Contents
COVERAGE
Each of the 87,525 local governments enumerated for the 2002 Census of Governments is
represented in the files comprising this dataset. Of these, 38,967 are general-purpose local
governments -- 3,034 county governments, 19,429 municipal governments, and 16,504 town or
township governments. The remainder, more than half the total number, are special-purpose
local governments, including 13,506 school district governments and 35,052 special district
governments. In addition to the 87,525 local governments enumerated, 1,508 school systems
that are dependent upon their state or local governments are also included.
BACKGROUND
A census of governments is taken at 5-year intervals as required by law under Title 13,
United States Code, Section 161. The 2002 Census of Governments, similar to those taken since
1957, covers three major subject fields: government organization, public employment, and
government finances.
This data set is a product of the government organization phase of the census of
governments, in which a universe list of governmental units, classified according to type of
government, is established for use in the remaining phases of the census. Two major activities
are involved in this phase: (1) research to update coverage in the universe list of local
governments; and (2) the Local Government Directory Survey, to obtain
additional information on the characteristics of local governments. These activities are described
in detail below.
Updating the Universe List of Local Governments
The universe list of governments is a master file named the Governments Integrated
Directory, or GID, that shows for each governmental unit its name, unique identification code,
county location, mailing address, and selected characteristics. The universe list is used as the
mail and control file for all phases of the Census of Governments. It is also used as the basis for
selecting samples of governments for surveys conducted in the years between censuses.
The universe list is updated periodically to add newly established units that meet Census
Bureau criteria for independent governments, and to delete dissolved or inactive units. A
governmental unit is considered inactive if it currently has no activity, receives no revenue, and has no
officers. The procedures used to update the universe list for the 2002 Census of
Governments varied according to the type of government.
General-purpose governments
The universe list of county, municipal, and township governments was continuously
updated since the 1997 census as these units of governments became established, dissolved, or
reorganized. Decisions to add or delete a county, municipal, or township government are made
on the basis of information obtained through the annual Boundary and Annexation Survey,
conducted by the Geography Division of the Census Bureau.
Public school systems
The universe list of public school systems, including both independent school district
governments and dependent school systems, was updated for the 2002 census using the directory
file of local education agencies maintained by the U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics. Discrepancies between the two files were examined and the
universe list was revised as necessary following Census Bureau classification criteria.
Special district governments
The process of updating the universe list of special district governments involved several
steps as follows: review of state legislation enacted since 1997 creating or authorizing various
types of special district governments; review of published federal, state, and private sources that
list public corporations (e.g., Mergent's Municipal and Government Manual; the Bond Buyer,
etc.); a mail survey of individual county clerks requesting review of the list of special district
governments in their respective counties; and analysis of information provided by respondents to
Census Bureau surveys of local government activities.
2002 Local Government Directory Survey
Following the update of the universe list of governments, a Local Government Directory
Survey was conducted, in which all local governments were surveyed for the following purposes:
to identify and delete inactive units; to identify file duplicates and units that were dependent on
(i.e., part of) other governments; to update and verify the mailing addresses of governments; to
produce the official count of state and local government units in the United States as displayed in
the Census of Governments Volume 1, Government Organization publication; and to obtain
descriptive information on the basic characteristics of governments. The survey also obtained
data on the area served by each special district and public school system, and on the delivery of
services by local governments. This information is used for maintenance of the directory of
governments, for presentation in census publications and data releases, and for use in selecting
survey samples.
Survey coverage and collection methods used in the Local Government Directory Survey
are described below. The definitions applied in the collection of data are presented later in this
documentation.
Survey coverage
The 2002 Local Government Directory Survey covered all county, municipal, town or
township, school district, and special district governments that met the Census Bureau criteria for
independent governments. The survey also covered dependent public school systems. An
explanation of these classification criteria appears in the 2002 Census of Governments Volume 1,
Government Organization publication, under Criteria for Classifying Governments.
Survey period
The survey was conducted over a 6-month period beginning in November 2001. The
final response rate was 70.3 percent.
Limitations of data
Surveys are subject to two types of error, sampling error and nonsampling error. Since
the Local Government Directory Survey coverage extended to all governments in the universe,
there is no sampling error to be accounted for. However, the data are subject to nonsampling
error, which includes all other sources of survey error such as nonresponse, lost or mishandled
questionnaires, incorrect reporting, mis-classification of organizations, and inaccurate coding of
data.
