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The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The TIGER/Line Files include both incorporated places (legal entities) and census designated places or CDPs (statistical entities). An incorporated place is established to provide governmental functions for a concentration of people as opposed to a minor civil division (MCD), which generally is created to provide services or administer an area without regard, necessarily, to population. Places always nest within a State, but may extend across county and county subdivision boundaries. An incorporated place usually is a city, town, village, or borough, but can have other legal descriptions. CDPs are delineated for the decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places. CDPs are delineated to provide data for settled concentrations of population that are identifiable by name, but are not legally incorporated under the laws of the State in which they are located. The boundaries for CDPs often are defined in partnership with State, local, and/or tribal officials and usually coincide with visible features or the boundary of an adjacent incorporated place or another legal entity. CDP boundaries often change from one decennial census to the next with changes in the settlement pattern and development; a CDP with the same name as in an earlier census does not necessarily have the same boundary. The only population/housing size requirement for CDPs for the 2010 Census is that they must contain some housing and population. The boundaries of all 2010 Census incorporated places are as of January 1, 2010 as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The boundaries of all 2010 Census CDPs were delineated as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP).<\/SPAN><\/P>

The Census Bureau's geographic identifiers and demographic data included in this feature class <\/SPAN>were selected and retrieved from the U.S. Census American Factfinder <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>by Prince William County Department of Information Technology (DoIT), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division: Brian Engelmann, Demographer (x 7098).<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line Shapefiles.\n\nLevel: \nOwner: \nUpdated: \nFrequency:", "title": "GISPROD.DEMOGRAPHIC.Places_10", "tags": [ "City", "Town", "boundaries", "51", "State or Equivalent Entity", "State or equivalent entity", "U.S.", "VA", "Village", "United States", "Census Designated Place", "CDP", "Virginia", "County or Equivalent Entity", "Places", "boundaries", "U.S.", "United States", "County or equivalent entity", "Prince William", "51153", "Polygon" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 500000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "U.S. Census Bureau; Prince William County Department of Information Technology (DoIT), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division", "licenseInfo": "

The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.<\/SPAN><\/P>

  • This data is for reference purposes only and should not be used for design work. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/UL>

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      • Prince William County reserves the right to deny access to certain datasets. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/UL>

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          • User acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty and expressly waives all warranties express or implied and waives any right of claim for damages incidental, consequential or special, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of the digital maps and data.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/UL><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>" }