Contents
Introduction:
This presentation of the Governments Integrated Directory (GID) contains name, unique identification code,
and other reference information about all local governments and dependent school systems in the United States,
as enumerated for the 2002 Census of Governments. The GID is the master list of all governments in the United States,
and is used in the Census Bureau's government statistical programs. Census statistics on governments are designed
to account for all public sector financial and employment activity without omission or duplication.
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - File Descriptions and Record Layouts:
The record layouts are below.
Files are in an ASCII text, fixed
length record format. They contain basic identifier information for
each unit of government within the 2002 Census of Governments.
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Counties:
FileName = 2002GID_COUNTIES.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GID_COUNTIES.txt
Record_Length = 402 characters
Record_Count = 3,034
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Counties |
Field Name |
Positions |
Start Position |
Length |
Characteristic |
State |
01-02 |
01 |
2 |
Governments ID - State code
01 - Alabama thru 51 - Wyoming
|
Type |
03-03 |
03 |
1 |
Governments ID - Type of Government code
Always '1' |
County |
04-06 |
04 |
3 |
Governments ID - County code
Numeric |
Unit |
07-09 |
07 |
3 |
Governments ID - Unit code
Numeric |
Supplement |
10-12 |
10 |
3 |
Governments ID - Supplement code
Always '000' |
Sub Code |
13-14 |
13 |
2 |
Governments ID - Sub code
Always '00' |
Government Name |
15-78 |
15 |
64 |
Name of governmental unit |
Political Description |
79-108 |
79 |
30 |
Political description of the governmental unit
(e.g., County, Parish, Borough) |
Title |
109-153 |
109 |
45 |
Official title of addressee |
Address1 |
154-198 |
154 |
45 |
First line of mailing address |
Address2 |
199-243 |
199 |
45 |
Optional second line of mailing address |
City |
244-275 |
244 |
32 |
City mailing address |
State Abbr |
276-277 |
276 |
2 |
Postal 2-digit State Abbreviation |
Zip |
278-282 |
278 |
5 |
Mailing address 5-digit Zip code |
Zip4 |
283-287 |
283 |
4 |
Mailing address optional 4-digit additional Zip code |
Web Address |
288-387 |
288 |
100 |
The official web address of the government unit
in which the central activities are maintained or controlled
format - http://... |
2000Population |
388-397 |
388 |
10 |
April 1, 2000 Population
Numeric, Right-justified, blank fill |
FIPS State |
398-399 |
398 |
2 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS County |
400-402 |
400 |
3 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Municipalities:
FileName = 2002GID_CITIES.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GID_CITIES.txt
Record_Length = 471 characters
Record_Count = 19,429
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Municipalities |
Field Name |
Positions |
Start Position |
Length |
Characteristic |
State |
01-02 |
01 |
2 |
Governments ID - State code
01 - Alabama thru 51 - Wyoming
|
Type |
03-03 |
03 |
1 |
Governments ID - Type of Government code
Always '2' |
County |
04-06 |
04 |
3 |
Governments ID - County code
Numeric |
Unit |
07-09 |
07 |
3 |
Governments ID - Unit code
Numeric |
Supplement |
10-12 |
10 |
3 |
Governments ID - Supplement code
Always '000' |
Sub Code |
13-14 |
13 |
2 |
Governments ID - Sub code
Always '00' |
Government Name |
15-78 |
15 |
64 |
Name of governmental unit |
Political Description |
79-108 |
79 |
30 |
Political description of the governmental unit
(e.g., City, Town) |
Title |
109-153 |
109 |
45 |
Official title of addressee |
Address1 |
154-198 |
154 |
45 |
First line of mailing address |
Address2 |
199-243 |
199 |
45 |
Optional second line of mailing address |
City |
244-275 |
244 |
32 |
City mailing address |
State Abbr |
276-277 |
276 |
2 |
Postal 2-digit State Abbreviation |
Zip |
278-282 |
278 |
5 |
Mailing address 5-digit Zip code |
Zip4 |
283-287 |
283 |
4 |
Mailing address optional 4-digit additional Zip code |
Web Address |
288-387 |
288 |
100 |
The official web address of the government unit
in which the central activities are maintained or controlled
format - http://... |
2000Population |