The following procedures were applied to keep nonsampling errors to a minimum:
1. Review of questionnaires for completeness and accuracy--All questionnaires received were
subjected to clerical and computer review of each data item to check for
internal consistency (agreement of information from one item to another) and external
consistency (agreement of the data with other sources or previously reported data).
2. Review of tabulated data--Final data were compared with other information
to verify the reasonableness of each item; significant differences were verified or reconciled where
necessary.
Some error in survey results is inevitable despite steps taken to prevent it. For example,
some residual nonresponse is beyond practical control, since not all governments will cooperate
in a voluntary survey. The following section discusses the impact of nonresponse on the survey
results.
Nonresponse
The 26,010 local governments that did not respond to the 2002 Local Government
Directory Survey accounted for 29.7 percent of all local governments. Rates of nonresponse, by
type of local government, were as follows:
Type of Government |
Total |
Non-Respondent |
Percent Survey Non-Respondent For Each Type |
Local governments |
87,525 |
26,010 |
29.7 |
County |
3,034 |
747 |
24.6 |
Municipal |
19,429 |
4,027 |
20.7 |
Town or township |
16,504 |
5,409 |
32.8 |
School district |
13,506 |
2,153 |
15.9 |
Special district |
35,052 |
13,674 |
39.0 |
These nonresponse rates indicate only that no reply was received for this survey. The
Census Bureau attempted, however, to confirm the "active" status of each nonrespondent local
government as of June 30, 2002 by researching published state directories of these governments
and by performing cross reference checks to other sources, such as the Census Bureau's Boundary and
Annexation Survey and Education Department listings.
Multiple efforts were used to confirm the "active" status of nonrespondent special district
governments. One effort involved a review of special district lists by individual county clerks to
identify any districts within their jurisdiction that were no longer active. Additionally, Census
Bureau staff reviewed and researched (1) available state listings of special districts, (2) national
directories of selected "functional" organizations (e.g., hospitals, public housing authorities,
transit authorities, etc.), and (3) any unique sources identified by Census Bureau personnel. Whenever
these efforts produced convincing evidence that a particular special district was no longer
"active," the district was removed from the final count of active special district governments.
When county clerks were unable to comply with the Census Bureau's request to
identify inactive special district governments, and no alternative lists, directories, or other
sources were available for research, some of the "nonrespondent" special districts were retained
in the final count because there was no conclusive evidence available to indicate that they were
inactive as of June 30, 2002.
For a small number of individual items, alternative sources were consulted to address nonresponse.
County area information maintained continually in the GID system was used to
supplement the area-served item for special districts and school systems. Similarly, for non-response
to the e-government question that asked whether the government had its central
activity information available on an Internet website, the field was set to yes if there was a website already
listed within the Directory. Finally, the taxing authority items in the special district data were set
to yes for survey nonrespondents if tax revenue information was reported in the public finance
survey phase of the 1997 Census of Governments.
FILE DESCRIPTIONS AND RECORD LAYOUTS:
2002 Census of Governments: Government Organization Files
Note - The Local Government Directory Survey served as the primary source of information for
many of the items below. In some cases of survey or item nonresponse, alternative sources were
used. "Flag" fields associated with these items identify the data source.
