2000 Census Blocks

This page last updated: 09/23/2008
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2000 Census Blocks

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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information

Section 1	Identification Information			Top of page
Originator	LCC-GIS using Census Bureau TIGER/Line Files
Title	2000 Census Blocks
Abstract	Data displaying 2000 Census Blocks as released by the US Census Bureau for the 2000 census.
Purpose	Elemental unit of census data collection. Demographic data collected during the census is collected at this level and then aggregated to larger areas.
Time Period of Content Date	2000
Currentness Reference	Current as of the 2000 census.
Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Spatial Extent of Data	State of Minnesota
Bounding Coordinates	-97.5 -89.0 49.5 43.0
Place Keywords	Minnesota
Theme Keywords	Minnesota Census Blocks Census Blocks Blocks 2000
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	None
Contact Person Information	Lee Meilleur, Director LCC-GIS 100 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 55 St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-296-0098 FAX: 651-297-3699 E-mail:
Browse Graphic	View a sample of the data.
Browse Graphic File Description
Associated Data Sets	1990 Census Block Boundaries
Section 2	Data Quality Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Attribute Accuracy
Logical Consistency
Completeness	Complete as of its release.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Lineage	Derived from the 2000 Census TIGER/Line Files.
Source Scale Denominator
Section 3	Spatial Data Organization Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Native Data Set Environment	Maptitude 4.5
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data
Spatial Object Type	Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types	Arc, Polygon
Tiling Scheme	State
Section 4	Spatial Reference Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme	UTM
Ellipsoid	GRS80
Horizontal Datum	NAD83
Horizontal Units	Meters
Distance Resolution
UTM Zone Number	15
Map Projection Name	Transverse Mercator
Section 5	Entity and Attribute Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Entity and Attribute Overview	''AREA'' ''PERIMETER'' ''BLK2000_'' Internal Record Number ''BLK2000_ID'' Unique Record Number ''ID'' Caliper Record Number ''BLK'' Census Block Number, 2000 ''TRACT'' Census Tract Code, 2000 ''NAME'' Name of Geographic Area ''NUMBER'' Block Number ''COUNTY'' FIPS County Code, 2000 ''VTD'' Census Voting District Code, 2000 ''MCD'' Minor Civil Division Codes, 2000 ''CD00'' Congessional District Codes, 2000 ''SD00'' Senate District Codes, 2000 ''HD00'' House District Codes, 2000 ''POPULATION'' Population 1990 ''POPULATION1'' Population 1999 ''POPULATION2'' Population 2000 ''HISPANIC_O'' Hispanic Origin ''HISPANIC_1'' Hispanic Origin % ''NH_WHT'' Non-Hispanic White ''NH_DOJ_BLK'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Black ''NH_DOJ_BL1'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Black % ''NH_DOJ_IND'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Indian ''NH_DOJ_IN1'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Indian % ''NH_DOJ_ASN'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Asian ''NH_DOJ_AS1'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Asian % ''NH_DOJ_HWN'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Hawaiian ''NH_DOJ_OTH'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Other Race ''NH_DOJ_OT1'' Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Other Multi Race ''NH_OTHM'' Non-Hispanic Other Multi Race ''MINORITY'' Total Minority Population ''F18_POP_19'' 18+ Population 1990 ''F18_POP'' 18+ Population 2000 ''H18_POP'' 18+ Hispanic ''H18_POP1'' 18+ Hispanic % ''NH18_WHT'' 18+ Non-Hispanic White ''NH18_DOJ_B'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Black ''NH18_DOJ_1'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Dep. of Justice) Black % ''NH18_DOJ_I'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Indian ''NH18_DOJ_2'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Dep. of Justice) Indian % ''NH18_DOJ_A'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Asian ''NH18_DOJ_3'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Dep. of Justice) Asian % ''NH18_DOJ_H'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Hawaiian ''NH18_DOJ_O'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Other Race ''NH18_DOJ_4'' 18+ Non-Hispanic (Department of Justice) Other Multi Race ''NH18_OTHM'' 18+ Non-Hispanic Other Multi Race ''F18_MINORI'' 18+ Minority Population ''BLKD'' Population Density - Black ''ASND'' Population Density - Asian ''INDD'' Population Density - Indian ''HSPD'' Population Density - Hispanic ''BLKCLASS'' Black Population Density Class ''ASNCLASS'' Asian Population Density Class ''INDCLASS'' Indian Population Density Class ''HSPCLASS'' Hispanic Population Density Class
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation	''Black'' - Non Hispanic Black or African American + Non Hispanic Black or African American and White ''Asian'' - Non Hispanic Asian + Non Hispanic Asian and White ''Hispanic'' - Hispanic of Any Race ''Indian'' - Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native + Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native and White ''Other'' - Non Hispanic Some Other Race ''Other Multi Race'' - Where more than one minority race is listed
Section 6	Distribution Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Publisher	LCC-GIS
Publication Date	03/29/2001
Contact Person Information	Lee Meilleur Director LCC-GIS 100 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 55 St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-296-0098 FAX: 651-297-3699 E-mail:
Distributor's Data Set Identifier	blk2000
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Transfer Size	167MB
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Section 7	Metadata Reference Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Metadata Date	09/23/2008
Contact Person Information	Lee Meilleur, Director LCC-GIS 100 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 55 St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-296-0098 FAX: 651-297-3699 E-mail:
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage	http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm