93549 | Tongue River division
    93570 | Townsend East division
    93591 | Townsend West division
    93612 | Troy division
    93633 | Twin Bridges division
    93654 | Upper Yellowstone Valley division
    93675 | Valier-Dupuyer division
    93696 | Victor division
    93717 | Virginia City division
    93738 | Westby division
    93759 | West End division
    93780 | West Yellowstone division
    93801 | Whitefish division
    93822 | Whitehall division
    93843 | White Sulphur Springs division
    93864 | Whitewater division
    93885 | Wibaux division
    93906 | Wild Horse Lake division
    93927 | Winifred division
    93948 | Winnett North division
    93969 | Winnett South division
    93990 | Wolf Creek division
    94021 | Yellowstone National Park division

  Attribute label: TRACT
    Attribute definition: Census Tract number
  Attribute label: BLOCK
    Attribute definition: Census Block Number
  Attribute label: TOTAL
    Attribute definition: Total population, 1990
  Attribute label: WHITE
    Attribute definition: White population, 1990
  Attribute label: BLACK
    Attribute definition: Black population, 1990
  Attribute label: AMERIND
    Attribute definition: American Indian population, 1990
  Attribute label: ASIAN
    Attribute definition: Asian population, 1990
  Attribute label: OTHER
    Attribute definition: Other population, 1990
  Attribute label: TOT18
    Attribute definition: Total population over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: WHI18
    Attribute definition: White population over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: BLA18
    Attribute definition: Black population over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: AMERI18
    Attribute definition: Indian population over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: ASI18
    Attribute definition: Asian population over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: OTH18
    Attribute definition: Other population over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: HISPANIC
    Attribute definition: Hispanic population, 1990
  Attribute label: NONHISPANI
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic population, 1990
  Attribute label: NHWHITE
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic white population, 1990
  Attribute label: NHBLACK
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic black population, 1990
  Attribute label: NHAMERIND
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic Indian population, 1990
  Attribute label: NHASIAN
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic Asian population, 1990
  Attribute label: NHOTHER
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic other population, 1990
  Attribute label: HISPAN18
    Attribute definition: Hispanics over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: NONHISPAN1
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanics over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: NHWHI18
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic whites over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: NHBLA18
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic Blacks over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: NHAMERI18
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic Indians over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: NHASI18
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic Asians over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: NHOTH18
    Attribute definition: Non-Hispanic others over 17, 1990
  Attribute label: DENSITY
    Attribute definition: Population density, 1990, persons per square mile

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov
Resource description: Downloadable Data
Distribution liability:
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Standard order process:
  Digital form:
    Format name: ESRI Shapefile
    Online option:
    ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Collections/Census/cblock1990.zip

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 01/09/2014
Metadata review date: 04/17/2013
Metadata review date: 01/20/2012
Metadata review date: 09/29/2004
Metadata review date: 10/04/1996
Metadata review date: 11/27/1992
Metadata contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, Montana 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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