General-Purpose Public Use Output (Types 1,2,3 Governments - G26/G28):
FileName = 2002GovOrgDirectory_GP.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GovOrgDirectory_GP.txt
Record_Length = 204 characters
Record_Count = 38,967
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
Character Locations: |
Field Name: |
Description: |
001 - 014 |
14-digit Government ID |
2-digit State Code
1-digit Type Code
3-digit County Code
3-digit Unit Code
3-digit Supplement Code
2-digit Sub Code |
015 - 078 |
Government Name |
|
079 - 108 |
Political_Description |
109 - 112 |
Fiscal_Year_End |
MMDD |
113 - 121 |
Population |
right-justified, blank fill |
122 - 122 |
Webcheck |
Central activity information on Internet website
' ' - Survey Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - Yes
'2' - No
|
123 - 123 |
Webcheck_Flag |
' ' - Survey Non-Response and No alternative source used
'G' - Webcheck value = '1' based on web address information in GID
'C' - Directory Survey Response |
124 - 124 |
Public_Communicate |
Public can communicate or transact business via Internet, e:mail or other electronic means
' ' - Survey Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - Yes
'2' - No
|
125 - 200 |
Public Services Provided or Contracted |
19 Services*4 character fields
Char. |
Service: |
01-04 |
Airports |
05-08 |
Ambulances |
09-12 |
Cemeteries |
13-16 |
Corrections (jails) |
17-20 |
Electric utility |
21-24 |
Fire protection |
25-28 |
Gas utility |
29-32 |
Health (other than hospitals) |
33-36 |
Hospitals |
37-40 |
Housing and community development |
41-44 |
Law enforcement (police) |
45-48 |
Libraries |
49-52 |
Nursing homes |
53-56 |
Parks and recreation (including stadiums and convention centers) |
57-60 |
Public transit |
61-64 |
Sewerage system |
65-68 |
Solid waste management (include landfills, dumps, resource recovery, refuse collection) |
69-72 |
Streets, roads, highways, bridges |
73-76 |
Water utility |
Location Within Each Service: |
01 - |
Does Not Provide or Contract Service |
02 - |
Directly Provides Service |
03 - |
Contracts Privately for Service |
04 - |
Contracts with another Government for Service |
Response Codes: |
' ' - |
Item Non-Response (did not provide a response for that service) |
'0' - |
No |
'1' - |
Yes |
|
201 - 201 |
Source |
' ' - Directory survey Non-Response
'0' - Mail Questionnaire Response
'1' - Internet Response
|
202 - 204 |
Form# |
G26
G28
' ' - Indicates government added after survey mailout |
Special Districts Public Use Output (Type 4 Governments - G29/G30):
FileName = 2002GovOrgDirectory_SD.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GovOrgDirectory_SD.txt
Record_Length = 152 characters
Record_Count = 35,052
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
Character Locations: |
Field Name: |
Description: |
001 - 014 |
14-digit Government ID |
2-digit State Code
1-digit Type Code
3-digit County Code
3-digit Unit Code
3-digit Supplement Code
2-digit Sub Code |
015 - 078 |
Government Name |
|
079 - 082 |
Fiscal_Year_End |
MMDD |
083 - 084 |
Function Code |
|
085 - 089 |
Operations |
Multiple selections per Function code allowed:
085 |
Directly provides program or services using your own
employees
' ' - Item Non-Response -
Did not respond to Operations item
'0' - No
'1' - Yes |
086 |
Indirectly provides program or services by contractual
arrangements
' ' - Item Non-Response -
Did not respond to Operations item
'0' - No
'1' - Yes |
087 |
Constructing public facilities either by contract or with own
employees
' ' - Item Non-Response -
Did not respond to Operations item
'0' - No
'1' - Yes |
088 |
Financing public facilities or services by issuing public debt
' ' - Item Non-Response -
Did not respond to Operations item
'0' - No
'1' - Yes |
089 |
Leasing public buildings or facilities to others
' ' - Item Non-Response -
Did not respond to Operations item
'0' - No
'1' - Yes |
|
090 - 090 |
Property_Tax_Authority |
' ' - Survey Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - Yes
'2' - No |
091 - 091 |
Property_Tax_Authority_Flag |
' ' - Survey and Supplemental Sources Non-Response
'F' - Updated from tax revenue information from the 1997 Census of Governments Finance phase
'C' - Directory Survey Response |
092 - 092 |
NonProperty_Tax_Authority |
' ' - Survey Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - Yes
'2' - No |
093 - 093 |
NonProperty_Tax_Authority_Flag |
' ' - Survey and Supplemental Sources Non-Response
'F' - Updated from tax revenue information from the 1997 Census of Governments Finance phase
'C' - Directory Survey Response |
094 - 094 |
Area_Served Code |
' ' - Survey and Supplemental Sources Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - An area with exactly same legal boundaries as one county
'2' - An area with exactly same legal boundaries as city, town, township
'3' - An area with legal boundaries within one county, and not exactly the same as city, town, village
'4' - An area with legal boundaries in 2 or more counties |
095 - 095 |
Area_Served_Flag |
' ' - Survey and Supplemental Sources Non-Response
'G' - Area_Served from 1997 GID area served
'C' - Directory Survey Response |
096 - 100 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code1 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
101 - 105 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code2 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
106 - 110 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code3 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
111 - 115 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code4 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
