City and Township Population Centers, Minnesota
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- Data Quality
- Data Organization
- Coordinate System
- Attributes
- Distribution - Get Data
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Section 1: Overview
Originator:Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo)
Title:
City and Township Population Centers, Minnesota
Abstract:
This layer contains cities, townships, reservations, and unorganized territories in the state of Minnesota, represented with point geometry for cartographic purposes. This dataset generally includes only populated places; there may be other named townships and territories which were not included. The population counts for these populated places have also been included, based on recent available US Census data.
Purpose:
The dataset was developed largely for cartographic purposes, for the display of concentrations of populations. It can be symbolized with the available attributes to show the largest cities in the state or county (typically county seats), as well as very small populated cities, townships, unorganized territories, and tribal populations. The dataset can also be symbolized by population count where figures are available.
Time Period of Content Date:
03/01/2017
Currentness Reference:
Data was created by referencing a 'CTU' (cities, townships, unorganized territories) database created and updated by MnGeo in 2009. The population column was added by MnGeo in 2017.
Progress:
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
None Planned
Spatial Extent of Data:
Minnesota
Bounding Coordinates:
-96.820245
-89.616732
48.995574
43.439127
Place Keywords:
Minnesota
Theme Keywords:
location, city, cities, townships, reservations, unorganized territories, populated places, municipality, municipalities
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
If you transmit or provide the data to another user, it is your responsibility to provide appropriate content, limitation, warranty and liability information as you see fit.
Contact Person Information:
Nancy Rader,
GIS Data Specialist
Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo)
658 Cedar Street, Room 300
St. Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-201-2489
Email: gisinfo.mngeo@state.mn.us
Section 2: Data Quality
Attribute Accuracy:
Logical Consistency:
There should be only one point per place name per county. Some place names exist in more than one county, but in those cases represent different entities.
Completeness:
This dataset generally includes only populated places; there may be other named townships and territories which were not included.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Source layer ctu: No known issues. Points were generally placed according to coordinates provided by MnGeo.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
N/A
Lineage:
Originally developed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for cartographic purposes. Population column added March 2017.
Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)
Section 4: Coordinate System
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme:
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number:
15
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
Horizontal Units:
meters
Vertical Datum:
not applicable
Vertical Units:
Not Applicable
Depth Datum:
not applicable
Depth Units:
Not Applicable
Section 5: Attributes
Overview:
Detailed Citation:
Table Detail:
city_and_township_population_centers| Field Name | Valid Values | Definition | Definition Source |
|---|
| OBJECTID | - | | |
| Shape | - | | |
| GNIS | - | Geographic Names Information System | |
| Name | - | Name of entity | |
| CTU_Type | enumerated | City, Township, or Unorganized Territory | |
| City | | |
| Township | | |
| Tribal | | |
| Unorganized | | |
| County | - | County | |
| FIPS_Code | - | 10 Digit FIPS Code | |
| Sym_Class | enumerated | Symbology Class | |
| Big City | Largest metropolitan cities in Minnesota as typically displayed on base maps. | |
| County Seat | County seats that are not classified as large metropolitan regional centers. (Combine this class with "Big City" to represent all County Seats) | |
| Small City | Cities not classified in one of the other two categories. | |
| Township | Townships | |
| Tribal | Tribal population points | |
| Unorganized | Populated areas that are recognized as part of unorganized territories. | |
| Population | - | Population of Populated Area, obtained from 2015 US Census American Community Survey | |
Section 6: Distribution
Publisher:
Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo)
Publication Date:
03/01/2017
Contact Person Information:
Nancy Rader,
GIS Data Specialist
Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo)
658 Cedar Street, Room 300
St. Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-201-2489
Email: gisinfo.mngeo@state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier:
City and Township Population Centers
Ordering Instructions:
This data set is distributed online by clicking below after Online Linkage. Online Linkage: I AGREE
to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will either begin the download process, link to a service, or provide more instructions. See "Ordering Instructions" above for details.
Section 7: Metadata Reference
Metadata Date:
05/11/2021
Contact Person Information:
Nancy Rader,
GIS Data Specialist
Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo)
658 Cedar Street, Room 300
St. Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-201-2489
Email: gisinfo.mngeo@state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name:
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version:
1.2
