Decennial Census 2010

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Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines



Metadata Summary

Originator U.S. Census Bureau
Abstract Decennial Census 2010, Census geographies, includes tabulations of housing units, total population and adult population by race and Hispanicity. Geographies nationwide can be obtained from Census, with disaggregate geographic detail down to Block-level. Metropolitan Council is publishing files for 2010 Blocks, Block Groups and Tracts. This dataset includes tabular data for the 7 county Twin Cities metropolitan area for blocks, block groups and tracts.
Browse Graphic none available
Time Period of Content Date 2010
Currentness Reference 2010
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Distributor Organization Metropolitan Council
Ordering Instructions This entire dataset is available on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following:

- csv file
- metadata for the dataset (.htm)
- NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software.
Distribution Liability NOTICE: The data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The Metropolitan Council developed some of the data for its own internal business purposes and is redistributing data developed by other data providers (e.g., the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the data or your reliance on the data. You should consult the data documentation for these particular data to determine the limitations of the data. If you transmit or provide the data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
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Full Metadata

Decennial Census 2010

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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 U.S. Census Bureau
Title Decennial Census 2010
Abstract Decennial Census 2010, Census geographies, includes tabulations of housing units, total population and adult population by race and Hispanicity. Geographies nationwide can be obtained from Census, with disaggregate geographic detail down to Block-level. Metropolitan Council is publishing files for 2010 Blocks, Block Groups and Tracts. This dataset includes tabular data for the 7 county Twin Cities metropolitan area for blocks, block groups and tracts.
Purpose Decennial Census 2010, Census geographies, includes tabulations of housing units, total population and adult population by race and Hispanicity. Data are population and housing from a '100% count.' The Census Bureau attempts to survey or interview all known addresses. Geographies nationwide can be obtained from Census, with disaggregate geographic detail down to Block-level. Metropolitan Council is publishing files for 2010 Blocks, Block Groups and Tracts.
Time Period of Content Date 2010
Currentness Reference 2010
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency None planned
Spatial Extent of Data
Bounding Coordinates -94.012
-92.732
45.415
44.471
Place Keywords
Theme Keywords Census, demographic, tracts, block groups
Theme Keyword Thesaurus None
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Contact Person Information Todd Graham, Principal Forecaster
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1805
Phone: 651-602-1322
FAX: 651-602-1674
E-mail: todd.graham@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic none available
Browse Graphic File Description
Associated Data Sets None

 
Section 2 Data Quality Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Attribute Accuracy The Decennial Census, SF1, reports population and housing from a '100% count.' The Census Bureau attempts to survey or interview all known addresses. Still, the data are subject to error. The errors derive from survey data collection (response errors, field follow-up for missing cases) and processing by the Census Bureau (geolocation of population and housing, data coding, compilation processes, and imputation of missing cases).
Logical Consistency Data presented were compiled by US Census Bureau. To compare 2010 Tracts and Block Groups with historical statistics, the tabulation Blocks of past Censuses should be compiled into 2010 Tracts and Block Groups via 'spatial join' and summarization.

Data presented have been assigned new field names by Metroplitan Council in order to aid usability.
Completeness Entire seven county geographic area is covered.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Lineage Data presented were compiled by US Census Bureau. To compare 2010 Tracts and Block Groups with historical statistics, the tabulation Blocks of past Censuses should be compiled into 2010 Tracts and Block Groups via 'spatial join' and summarization.
Source Scale Denominator
 
Section 3 Spatial Data Organization Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Native Data Set Environment Oracle Version 10g, Release 2
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data
Spatial Object Type
Vendor Specific Object Types
Tiling Scheme
 
Section 4 Spatial Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme
Ellipsoid
Horizontal Datum
Horizontal Units
Distance Resolution
Altitude Datum Not applicable
Altitude Units NA
Depth Datum NA
Depth Units NA
 
Section 5 Entity and Attribute Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Entity and Attribute Overview
Attributes for table:  

The following appear as labels or headings in tables compiled by Metropolitan Council:

SUMLEV= Census-provided summarization level;
GEOCOMP= Census-provided summarization type ('00' denotes total, other codes denote urban and rural subtotals);
STATE= State FIPS code;
COUNTY= County FIPS code;
GEOG_UNIT_ID= Metropolitan Council-provided identifier (for Tracts and Block Groups this is identical to field GEOID2);
GEOG_LEVEL_ID= Metropolitan Council-provided level of geographic summarization;
GEONAME= Name label for geographic area;
GEOID= Census-provided 20-digit string identifying the Census geography sum level and type, FIPS codes, Tract and Block Group identifiers;
GEOID2= Census-provided 12-digit code identifying the FIPS codes, Tract and Block Group identifiers;

B00001e1= n people in the area;
B00002e1= n housing units represented in the area;
POPTOTAL= Total number of people, all types (table P1);

