Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office (LOSCO)1999
Parish Boundaries of Louisiana from LDOTD source data,
Geographic NAD83, LOSCO (1999) [parishes]
la_countiespvector digital datahttp://lagic.lsu.edu/loscoweb/
This dataset depicts the polygon boundaries of the 64 parishes comprising the
state of Louisiana. Parish boundaries extend 3 miles out into the Gulf of
Mexico from the coastline. This dataset was derived from many data sources
and conveys the best currently (1999) available representation of the parishes
of Louisiana and as a consequence, the best currently available representation
of the territorial bounds of the state.
The dataset has as attributes, many demographic variables from
1990 Census data.
This data set provides a representation of parish polygons for the purposes
of portraying nominal and statistical attributes for each parish. Individual
(or groups of) parish polygons may be used to subset other geospatial data.
These metadata describe the Arc/Info coverage of name 'parishes'
and the shapefile of the same name derived from it. These metadata
also describe the dataset 'parishes,' which is how this dataset was named
on the 'Louisiana GIS CD: A Digital Map of the State.'
The metadata for this data set are encapsulated into several documents
and graphics files. The metadata are not complete if you did not
receive the following files along in the data set:
>parishes.mtd - this metadata in mp (metadata parser) compatible ASCII text form
>parishes.html - this metadata in HTML form
>parishes_faq.html - this metadata presented as Questions and Answers
>parishes.sgml - this metadata in SGML form
>parishes1.gif - thumbnail graphic of data set
en199912date compilation of this dataset was completedNone planned-94.0432-88.758333.019628.8542-94.043003-88.75832328.85399233.019414Noneparishadministrative boundarygovernmental unitsNoneLouisianaNone
These unaltered data may not be redistributed without all of the elements
of the metadata listed in the Supplemental_Information section of this
metadata document. It is recommended that third parties wishing to use
these data obtain them from the Distributor listed in this metadata document.
If these data are altered or incorporated into another dataset, they are not
to be redistributed without also: altering the name of the dataset,
including a Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
(FGDC-STD-001-1998) compliant metadata file that describes the dataset and
reflects the alteration steps that makes the new dataset different from this
one, and citing this dataset in the metadata as a source for the altered
dataset using the source citation specified below.
If these digital data are used in the production of a report or in the compilation of a
standalone printed map, then this dataset is to be cited in the report or on the map
using the source citation specified below.
The following source citation is to be used when citing this dataset:
LOSCO Environmental Baseline Inventory Dataset 'Parish Boundaries of
Louisiana from LDOTD source data, Geographic NAD83, LOSCO (1998)
[parishes]'
Users hereby agree to abide by the use and reproduction conditions specified above.
By using the data described in these metadata, the user acknowledges that the terms
and conditions of use have been read and that the user is bound by these criteria.
DeWitt BraudLouisiana State University Department of Geography Anthropologyphysical address
Louisiana State University
Department of Geography Anthropology
Baton RougeLA70803(504) 388-6177(504) 388-4420<URL:parishes1.gif>thumbnail of parishes (3K)GIFMicrosoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700Shapefile
Anomalies will be noted between these data compiled from LDOTD realizations
of legal descriptions of boundaries and boundaries that are depicted
in other reference data sets (e.g. USGS DRGs). The depiction of boundaries
in this data set has been heavily researched and is believed to be a better
representation of the actual boundary than USGS sources.
Two parishes in Louisiana each consist of two separated areas. These
are St. Martin and West Feliciana. Because the data set is a 'region'
dataset, both areas of a parish are selected as one object, and the attributes
for that parish represents the sum for the two areas.