388-397 |
388 |
10 |
April 1, 2000 Population
Numeric, Right-justified, blank fill |
FIPS State |
398-399 |
398 |
2 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS County |
400-402 |
400 |
3 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS Place |
403-407 |
403 |
5 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
County or County Equivalent Area Name |
408-442 |
408 |
35 |
Name of county area a unit is situated in |
County or County Equivalent Area Type |
443-471 |
443 |
29 |
Type of county area a unit is situated in |
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Towns and townships:
FileName = 2002GID_TOWNS.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GID_TOWNS.txt
Record_Length = 471 characters
Record_Count = 16,504
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Towns and townships |
Field Name |
Positions |
Start Position |
Length |
Characteristic |
State |
01-02 |
01 |
2 |
Governments ID - State code
01 - Alabama thru 51 - Wyoming
|
Type |
03-03 |
03 |
1 |
Governments ID - Type of Government code
Always '3' |
County |
04-06 |
04 |
3 |
Governments ID - County code
Numeric |
Unit |
07-09 |
07 |
3 |
Governments ID - Unit code
Numeric |
Supplement |
10-12 |
10 |
3 |
Governments ID - Supplement code
Always '000' |
Sub Code |
13-14 |
13 |
2 |
Governments ID - Sub code
Always '00' |
Government Name |
15-78 |
15 |
64 |
Name of governmental unit |
Political Description |
79-108 |
79 |
30 |
Political description of the governmental unit
(e.g., Township) |
Title |
109-153 |
109 |
45 |
Official title of addressee |
Address1 |
154-198 |
154 |
45 |
First line of mailing address |
Address2 |
199-243 |
199 |
45 |
Optional second line of mailing address |
City |
244-275 |
244 |
32 |
City mailing address |
State Abbr |
276-277 |
276 |
2 |
Postal 2-digit State Abbreviation |
Zip |
278-282 |
278 |
5 |
Mailing address 5-digit Zip code |
Zip4 |
283-287 |
283 |
4 |
Mailing address optional 4-digit additional Zip code |
Web Address |
288-387 |
288 |
100 |
The official web address of the government unit
in which the central activities are maintained or controlled
format - http://... |
2000Population |
388-397 |
388 |
10 |
April 1, 2000 Population
Numeric, Right-justified, blank fill |
FIPS State |
398-399 |
398 |
2 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS County |
400-402 |
400 |
3 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS Place |
403-407 |
403 |
5 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
County or County Equivalent Area Name |
408-442 |
408 |
35 |
Name of county area a unit is situated in |
County or County Equivalent Area Type |
443-471 |
443 |
29 |
Type of county area a unit is situated in |
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Special Districts:
FileName = 2002GID_SPECIAL_DISTRICTS.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GID_SPECIAL_DISTRICTS.txt
Record_Length = 487 characters
Record_Count = 35,052
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Special Districts |
Field Name |
Positions |
Start Position |
Length |
Characteristic |
State |
01-02 |
01 |
2 |
Governments ID - State code
01 - Alabama thru 51 - Wyoming
Numeric |
Type |
03-03 |
03 |
1 |
Governments ID - Type of Government code
Always '4' |
County |
04-06 |
04 |
3 |
Governments ID - County code
Numeric |
Unit |
07-09 |
07 |
3 |
Governments ID - Unit code
Numeric |
Supplement |
10-12 |
10 |
3 |
Governments ID - Supplement code
Always '000' |
Sub Code |
13-14 |
13 |
2 |
Governments ID - Sub code
Always '00' |
Government Name |
15-78 |
15 |
64 |
Name of governmental unit |
Function code |
79-80 |
79 |
2 |
2-digit Special District Function Code |
Function |
81-140 |
81 |
60 |
Special District Function code description |
Title |
141-185 |
141 |
45 |
Official title of addressee |
Address1 |
186-230 |
186 |
45 |
First line of mailing address |
Address2 |
231-275 |
231 |
45 |
Optional second line of mailing address |
City |
276-307 |
276 |
32 |
City mailing address |
State Abbr |
308-309 |
308 |
2 |
Postal 2-digit State Abbreviation |
Zip |
310-314 |
310 |
5 |
Mailing address 5-digit Zip code |
Zip4 |
315-318 |
315 |
4 |
Mailing address optional 4-digit additional Zip code |
Web Address |
319-418 |
319 |
100 |
The official web address of the government unit