116 - 120 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code5 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
121 - 125 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code6 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
126 - 130 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code7 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
131 - 135 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code8 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
136 - 140 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code9 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
141 - 145 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code10 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
146 - 146 |
Webcheck |
Central activity information on Internet website
' ' - Survey Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - Yes
'2' - No
|
147 - 147 |
Webcheck_Flag |
' ' - Survey Non-Response and No alternative source used
'G' - Webcheck value = '1' based on web address information in GID
'C' - Directory Survey Response |
148 - 148 |
Public_Communicate |
Public can communicate or transact business via Internet, e:mail or other electronic means
' ' - Survey Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - Yes
'2' - No
|
149 - 149 |
Source |
' ' - Directory survey Non-Response
'0' - Mail Questionnaire Response
'1' - Internet Response
|
150 - 152 |
Form# |
G29
G30
' ' - Indicates government added after survey mailout |
School Systems Public Use Output (Type 5 Independent School Districts and Dependent
School Systems - G32):
FileName = 2002GovOrgDirectory_SCH.exe - a self-extracting Zip file, which, when executed, opens into
2002GovOrgDirectory_SCH.txt
Record_Length = 152 characters
Record_Count = 15,014 (Note - includes Dependent School Districts (Type Code = 0,1,2,3) )
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
Character Locations: |
Field Name: |
Description: |
001 - 014 |
14-digit Government ID |
2-digit State Code
1-digit Type Code
3-digit County Code
3-digit Unit Code
3-digit Supplement Code
2-digit Sub Code |
015 - 078 |
Government Name |
|
079 - 082 |
Fiscal_Year_End |
MMDD |
083 - 091 |
Enrollment |
right-justified, leading blanks |
092 - 093 |
School_Level Code |
' ' - Non-Response
'01' - Elementary
'02' - Secondary
'03' - Elementary and Secondary
'04' - Higher Education
'05' - Vocational / Special Education
'06' - Non-operating
|
094 - 094 |
Area_Served Code |
' ' - Survey and Supplemental Sources Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - An area with exactly same legal boundaries as one county
'2' - An area with exactly same legal boundaries as city, town, township
'3' - An area with legal boundaries within one county, and not exactly the same as city, town, village
'4' - An area with legal boundaries in 2 or more counties |
095 - 095 |
Area_Served_Flag |
' ' - Survey and Supplemental Sources Non-Response
'G' - Area_Served from 1997 GID area served
'C' - Directory Survey Response |
096 - 100 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code1 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
101 - 105 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code2 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
106 - 110 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code3 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
111 - 115 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code4 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
116 - 120 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code5 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
121 - 125 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code6 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
126 - 130 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code7 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
131 - 135 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code8 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
136 - 140 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code9 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
141 - 145 |
Lgl_Bnd_Code10 |
State/County codes (SSCCC) |
146 - 146 |
Webcheck |
Central activity information on Internet website
' ' - Survey Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - Yes
'2' - No
|
147 - 147 |
Webcheck_Flag |
' ' - Survey Non-Response and No alternative source used
'G' - Webcheck value = '1' based on web address information in GID
'C' - Directory Survey Response |
148 - 148 |
Public_Communicate |
Public can communicate or transact business via Internet, e:mail or other electronic means
' ' - Survey Non-Response
'0' - Item Non-Response
'1' - Yes
'2' - No
|
149 - 149 |
Source |
' ' - Directory survey Non-Response
'0' - Mail Questionnaire Response
'1' - Internet Response
|
150 - 152 |
Form# |
G32
' ' - Indicates government added after survey mailout |
Census State - County Area to Name Cross-Reference File:
FileName = 2002CountyAreas.txt
Record_Length = 71 characters
Record_Count = 3,136
Format = Fixed-Length ASCII Text
Character Locations: |
Field Name: |
Description: |
001 - 002 |
Census State Code |
01 (Alabama) - 51 (Wyoming) |
003 - 005 |
Census County Code |
|
006 - 040 |
Census County Name |
|
041 - 069 |
Political Description |
These are county or county-equivalent areas:
Terms include:
County, Census County,
Parish (Louisiana),
Borough (Alaska),
City (where no county exists) |
070 - 071 |
State Abbreviation |
|
DATA FIELD DEFINITIONS:
- 14-digit Government ID code structure
- State code
The state code is in positions 1 and 2 of the identification code. This ID is
assigned alphabetically (01 being Alabama, etc.)