All parishes present, all attributes populated.The positional accuracy of these boundaries is estimated to be +/- 40 feet.Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD)Parish boundariescomputer file1999approximate date source data were received from LDOTDLDOTDPARISH
interior parish boundaries and remaining state boundary not compiled
from other sources
Louisiana Office of State Lands (LOSL)Parish boundary descriptionslegal descriptions1999approximate date source data were received from LOSLLOSLLAKES
Descriptions of interior parish boundaries over lakes, bays, and larger
water bodies
LOSLTexas/Louisiana boundary along Sabine Rivercomputer file1999approximate date the source data were received from LOSLLOSLSABINE
Representation of Texas/Louisiana border along the Sabine River that had
been compiled by LOSL from 1:62500 map sheets upon which a boundary was drawn
in a recent Supreme Court decree
LOSLMississippi/Louisiana boundary along the Pearl Rivercomputer file1999approximate date the source data were received from LOSLLOSLPEARL
Representation of the Louisiana/Mississippi boundary along the Pearl River
that was digitized from legal description of mutually agreed coordinates.
Minerals Management Service (MMS)State Federal Offshore boundarycomputer file1999approximate date the source data were received from MMSSTATE_FEDERALrepresentation of the Louisiana offshore boundaryEnvironmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)1998U.S. CountiesESRI1998ESRI Data Maps 1998
This is a four CD-ROM package of data that is provided when
a copy of ArcView is purchased
computer file1998publication dateMAPSDATAattributes for parishes
LDOTDPARISH data (64 files) were projected from polyconic to UTM zone 15,
NAD27 coordinates to be compatible with reference data (DRGs). All other
digital vector data (LOSLSABINE, LOSLPEARL, STATE_FEDERAL) were projected
to UTM zone 15, NAD27 coordinates using Intergraph MGE software. The digital
vector data in the common coordinate system were spliced together. The legal
description data (LOSLLAKES) was converted to a digital representation and
spliced into the other composite data. Line cleaning and processing was
performed on the composite.
The resultant .dgn file was converted to an Arc/Info coverage, topology
was built, and the dataset projected to geographic coordinates NAD83. The
Arc/Info dataset was converted to a shapefile and the attributes of each
parish polygon populated using the MAPS&DATA data.
1999LSU Department of Geography and AnthropologyHampton Peelemailing address
Louisiana State University
Baton RougeLA70803(225)388-3455hampton@lsu.eduMetadata imported.C:\DOCUME~1\vatnipp\LOCALS~1\Temp\xmlA95.tmp20030723vectorSimplePolygonFALSE64TRUEFALSEG-polygon640.000010.00001Decimal degreesNorth American Datum of 1983Geodetic Reference System 806378137298.257GCS_North_American_1983parishes.dbfattribute table for parish polygons3001, Inc.Feature Class64parishname of Louisiana parishESRIcounty name
FIPS PUB 6-4, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its
Possessions, and Associated Areas
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.FIDOID400area_sqmarea of parish in square metersLSU Department of Geography and Anthropology524858999.4096647606371.787square metersCoordinates defining the features.ShapeGeometry000perim_mperimeter of parish polygon in metersLSU Department of Geography and Anthropology125269.592460239.623metersPARISHString30area_acarea of parish in acresLSU Department of Geography and Anthropology129694.9641642652.738acresAREA_SQMNumber163FIPS
The concatenation of the FIPS numeric code for Louisiana, 22,
and the FIPS numeric code for the parish.