in which the central activities are maintained or controlled
format - http://... |
FIPS State |
419-420 |
419 |
2 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS County |
421-423 |
421 |
3 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
County or County Equivalent Area Name |
424-458 |
424 |
35 |
Name of county area a unit is situated in |
County or County Equivalent Area Type |
459-487 |
459 |
29 |
Type of county area a unit is situated in |
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Independent School Districts:
FileName = 2002GID_SCHOOLS.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GID_SCHOOLS.txt
Record_Length = 436 characters
Record_Count = 13,506
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Independent School Districts |
Field Name |
Positions |
Start Position |
Length |
Characteristic |
State |
01-02 |
01 |
2 |
Governments ID - State code
01 - Alabama thru 51 - Wyoming
Numeric |
Type |
03-03 |
03 |
1 |
Governments ID - Type of Government code
Always '5' |
County |
04-06 |
04 |
3 |
Governments ID - County code
Numeric |
Unit |
07-09 |
07 |
3 |
Governments ID - Unit code
Numeric |
Supplement |
10-12 |
10 |
3 |
Governments ID - Supplement code
Always '000' |
Sub Code |
13-14 |
13 |
2 |
Governments ID - Sub code
Always '00' |
Government Name |
15-78 |
15 |
64 |
Name of governmental unit |
Title |
79-123 |
79 |
45 |
Official title of addressee |
Address1 |
124-168 |
124 |
45 |
First line of mailing address |
Address2 |
169-213 |
169 |
45 |
Optional second line of mailing address |
City |
214-245 |
214 |
32 |
City mailing address |
State Abbr |
246-247 |
246 |
2 |
Postal 2-digit State Abbreviation |
Zip |
248-252 |
248 |
5 |
Mailing address 5-digit Zip code |
Zip4 |
253-257 |
253 |
4 |
Mailing address optional 4-digit additional Zip code |
Web Address |
258-357 |
258 |
100 |
The official web address of the government unit
in which the central activities are maintained or controlled
format - http://... |
2001Enrollment |
358-367 |
358 |
10 |
2001 Elementary-Secondary Enrollment
Numeric - Right-Justified, blank fill |
FIPS State |
368-369 |
368 |
2 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS County |
370-372 |
370 |
3 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
County or County Equivalent Area Name |
373-407 |
373 |
35 |
Name of county area a unit is situated in |
County or County Equivalent Area Type |
408-436 |
408 |
29 |
Type of county area a unit is situated in |
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - State Dependent School Systems:
FileName = 2002GID_SCHOOLS_STATEDEP.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GID_SCHOOLS_STATEDEP.txt
Record_Length = 369 characters
Record_Count = 178
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - State Dependent School Systems |
Field Name |
Positions |
Start Position |
Length |
Characteristic |
State |
01-02 |
01 |
2 |
Governments ID - State code
01 - Alabama thru 51 - Wyoming
Numeric |
Type |
03-03 |
03 |
1 |
Governments ID - Type of Government code
Always '0' |
County |
04-06 |
04 |
3 |
Governments ID - County code
Numeric |
Unit |
07-09 |
07 |
3 |
Governments ID - Unit code
Numeric |
Supplement |
10-12 |
10 |
3 |
Governments ID - Supplement code
Numeric (> '000') |
Sub Code |
13-14 |
13 |
2 |
Governments ID - Sub code
Always '00' |
Government Name |
15-78 |
15 |
64 |
Name of governmental unit |
Title |
79-123 |
79 |
45 |
Official title of addressee |
Address1 |
124-168 |
124 |
45 |
First line of mailing address |
Address2 |
169-213 |
169 |
45 |
Optional second line of mailing address |
City |
214-245 |
214 |
32 |
City mailing address |
State Abbr |
246-247 |
246 |
2 |
Postal 2-digit State Abbreviation |
Zip |
248-252 |
248 |
5 |
Mailing address 5-digit Zip code |
Zip4 |
253-257 |
253 |
4 |
Mailing address optional 4-digit additional Zip code |
Web Address |
258-357 |
258 |
100 |
The official web address of the government unit
in which the central activities are maintained or controlled
format - http://... |
2001Enrollment |
358-367 |
358 |
10 |
2001 Elementary-Secondary Enrollment
Numeric - Right-Justified, blank fill |
FIPS State |
368-369 |
368 |
2 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Local Dependent School Systems:
FileName = 2002GID_SCHOOLS_LOCALDEP.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GID_SCHOOLS_LOCALDEP.txt
Record_Length = 436 characters
Record_Count = 1,330
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Local Dependent School Systems |
Field Name |
Positions |
Start Position |
Length |
Characteristic |
State |
01-02 |
01 |
2 |
Governments ID - State code
01 - Alabama thru 51 - Wyoming
Numeric |
Type |
03-03 |
03 |
1 |
Governments ID - Type of Government code
('1' or '2' or '3') |
County |
04-06 |
04 |
3 |
Governments ID - County code
Numeric |
Unit |
07-09 |
07 |
3 |
Governments ID - Unit code
Numeric |
Supplement |
10-12 |
10 |
3 |
Governments ID - Supplement code
Numeric |
Sub Code |
13-14 |
13 |
2 |
Governments ID - Sub code
Always '00' |
Government Name |
15-78 |
15 |
64 |
Name of governmental unit |
Title |
79-123 |
79 |
45 |
Official title of addressee |
Address1 |
124-168 |
124 |
45 |
First line of mailing address |
Address2 |
169-213 |
169 |
45 |
Optional second line of mailing address |
City |
214-245 |
214 |
32 |
City mailing address |
State Abbr |
246-247 |
246 |
2 |
Postal 2-digit State Abbreviation |
Zip |
248-252 |
248 |
5 |
Mailing address 5-digit Zip code |
Zip4 |
253-257 |
253 |
4 |
Mailing address optional 4-digit additional Zip code |
Web Address |
258-357 |
258 |
100 |
The official web address of the government unit
in which the central activities are maintained or controlled
format - http://... |
2001Enrollment |
358-367 |
358 |
10 |
2001 Elementary-Secondary Enrollment
Numeric - Right-Justified, blank fill |
FIPS State |
368-369 |
368 |
2 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS County |
370-372 |
370 |
3 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
County or County Equivalent Area Name |
373-407 |
373 |
35 |
Name of county area a unit is situated in |
County or County Equivalent Area Type |
408-436 |
408 |
29 |
Type of county area a unit is situated in |
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Education Service Agencies:
FileName = 2002GID_SCHOOLS_ESA.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GID_SCHOOLS_ESA.txt
Record_Length = 426 characters
Record_Count = 1,196
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
2002 Governments Integrated Directory - Education Service Agencies |
Field Name |
Positions |
Start Position |
Length |
Characteristic |
State |
01-02 |
01 |
2 |
Governments ID - State code
01 - Alabama thru 51 - Wyoming
Numeric |
Type |
03-03 |
03 |
1 |
Governments ID - Type of Government code
Always '5' |
County |
04-06 |
04 |
3 |
Governments ID - County code
Numeric |
Unit |
07-09 |
07 |
3 |
Governments ID - Unit code
Numeric |
Supplement |
10-12 |
10 |
3 |
Governments ID - Supplement code
Always '000' |
Sub Code |
13-14 |
13 |
2 |
Governments ID - Sub code
Always '00' |
Government Name |
15-78 |
15 |
64 |
Name of governmental unit |
Title |
79-123 |
79 |
45 |
Official title of addressee |
Address1 |
124-168 |
124 |
45 |
First line of mailing address |
Address2 |
169-213 |
169 |
45 |
Optional second line of mailing address |
City |
214-245 |
214 |
32 |
City mailing address |
State Abbr |
246-247 |
246 |
2 |
Postal 2-digit State Abbreviation |
Zip |
248-252 |
248 |
5 |
Mailing address 5-digit Zip code |
Zip4 |
253-257 |
253 |
4 |
Mailing address optional 4-digit additional Zip code |
Web Address |
258-357 |
258 |
100 |
The official web address of the government unit
in which the central activities are maintained or controlled
format - http://... |
FIPS State |
358-359 |
358 |
2 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
FIPS County |
360-362 |
360 |
3 |
Federal Information Processing Standard
Numeric |
County or County Equivalent Area Name |
363-397 |
363 |
35 |
Name of county area a unit is situated in |
County or County Equivalent Area Type |
398-426 |
398 |
29 |
Type of county area a unit is situated in |
SOURCES and CONTACTS:
For information about these data files, or the 2002 Census of Governments Local Government
Directory Survey, users should contact :
Program Evaluation Branch
E:Mail - govsorg@census.gov
The telephone number is 301-763-1586.
The address is:
Program Evaluation Branch
Governments Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-6800
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