2000 Blocks
GIS File Name
DEMOGRAPHICS_Blocks2000
Description
This polygon layer contains the 886 census blocks that make up the City of Cambridge for the 2000 Census.
Purpose
Created for spatial analysis of associated Census 2000 demographic data. Used for planning, mapping, and Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) purposes by the Community
Development Department.
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Attributes
| Name |
Type Details |
Description |
| FIPSSTCO |
type: String
width: 5
precision: 0 |
Federal Information Processing Standards Code for state and county (MA=25; Middlesex County=017) |
| STFID |
type: String
width: 15
precision: 0 |
Full unique census block number, concatenated from FIPS state, county, tract, blockgroup, and block ID |
| BLOCK_ID |
type: String
width: 16
precision: 0 |
Shortened unique census block number, concatenated from tract, blockgroup, and block ID |
| POP_LAB |
type: GlobalID
width: 38
precision: 0 |
Census block population in 2000 |
Coordinate System
NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001 Feet