ESRIstate numeric code / county numeric code
FIPS PUB 6-4, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its
Possessions, and Associated Areas
PERIM_MNumber163PRSH_FIPSthe parish FIPS codeESRIcounty numeric code
FIPS PUB 6-4, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its
Possessions, and Associated Areas
AREA_ACNumber163POP1990the population of the county in 1990 based on the US CensusESRI7103496938FIPSNumber9POP90_SQMIthe population of the parish in 1990 per square mileESRI62326PRSH_FIPSString16AREAthe area of the county in square miles based on an Albers Equal Area ProjectionESRI198.37811605.4614POP1990Number10POP_1998population estimate for 1998 from the US CensusLouisiana State University6631465538POP90_SQMINumber6HOUSEHOLDStotal number of householdsESRI2515188235POP_1998Number16MALESnumber of malesESRI3242230883HOUSEHOLDSNumber8FEMALESnumber of femalesESRI3861266055MALESNumber8WHITEnumber of people identified as whiteESRI3292351170FEMALESNumber8BLACKnumber of people identified as blackESRI503307728WHITENumber8AMERI_ESnumber of people identified as American Indian, Eskimo, or AleutESRI44905BLACKNumber8ASIAN_PInumber of people identified as Asian or Pacific IslanderESRI29986AMERI_ESNumber6OTHER
number of people identified as belonging to a race other than white,
black, American Indian, or Asian
ESRI86355ASIAN_PINumber7HISPANICnumber of people of all races identified as being of Hispanic originESRI4026611OTHERNumber8AGE_UNDER5number of people 0 to 4 years of ageESRI57138574HISPANICNumber8AGE_5_17number of people 5 to 17 years of ageESRI173397888AGE_UNDER5Number7AGE_18_29number of people 18 to 29 years of ageESRI100098481AGE_5_17Number8AGE_30_49number of people 30 to 49 years of ageESRI1729138571AGE_18_29Number8AGE_50_64number of people 50 to 64 years of ageESRI87359461AGE_30_49Number8AGE_65_UPnumber of people 65 years of age and overESRI88764658AGE_50_64Number8NEVERMARRYnumber of people who have never been marriedESRI1352145032AGE_65_UPNumber7MARRIEDnumber of people who are marriedESRI2532187667NEVERMARRYNumber8SEPARATEDnumber of people who are separated from their spouseESRI15619880MARRIEDNumber8WIDOWEDnumber of people whose spouse diedESRI39737497SEPARATEDNumber7DIVORCEDnumber of people who are divorcedESRI31237944WIDOWEDNumber7HSEHLD_1_Mnumber of one-person male householdsESRI22726520DIVORCEDNumber7HSEHLD_1_FNumber of one-person female householdsESRI27934153HSEHLD_1_MNumber7MARHH_CHDNumber of households with a married couple and related childrenESRI59546462HSEHLD_1_FNumber7MARHH_NO_CNumber of households with a married couple and no related childrenESRI60343269MARHH_CHDNumber7MHH_CHILDNumber of households with a man and children but no wifeESRI633750MARHH_NO_CNumber7FHH_CHILDNumber of households with a woman and children but no husbandESRI16132339MHH_CHILDNumber6HSE_UNITSTotal number of housing unitsESRI3334225573FHH_CHILDNumber7VACANTNumber of housing units that are vacantESRI43437338HSE_UNITSNumber8OWNER_OCCNumber of housing units that are occupied by the ownerESRI1802104611VACANTNumber7RENTER_OCCNumber of housing units that are occupied by rentersESRI470105956OWNER_OCCNumber8MEDIAN_VALMedian value of all housing unitsESRI3010074900RENTER_OCCNumber8MEDIANRENTMedian rent charged for all housing units that are rentedESRI99334MEDIAN_VALNumber7UNITS_1DETNumber of housing units with one detached unit in the structureESRI2005114515MEDIANRENTNumber4UNITS_1ATTNumber of housing units with one attached unit in the structureESRI1843248UNITS_1DETNumber8UNITS2Number of housing units with two units in the structureESRI227844UNITS_1ATTNumber7UNITS3_9Number of housing units with three to nine units in the structureESRI1336877UNITS2Number7UNITS10_49Number of housing units with 10 to 49 units in the structureESRI019194UNITS3_9Number7UNITS50_UPNumber of housing units with 50 or more units in the structureESRI011908UNITS10_49Number7MOBILEHOMENumber of mobile homes or trailersESRI3719824UNITS50_UPNumber7NO_FARMS87Total number of farmsESRI71189MOBILEHOMENumber6AVG_SIZE87Average farm size in acresESRI2982NO_FARMS87Number5CROP_ACR87The total area of cropland in acresESRI-99no information availableLouisiana State University5324256688AVG_SIZE87Number6AVG_SALE87Average sales of agricultural products per farm, in thousands of dollarsESRI-99no information availableLouisiana State University6757277441CROP_ACR87Number8AVG_SALE87AVG_SALE87Number7Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's OfficeDavid GisclairTechnical Assistance Program (TAP) Directormailing address
Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 94095
Baton RougeLA70804(225) 219-5800(225) 219-5802<URL:mailto:tapgis@linknet.idt.net>parishes
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