LIVEDALONE= households with 1 person alone (P21);
MARRKIDS= family households with children and headed by a married couple (P21);
UNMARRKIDS= family households with children and headed by a single person or unmarried people (P21);
FAMNOKIDS= family households with no children (P21);
NONFAMILY= other households that are not families and with more than 1 person (P21);
M_0_4= males in this age range (P12);
M_5_9= males in this age range (P12);
M_10_14= males in this age range (P12);
M_15_19= males in this age range (P12);
M_20_24= males in this age range (P12);
M_25_29= males in this age range (P12);
M_30_34= males in this age range (P12);
M_35_39= males in this age range (P12);
M_40_44= males in this age range (P12);
M_45_49= males in this age range (P12);
M_50_54= males in this age range (P12);
M_55_59= males in this age range (P12);
M_60_64= males in this age range (P12);
M_65_69= males in this age range (P12);
M_70_74= males in this age range (P12);
M_75_79= males in this age range (P12);
M_80_84= males in this age range (P12);
M_OVER85= males in this age range (P12);
F_0_4= females in this age range (P12);
F_5_9= females in this age range (P12);
F_10_14= females in this age range (P12);
F_15_19= females in this age range (P12);
F_20_24= females in this age range (P12);
F_25_29= females in this age range (P12);
F_30_34= females in this age range (P12);
F_35_39= females in this age range (P12);
F_40_44= females in this age range (P12);
F_45_49= females in this age range (P12);
F_50_54= females in this age range (P12);
F_55_59= females in this age range (P12);
F_60_64= females in this age range (P12);
F_65_69= females in this age range (P12);
F_70_74= females in this age range (P12);
F_75_79= females in this age range (P12);
F_80_84= females in this age range (P12);
F_OVER85= females in this age range (P12);
WHITENH= population that identifies as white only and non-Hispanic (P5);
BLACKNH= population that identifies as black only and non-Hispanic (P5);
AMINDNH= population that identifies as American Indian only and non-Hispanic (P5);
ASIANNH= population that identifies as Asian/Asian-American only and non-Hispanic (P5);
PACIFICNH= population that identifies as Pacific Islander only and non-Hispanic (P5);
OTHERNH= population that identifies as other race and non-Hispanic (P5);
MULTRACENH= population that identifies as multi-racial and non-Hispanic (P5);
HISPPOP= population that identifies as Hispanic in combination with any race (P5);
NOTHISPPOP= population that identifies as non-Hispanic (P5);

HUTOTAL= total housing units (H1);
HHTOTAL= total households, also number of occupied housing units (P21);
POPINHH= population in households and not in GQ (P16);
AVGHHSIZE= average household size (P16/P21);
POPINGQ= population in group quarters (P29)
HOMEOWNPCT= share of households that own their housing (H4);
OWNEROCC= owner households or owner-occupied units (H4);
RENTEROCC= renter households or renter-occupied units (H4);
VACANT= vacant housing units (H5);
POPOVER5= population (age 5+) used as denominator in % calculations (P12);
POPOVER16= population age 16+ (P14);
POPOVER18= population age 18+ (P11);
POPOVER65= population age 65+ (P34);
ERRORFLAG= quality control flag should be 0;
MEDIANAGE= median age for area (P13);
HH_UNDER18= housieholds with children ages 0-17 present (P20);
HH_65OVER= households with senior citizens ages 65+ present (P25);
NUCPOPINHH= among population in households: number who are house heads, spouses, partners or own children (P29, PCT19);
OTHERINHH= among population in households: number who are not nuclear family or partners (P29, PCT19);
SPOUSEHH= spouses in population, also number of married couple households (P29);
PARTNERHH= unmarried partners in population, also number of unmarried couple households (PCT19);

HHTYPE1= family households with children: householder under 65 (P21);
HHTYPE2= family households with no children: householder under 65 (P21);
HHTYPE3= other households that are not families and with more than 1 person: householder under 65 (P21);
HHTYPE4= households with 1 person alone: under 65 (P21);
HHTYPE5= households with more than 1 person: 65 and over (P21);
HHTYPE6= households with 1 person alone: 65 and over (P21);

CENSUS_SOURCE= Description of data source;
YEAR= Year of data collection.
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation None
 
Section 6 Distribution Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Publisher Metropolitan Council
Publication Date 03/17/2011
Contact Person Information Todd Graham
Principal Forecaster
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1805
Phone: 651-602-1322
FAX: 651-602-1674
E-mail: todd.graham@metc.state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier Census2010Population
Transfer Format Name csv file
Transfer Format Version Number NA
Transfer Size Less than 10 MB for zip file
Ordering Instructions This entire dataset is available on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following:

- csv file
- metadata for the dataset (.htm)
- NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software.
Distribution Liability NOTICE: The data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The Metropolitan Council developed some of the data for its own internal business purposes and is redistributing data developed by other data providers (e.g., the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the data or your reliance on the data. You should consult the data documentation for these particular data to determine the limitations of the data. If you transmit or provide the data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
Online Linkage I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will begin the download process (See Ordering Instructions above for details.)
 
Section 7 Metadata Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Metadata Date 07/14/2011
Contact Person Information Todd Graham, Principal Forecaster
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1805
Phone: 651-602-1322
FAX: 651-602-1674
E-mail: todd.graham@metc.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version 1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm


This page last updated: 07/14/2011