- Type code
The type code is in position 3 of the identification code.
0 = state
1 = county
2 = municipality
3 = township
4 = special district
5 = school district
- County code
The three-digit county code is in positions 4 through 6 of the identification code.
County area codes are usually in alphabetical order within a state.
- Unit code
The three-digit unit code is in positions 7 through 9 of the identification code.
The unit code identifies a specific government within the state, county, and type
of government. For the counties themselves, the unit code is usually the same as
the county code.
- Supplement code
The three-digit supplement code occupies positions 10 through 12 in the
identification code. The supplement code identifies different dependent agencies
of the same parent state or local government (for example, universities). Every
supplement must have a parent. The parent government will have the same first
nine digits but its supplement code will be 000.
- Subsidiary code
The two-digit subsidiary code occupies positions 13 through 14 in the
identification code. No subsidiary units are included in these files; the subsidiary
code is 00 in every record.
- Area_Served Code
Indicates service coverage area; this field applies to special districts and public school
systems only.
- Area_Served_Flag
Source of multicounty service area information.
- Enrollment
For most elementary-secondary public school systems, enrollment is as of the 2001-2002
school year; this field applies only to public school systems and local higher-education institutions.
- Fiscal_Year_End
The month and day the government's fiscal year ends.
- Form# (Local Government Directory Survey)
G26 = county governments
G28 = municipal / township governments
G29 = special district governments that were members of the 1997 finance survey sample
G30 = all other special district governments
G32 = public school systems
- Function Code
Indicates type of service provided; this field applies only to special districts.
- 01 Air transportation (airports)
Provision, operation, construction, and support of airport facilities serving the public-at-
large on a scheduled or unscheduled basis.
- 02 Cemeteries
Development, maintenance, operation, and support of public cemeteries.
- 09 Education
Financing and construction of educational facilities for leasing to public school systems.
These are school building authorities.
Entities that directly provide education are either school districts (if they are independent)
or dependent school systems. They do not have function codes.
- 24 Fire protection
Prevention, avoidance, and suppression of fires, and provision of ambulance, medical,
rescue, or auxiliary services provided by fire protection agencies. Entities that provide
ambulance services exclusively are classified under code 32, other health.
- 32 Other health
Provision of services for the conservation and improvement of public health other than
hospital care and financial support of other governments' health programs. Includes
ambulance service if provided separately from fire protection services, mosquito and pest
abatement (also called vector control), regulation of air and water quality, etc.
Pest abatement programs that directly affect agriculture are assigned function code 59.
These are typically cotton, rice, or fruit pest control districts.
- 40 Hospitals
Financing, construction, acquisition, maintenance, or operations of facilities providing in-patient
medical care and institutions primarily providing the care and treatment of the
handicapped that are directly administered by a government, including those operated by
public universities. This function code also includes direct payments for the acquisition
or construction of hospitals regardless of whether the government will operate the
completed facility. Entities that are financing debt for the purpose of building private
hospitals are assigned this function code.
- 41 Industrial development
Includes industrial development authorities, business district authorities, downtown
business district authorities, and economic development authorities that are determined
to be independent special districts.
- 42 Mortgage credit
These are typically called "housing finance authority" or "housing finance corporation."
- 44 Highways
Maintenance, operation, repair, and construction of highways, streets, roads, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges, tunnels, ferry boats, viaducts, and related structures.
- 50 Housing and community development
Construction, operation, and support of housing and redevelopment projects and other
activities to promote or aid public and private housing and community development.
- 51 Drainage
These districts vary by name from state to state including: drainage, slough, slough
drainage, ditch, tax ditch, special drainage, drainage improvement, water control,
conservancy, and water management.
- 52 Libraries
Establishment and provision of libraries for use by the general public, and the technical
and financial support of privately operated libraries.
- 59 Other natural resources
Conservation, promotion, and development of natural resources (soil, water, minerals,
and so forth) and the regulation of industries that develop, utilize, or affect natural
resources other than those categorized as codes 51 drainage, 63 flood control,
64 irrigation, 86 reclamation, or 88 soil and water conservation.
- 60 Parking facilities
Provision, construction, maintenance, and operation of local government public parking
facilities (parking lots, garages, parking meters).
