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Acknowledgments
Roster
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Structure and Format
Chapter 3: Content and Geography
Appendix A: Complete Record Layout
Appendix B: Pseudo-School Districts
Appendix C: Feature Name Directionals
Appendix D: Feature Name Qualifiers
Appendix E: Feature Name Types
Appendix F: MAF/TIGER Feature Class Code (MTFCC) Definitions
