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1999 Metropolitan Areas
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1999 Metropolitan Areas
in ARC/INFO Export (.e00) format

All 50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico

Metropolitan Statistical Areas - ma99_99_e00.zip (1,988,996 bytes)
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas - cm99_99_e00.zip (443,977 bytes)
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas - pm99_99_e00.zip (606,315 bytes)
Central Cities - ce99_d00_e00.zip * (1,995,194 bytes)

*Boundaries for 1999 Metropolitan Area Central Cities are as of January 1, 2000.


1999 Metropolitan Areas
in ArcView Shapefile (.shp) format

All 50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico

Metropolitan Statistical Areas - ma99_99_shp.zip (1,353,825 bytes)
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas - cm99_99_shp.zip (334,474 bytes)
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas - pm99_99_shp.zip (461,790 bytes)
Central Cities - ce99_d00_shp.zip * (2,157,705 bytes)

*Boundaries for 1999 Metropolitan Area Central Cities are as of January 1, 2000.


1999 Metropolitan Areas
in ARC/INFO Ungenerate (ASCII) format

All 50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico

Metropolitan Statistical Areas - ma99_99_ascii.zip (1,199,702 bytes)
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas - cm99_99_ascii.zip (329,053 bytes)
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas - pm99_99_ascii.zip (446,689 bytes)
Central Cities - ce99_d00_ascii.zip * (1,620,227 bytes)

*Boundaries for 1999 Metropolitan Area Central Cities are as of January 1, 2000.


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