1997 Governments Integrated Directory Technical Documentation

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Data Field	Listing Applicability	Definition
State Code	All listings	Two digit code used to identify the state a governmental unit is situated in. This ID is assigned alphabetically (01 being Alabama, etc.)
Type Code	All listings	One digit code used to designate type of government: 0 = State 1 = County 2 = Municipal 3 = Township 4 = Special District 5 = School District or Educational Service Agency
County Code	All listings	Three digit code specifying the county area a government is situated in
Unit Code	All listings	Three digit unique identifier for governments of the same type, in the same state, and in the same county area
Supp Code	Local dependent and state dependent listings	Three digit unique identifier for dependent agencies associated with a particular governmental unit
Name	All listings	Name of governmental unit
Political Description	County, municipal, and township listings	political description of the governmental unit(e.g., city, town, village)
Function	Special District listing	special district primary purpose description
Function Code	Special District listing	2 digit code used to designate function
Title	All, except Special District listing	official title of addressee
Address1	All, except Special District listing	first line of address
Address2	All, except Special District listing	second line of address
City	All, except Special District listing	mailing address city
State AB	All listings	mailing address state abbreviation
Zip	All, except Special District listing	mailing address zip code
Population	County, municipal, and township listings	1996 population estimate
EL-SEC Enrollment	school district, state dependent, and local dependent listings	1996 enrollment
FIPS State	All listings	Federal Information Processing Standard state code
FIPS County	All listings	Federal Information Processing Standard county code
FIPS Place	Municipal and Township listings	Federal Information Processing Standard municipal or township code
County Area Name	All, except county and state dependent listings	name of county area a unit is situated in
County Area Type	All, except county and state dependent listings	type of county area a unit is situated in
FIPS MSA	All, except state dependent listing	Federal Information Processing Standard metropolitan statistical area code
FIPS CMSA	All, except state dependent listing	Federal Information Processing Standard consolidated metropolitan statistical area code
MSA Popular Name	All, except state dependent listing	metropolitan statistical area ordinary name