- 61 Parks and recreation
Provision and support of recreational and cultural-scientific facilities maintained for the
benefit of residents and visitors. Includes golf courses, playgrounds, tennis courts, public
beaches, swimming pools, play fields, parks, camping areas, recreational piers and
marinas, galleries, museums, zoos, botanical gardens, auditoriums, stadiums, recreational
centers, exhibition halls, and so forth. Also includes forest preserves.
- 63 Flood control
- 64 Irrigation
- 79 Public nursing homes
- 80 Sewerage
Provision, maintenance, and operation of sanitary and storm sewer systems and sewage
disposal and treatment facilities.
- 81 Solid waste management
Collection, removal, and disposal of garbage, refuse, hazardous wastes, and other solid
wastes and cleaning of streets, alleys, and sidewalks.
- 86 Reclamation
- 87 Sea and inland port facilities
Provision, construction, operation, maintenance, and support of public waterways and
harbors, docks, wharves, and related marine terminal facilities and the regulation of the
water transportation industry. Ports may have airports, provide fire protection, be part of
an economic development plan, build highways, affect natural resources, provide parking
facilities, and maintain a police force - they are still assigned function code 87 if their
major function, ports, is 80 percent or more of their activity.
- 88 Soil and water conservation
- 89 Other and unallocable
Activities that are not applicable to any of the other codes.
- 91 Water supply
Operation, maintenance, and construction of public water supply systems including the
production, acquisition, and distribution of water to the general public or to other public
or private utilities for residential, commercial, or industrial use. The acquisition and
distribution of water for the irrigation of agricultural lands are classified as 64 irrigation.
- 92 Electric power
Operation, maintenance, and construction of public electric power systems including the
production, acquisition, and distribution of electricity to the general public or to other public
or private utilities for residential, commercial, or industrial use.
- 93 Gas supply
Operation, maintenance, and construction of public gas supply systems including the
production, acquisition, and distribution of gas to the general public or to other public or
private utilities for residential, commercial, or industrial use.
- 94 Public mass transit systems
Operation, maintenance, and construction of public mass transit systems including
subways, surface rails, and buses. Ferry systems are classified as 44 highways.
- 96 Fire protection and water supply - combination of services
- 97 Natural resources and water supply - combination of services
Includes drainage, flood control, irrigation, reclamation, soil and water conservation,
watersheds, and groundwater management districts that also supply water.
- 98 Sewerage and water supply - combination of services
- 99 Other multifunction districts
If an entity has multiple functions, but less than 80 percent in any one function, the entity
is assigned this function code.
- Government Name
Official name of the government or school system.
- Lgl_Bnd_Code1 through Lgl_Bnd_Code10
Identifies the state and county area of each county in the government's service area; these
fields apply only to special districts and public school systems with multicounty service
areas. If there are more than 10 counties in the service area, the last 3 digits of
Lgl_Bnd_Code10 = 999; also, if a county area could not be identified, the last 3 digits of
the Lgl_Bnd_Code = 999. If a state could not be identified, the Lgl_Bnd_Code = 99999.
- NonProperty_Tax_Authority
Indicates whether or not the government is legally authorized to impose taxes other than
property taxes; this field applies only to special districts.
- NonProperty_Tax_Authority_Flag
Source of the nonproperty tax authority information.
- Operations
Indicates service delivery method(s); this field applies only to special districts.
- Political Description
The political description of the governmental unit (e.g., county, city, town); this field
applies only to general-purpose governments.
- Population
Population as of April 1, 2000; this field applies only to general-purpose governments.
- Property_Tax_Authority
Indicates whether or not the government is legally authorized to impose a property tax;
this field applies only to special districts.
- Property_Tax_Authority_Flag
Source of the property tax authority information.
- Public_Communicate
Ability of citizens to interact with the government through computer-based systems, such
as e-mail or the Internet.
- Public Services Provided or Contracted
See list of services under General-Purpose Public Use Output, above; this field applies
only to general-purpose governments. Descriptive information about these services is
included in the Census Bureau's Government Finance and Employment Classification
Manual, chapter 4, on-line at http://www.census.gov/govs/www/class.html
- School_Level Code
Indicates level of education provided; this field applies only to public school systems.
- Source
Indicates survey nonresponse, response by mail, or response by Internet.
- Webcheck
Existence of a website containing information about at least the central activities of the
government, where the information is maintained or controlled by the government.
- Webcheck_Flag
Source of the Webcheck response information.
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 - govs.org@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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