United States Census Bureau minor civil division system

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United States Census Bureau system statistical geographic classification system

The United States Census Bureau minor civil division system is a framework used by the Census Bureau to categorize and organize sub-county governmental and administrative units, such as townships and other local jurisdictions, for statistical and data-collection purposes.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
United States Census-designated minor civil division system 2
Census Bureau county subdivision classification 1
United States municipal township system 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Census Bureau system ⓘ
statistical geographic classification system ⓘ
abbreviationUsed MCD system ⓘ
administeredBy Geography Division of the United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo sub-county administrative units ⓘ
sub-county governmental units ⓘ
basisOfClassification state-defined local governmental units ⓘ
classificationType legal and administrative geography ⓘ
complements place-based geographic classification ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataOutputUnit minor civil division ⓘ
distinguishedFrom ZIP Code Tabulation Areas ⓘ
block groups ⓘ
census tracts ⓘ
distinguishesBetween incorporated places and minor civil divisions ⓘ
documentationSource Census Bureau geographic area reference materials ⓘ
geographicLevel sub-county ⓘ
includesUnitType borough (in some states) ⓘ
district (in some states) ⓘ
gore (in some states) ⓘ
grant (in some states) ⓘ
location (in some states) ⓘ
plantation (in some states) ⓘ
precinct (in some states) ⓘ
town ⓘ
township ⓘ
unorganized territory ⓘ
legalStatusOfUnits based on state and local law ⓘ
primaryPurpose organization of local jurisdictions for statistics ⓘ
statistical data collection ⓘ
tabulation of census data ⓘ
recognizes legal governmental entities where they exist ⓘ
relatedConcept minor civil division (MCD) ⓘ
relatedTo census county divisions system ⓘ
county subdivision classification ⓘ
scope selected U.S. states and territories ⓘ
supports economic statistics at sub-county level ⓘ
small-area demographic statistics ⓘ
timeStabilityGoal maintain consistent sub-county units across censuses ⓘ
usedBy United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor American Community Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ
decennial census ⓘ
other Census Bureau surveys ⓘ
usedIn Middle Atlantic states NERFINISHED ⓘ
New England states NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of the Midwest ⓘ
states with township governments ⓘ
usedToDefine boundaries for census tabulation maps ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania → isPartOf → United States Census Bureau minor civil division system ⓘ
Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio → subdivisionOf → United States Census Bureau minor civil division system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States municipal township system
United States Census Bureau county subdivisions of Georgia → classificationSystem → United States Census Bureau minor civil division system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Census Bureau county subdivision classification
Town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York → partOf → United States Census Bureau minor civil division system ⓘ
Moravia, New York → isPartOf → United States Census Bureau minor civil division system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census-designated minor civil division system
New Boston, New Hampshire → isPartOf → United States Census Bureau minor civil division system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Census-designated minor civil division system