Metadata: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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. 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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 . 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