United States Census Bureau definition of independent cities
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The United States Census Bureau definition of independent cities is a classification used by the Census Bureau to identify cities that are administratively separate from any county and function as county-equivalents for statistical and governmental purposes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative classification
ⓘ
statistical classification ⓘ |
| affects |
allocation of statistical resources to independent cities
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economic data tabulation for independent cities ⓘ presentation of demographic data for independent cities ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Carson City, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ City of St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | independent city ⓘ |
| basisFor |
FIPS county codes assigned to independent cities
ⓘ
county-level statistical data for independent cities ⓘ |
| clarifies | that independent cities are not subordinate to any county ⓘ |
| classifiesAs | county-equivalent ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Office of Management and Budget county-equivalent standards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal statistical area delineations ⓘ |
| definedBy | United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes | cities that are administratively separate from any county ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom | incorporated places that are part of a county ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Census Bureau geographic areas reference manuals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Census Bureau geographic definitions documentation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures |
independent cities are included in county-based federal programs
ⓘ
independent cities receive separate county-level statistics ⓘ |
| implies | city government performs functions of both city and county ⓘ |
| recognizes |
Baltimore as a county-equivalent
ⓘ
Carson City as a county-equivalent NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis as a county-equivalent ⓘ independent cities as separate county-equivalents in Virginia ⓘ independent cities as separate from surrounding counties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FIPS 6-4 independent city codes
ⓘ
definition of county-equivalents ⓘ definition of incorporated places ⓘ |
| requires | absence of county-level government over the city ⓘ |
| territorialScope | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatsAs | primary legal divisions of a state ⓘ |
| usedBy |
other federal agencies for geographic consistency
ⓘ
researchers analyzing county-level data ⓘ state and local governments for planning with federal data ⓘ |
| usedFor |
governmental purposes
ⓘ
statistical purposes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
American Community Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Census Bureau population estimates ⓘ United States decennial census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedToDetermine |
county-equivalent boundaries for mapping
ⓘ
geographic summary levels for data tabulation ⓘ |
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