Metadata for Montana 2000 Census Blocks with Population and Housing Unit data.

Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: Montana State Library
Publication date: 2002
Title:: Montana 2000 Census Blocks with Population and Housing Unit data.
Other citation details:: Other names for this data set on the NRIS web site were "tgblock2000f" and "statepfire"
Online linkage: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Collections/Census/Blocks_Housing_2000/

Abstract:

This is a set of ESRI shapefiles, one for each Montana county, showing 2000 Census Blocks and their total population, population age 18 and over, housing units, occupied housing units, vacant housing units, seasonal housing units, and average persons per household from the 2000 Census.

Time period of content:

Calendar date: 2000
Currentness reference: 2000

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: 10 years

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
P.O. 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

Data Quality Information:

Attribute accuracy report:

The population figures were copied directly from the tables provided by the Census Bureau. It is beyond the scope of this document to discuss the accuracy of the Census.

Completeness report:

The data contains all of the year 2000 Census Blocks in Montana.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: The approximate horizontal accuracy is 50 meters.

Lineage:

Source information:

Originator:: U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Geography Division
Publication date: 2000
Title: TIGER/Line Files
Edition: Redistricting Census 2000
Source contribution: The Census Block boundaries were derived from this source.
Calendar date: 2000

Source information:

Originator: U.S. Census Bureau
Publication date: 2001
Title: Summary Tape File 1
Source contribution: This is the source of the population and housing counts.
Calendar date: 04/01/2000

Process step:

The Montana Census and Economic Information Center (CEIC) converted the native TIGER/Line files into a number of separate ArcView shapefiles for each Montana county. CEIC used the TGR2SHP version 4.0 (GIS Tools, Knoxville, TN) to convert the files.


Process date: 2001

Process step:

The Montana State Library, Natural Resource Information System, converted all the shapefiles to Arc/Info coverage format, projected them to Montana State Plane Coordinates with Arc/Info, joined the Census Block data to the population and housing counts, and converted the data back to shapefile format.


Process date: 2001

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
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257

Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity and attribute overview:: The shapefiles have the following attribute fields:
STFID: Unique identifier for the Census Block
SUMLEV: Summary level -- all should be 750, which means Block
County: Federal Information Processing Standard code for the county
Tract: Census Tract number
Blkgrp: Census Block Group number
Block: Census Block number
AreaLand: Land area, in acres
AreaWater: Water area, in acres
Totpop: Total population, 2000
TotpopOv18: Population age 18 and over, 2000
TotHousUnt: Number of housing units, 2000
OccHousUnt: Number of occupied housing units, 2000
VacHousUnt: Number of vacant housing units, 2000
SeaHousUnt: Number of seasonal housing units, 2000
AvgHousSiz: Average number of persons per household, 2000

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:

Standard order process:

Digital form:

Format name: ESRI Shapefile
Online option:

Ordering instructions:

To obtain more information about ordering TIGER/Line files visit http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger.

Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 10/28/2013

Metadata review date: 04/17/2013

Metadata review date: 09/29/2004

Metadata review date: 09/20/2002

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