# 2010 Census Public Use Microdata Area, 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefile

## Metadata:

- Identification_Information
- Data_Quality_Information
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
- Spatial_Reference_Information
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information
- Distribution_Information
- Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
      Publication_Date: 2012
      Title:
        2010 Census Public Use Microdata Area, 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefile
      Edition: 2012
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger>
  Description:
    Abstract:
      The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) for the tabulation and dissemination of decennial census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS data, and ACS period estimates. Nesting within states, or equivalent entities, PUMAs cover the entirety of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PUMA delineations are subject to population, building block geography, geographic nesting, and contiguity criteria. Each PUMA is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeros and a descriptive name.
    Purpose:
      In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 201108
        Ending_Date: 201206
    Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
      No changes or updates will be made to this version of the TIGER/Line Shapefiles. Future releases of TIGER/Line Shapefiles will reflect updates made to the Census MAF/TIGER database.
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.848974
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.91558
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.002494
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.543541
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
      Theme_Keyword: boundaries
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: State or equivalent entity
      Theme_Keyword: Polygon
      Theme_Keyword: Public Use Microdata Area
      Theme_Keyword: PUMA
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
        ANSI INCITS 38:2009 (Formerly FIPS 5-2), ANSI INCITS 31:2009 (Formerly FIPS 6-4),ANSI INCITS 454:2009 (Formerly FIPS 8-6), ANSI INCITS 455:2009(Formerly FIPS 9-1), ANSI INCITS 446:2008 (Geographic Names Information System (GNIS))
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: U.S.
      Place_Keyword: State or Equivalent Entity
      Place_Keyword: Washington
      Place_Keyword: WA
      Place_Keyword: 53
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing
        Address: 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20233-7400
        Country: United States
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-1128
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-4710
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: geo.tiger@census.gov

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      Accurate against Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS), FIPS Publication 6-4, and FIPS-55 at the 100% level for the codes and base names. The remaining attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for accuracy.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    The Census Bureau performed automated tests to ensure logical consistency and limits of shapefiles. Segments making up the outer and inner boundaries of a polygon tie end-to-end to completely enclose the area. All polygons are tested for closure. The Census Bureau uses its internally developed geographic update system to enhance and modify spatial and attribute data in the Census MAF/TIGER database. Standard geographic codes, such as FIPS codes for states, counties, municipalities, county subdivisions, places, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian areas, and congressional districts are used when encoding spatial entities. The Census Bureau performed spatial data tests for logical consistency of the codes during the compilation of the original Census MAF/TIGER database files. Most of the codes for geographic entities except states, counties, urban areas, Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), American Indian Areas (AIAs), and congressional districts were provided to the Census Bureau by the USGS, the agency responsible for maintaining FIPS 55. Feature attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for consistency. For the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, the Point and Vector Object Count for the G-polygon SDTS Point and Vector Object Type reflects the number of records in the shapefile attribute table. For multi-polygon features, only one attribute record exists for each multi-polygon rather than one attribute record per individual G-polygon component of the multi-polygon feature. TIGER/Line Shapefile multi-polygons are an exception to the G-polygon object type classification. Therefore, when multi-polygons exist in a shapefile, the object count will be less than the actual number of G-polygons.
  Completeness_Report:
    Data completeness of the TIGER/Line Shapefiles reflects the contents of the Census MAF/TIGER database at the time the TIGER/Line Shapefiles were created.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
          Publication_Date: Unpublished material
          Title: Census MAF/TIGER database
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 201108
            Ending_Date: 201206
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MAF/TIGER
      Source_Contribution: All line segments
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        TIGER/Line Shapefiles are extracted from the Census MAF/TIGER database by nation, state, county, and entity. Census MAF/TIGER data for all of the aforementioned geographic entities are then distributed among the shapefiles each containing attributes for line, polygon, or landmark geographic data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MAF/TIGER
      Process_Date: 2012

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
    Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS), ANSI, and feature names.
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 56

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000458
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000458
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: puma10.shp
      Entity_Type_Definition: 2010 Census Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) State-based
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATEFP10
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census state Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
            INCITS.38-2009 (R2004), Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 5-2)
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PUMACE10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census public use microdata area census code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 00100 to 08200
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Census PUMA Code
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: GEOID10
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census nation-based Public Use Microdata Area code; a concatenation of 2010 Census state FIPS code and Public Use Microdata Area code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
            INCITS.38-2009, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 5-2) and the Percent Public Use Microdata Area code found in PUMACE10
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAMELSAD10
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census translated legal/statistical area description and public use microdata area census code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Public Use Microdata Area code found in PUMACE10 and the translated legal/statistical area description code, P5, Public-Use Microdata Area
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MTFCC10
      Attribute_Definition: MAF/TIGER feature class code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: G6120
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public Use Microdata Area
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FUNCSTAT10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census functional status
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Statistical entity
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INTPTLAT10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census latitude of the internal point
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 00
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INTPTLON10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census longitude of the internal point
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 00
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ALANDM
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census land area (square meters)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 to 9,999,999,999,999
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AWATERM
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census water area (square meters)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 to 9,999,999,999,999
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ALANDMI
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census land area (square miles)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 to 9,999,999,999,999
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AWATERMI
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census water area (square miles)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 to 9,999,999,999,999
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POP10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census population
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HHP10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census household population
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: GQ10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census group quarter population
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HU10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census housing units
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OHU10
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census occupied housing units
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPWHITE
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, White alone (includes Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPBLACK
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, Black or African American alone (includes Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPAIAN
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, American Indian and Alaska Native alone (includes Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPASIAN
      Attribute_Definition:
        Census 2010 Census population, Asian alone (includes Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPNHOPI
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (includes Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPOTH
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, Some Other Race alone (includes Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPTWO
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, Population of Two or More Races (includes Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPHISP
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census population, Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPWHITE2
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census population, White Alone (not Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPBLACK2
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, Black or African American alone (not Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPAIAN2
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, American Indian and Alaska Native alone (not Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPASIAN2
      Attribute_Definition: 2010 Census population, Asian alone (not Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPNHOPI2
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (not Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPOTH2
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, Some Other Race alone (not Hispanic or Latino)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POPTWO2
      Attribute_Definition:
        2010 Census population, Two or More Races (not Hispanic or Latino)

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing
        Address: 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20233-7400
        Country: United States
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-1128
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-4710
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: geo.tiger@census.gov
  Distribution_Liability:
    No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of these data, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau in specific as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. government in the use of these files. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: TGRSHP (compressed)
        File_Decompression_Technique: PK-ZIP, version 1.93 A or higher
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger>
    Fees:
      The online copy of the TIGER/Line files may be accessed without charge.
    Ordering_Instructions:
      To obtain more information about ordering TIGER/Line shapefiles visit <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger>
  Technical_Prerequisites:
    The TIGER/Line shapefiles contain geographic data only and do not include display mapping software or statistical data. For information on how to use the TIGER/Line shapefile data with specific software package users shall contact the company that produced the software.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20120615
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing
        Address: 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20233-7400
        Country: United States
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-1128
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-4710
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: geo.tiger@census.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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