U.S. Geological Survey 200312 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html> citiesvector digital data This data set includes cities in the United States including 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 October, 2002 data set. 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 U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data. en 1972 2003 ground condition Complete Irregular -174.198761 178.874603 71.290062 17.711706 -174.198761178.87460317.71170671.290062 None Cities Towns Populated places County seat State capital 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. United States USA 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. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Puerto Rico Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands None None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data. U.S. Geological Survey Gita Urban-Mathieux Mailing address

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Reston VA 20192 703-648-5175 atlasmail@usgs.gov Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800Shapefile The data set was checked for topological consistency using the Arc/INFO command BUILD. No other checks for logical consistency were performed on this data set. This data set includes built-up areas and populated places for all 50 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. U.S. Geological Survey 1995 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey 2000000 CD-ROM 1972 1994 ground condition 2MILMM Spatial and attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 2000 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey <http://geonames.usgs.gov/> Online 2000 Publication date GNIS Attribute information National Institute of Standards and Technology 1998 Gaithersburg, MD National Institute of Science and Technology <http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/55new/nav-top-fr.htm> Online 1972 1998 Ground condition FIPS55-3_98 Attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 1998 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey 2000000 Online 1972 1994 Ground condition ATLAS-CITIES98 Spatial and attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 200002 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey 2000000 Online 1972 1994 Ground condition ATLAS-CITIES00 Spatial and attribute information U.S. Census Bureau 1990 Washington, DC U.S. Census Bureau <http://ftp.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places.html> Online 1990 Publication date GAZETTEER Spatial and attribute information National Institute of Standards and Technology 1999 Gaithersburg, MD National Institute of Science and Technology <http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/55new/nav-top-fr.htm> Online 1972 1999 Ground condition FIPS55-3_99 Attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 2000 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey <http://geonames.usgs.gov/stategaz/> Online 2000 Publication date POP_PL Attribute information U.S. Census Bureau 1998 Washington, DC U.S. Census Bureau Online 1990 1998 Ground condition POP_ESTIMATE Attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 1999 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey 2000000 Online 1999 Publication date ATLAS-HY Spatial and attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 1999 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey 2000000 Online 1999 Publication date ATLAS-CNTY Spatial and attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 20001106 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey 2000000 Online 1972 2000 Ground condition ATLAS-CITIES2000 Spatial and attribute information U.S. Geological Survey 20021010 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey 2000000 Online 1972 2000 Ground condition ATLAS-CITIES2002 Spatial and attribute information National Association of Counties 2003 Washington, DC National Association of Counties <http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County> Online 2003 Publication date NACO Attribute information 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 data set. Minor positional corrections were also made. 2MILMM GNIS FIPS55-3_98 1998 ATLAS-CITIES98 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. ATLAS-CITIES98 200002 ATLAS-CITIES00 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 GNIS 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. ATLAS-CITIES00 GAZETTEER FIPS55-3_99 POP_PL GNIS POP_ESTIMATE ATLAS-HY ATLAS-CNTY 200011 ATLAS-CITIES2000 1990 and 1998 population figures for Newtown, Connecticut were updated. ATLAS-CITIES2000 20021010 ATLAS-CITIES2002 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. ATLAS-CITIES2002 NACO 20031215 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. Vector Entity point 35301 SimplePointFALSE35301FALSEFALSE 0.000001 0.000001 Decimal degrees North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 GCS_North_American_1983 cities Populated places in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. U.S. Geological Survey Feature Class35301 FID Internal feature number. ESRI Point 0-dimensional element ESRI GIS software Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. FIDOID400 Shape Feature geometry. ESRI 1 35301 Coordinates defining the features. ShapeGeometry000 CITIESX020 Internal feature number. U.S. Geological Survey 135301 CITIESX020Number11 FEATURE The type of city or town. U.S. Geological Survey County SeatA populated place that serves as the seat of the county government.U.S. Geological SurveyState CapitalA populated place that serves as the seat of the State government.U.S. Geological SurveyState Capital County SeatA populated place that serves as the seat of the State government and the county government.U.S. Geological SurveyNational CapitalA populated place that serves as the seat of the national government of the United States of America.U.S. Geological SurveyPopulated PlaceA populated place that is neither a county seat, a State capital, nor the capital of the United States of America.U.S. Geological Survey FEATUREString27 NAME The name of the city or town. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)U.S. Board on Geographic Names NAMEString48 POP_RANGE_ The population range of the city or town based on 1990 U.S. Census Bureau data. U.S. Geological Survey Undetermined The population is not known. U.S. Geological Survey 0 - 9,999The population is less than 10,000.U.S. Geological Survey10,000 - 49,999The population is between 10,000 and 49,999.U.S. Geological Survey50,000 - 99,999The population is between 50,000 and 99,999.U.S. Geological Survey100,000 - 249,999The population is between 100,000 and 249,999.U.S. Geological Survey250,000 - 499,999The population is between 250,000 and 499,999.U.S. Geological Survey500,000 - 999,999The population is between 500,000 and 999,999.U.S. Geological Survey1,000,000 - 9,999,999The population is between 1,000,000 and 9,999,999.U.S. Geological Survey POP_RANGE_String21 POP_90 The 1990 population of the city or town. (A 1998 estimated population value may be available for places where the 1990 population value is unknown.) U.S. Census Bureau -99999 The population is not known. U.S. Geological Survey 0 7322564 POP_90Number8 POP_98 The 1998 estimated population of the city or town. (A 1990 population value may be available for places where the 1998 estimated population value is unknown.) U.S. Census Bureau -99999The population is not known.U.S. Geological Survey POP_98Number817420166 FIPS55 The 5-digit FIPS code of the named populated place, primary county division, or other locational entity of the United States. U.S. Geological Survey 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. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology FIPS55String5 COUNTY The name of the county or county equivalent. U.S. Geological Survey Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology COUNTYString55 FIPS The 5-digit FIPS code of the county or county equivalent. U.S. Geological Survey Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology FIPSString5 STATE The 2-character FIPS code of the State or State equivalent. U.S. Geological Survey 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. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology STATEString2 STATE_FIPS The 2-digit FIPS code of the State or State equivalent. U.S. Geological Survey 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. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology STATE_FIPSString2 DISPLAYDISPLAYNumber10The place name will not be shown.U.S. Geological Survey1The place name will be shown.U.S. Geological SurveyA 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. It 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.U.S. Geological Survey Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey Mailing address

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Reston VA 20192 703-648-5175 atlasmail@usgs.gov FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 None Unclassified None enlocal timehttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile {CC1DA182-D414-4E05-B192-EF31D5D5003E}2004031211301500FALSE20040318152750002004031815275000FALSEMicrosoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800cities-174.198761178.87460371.29006217.7117061-174.198761178.87460371.29006217.7117061ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0dataset002file://\\NURSE\E$\OFR_04_data_catalog\base_files\national_atlas_cities\cities.shpLocal Area Network7.783ShapefileGCS_North_American_19833530120040318