83 FR 6934 - Census Designated Places (CDPs) for the 2020 Census-Proposed Criteria
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 32 (February 15, 2018)
Bureau of the Census
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 32 (February 15, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 6934-6936] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02623] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census [Docket Number 171002956-7974-01] Census Designated Places (CDPs) for the 2020 Census--Proposed Criteria AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed program and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Census Bureau is publishing this notice in the Federal Register to request comments from the public and other government agencies on the criteria and guidelines for identifying Census designated places (CDPs). The Census Bureau will respond to the comments in the Federal Register notice announcing the final criteria. After the final criteria are published in the Federal Register, the Census Bureau will offer designated governments or organizations an opportunity to review and, if necessary, suggest updates to the boundaries and attributes of the CDPs in their geographic area under the Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). In separate Federal Register notices, the PSAP program is seeking comment on the review and update of census tracts, block groups, and census county divisions. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 14, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please direct all written comments on this proposed program to Vincent Osier, Geographic Standards, Criteria, and Quality Branch, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 4H173, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233-7400. Email: geo.psap.list@census.gov. Phone: 301-763-3056 (PSAP Hotline). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information on this proposed program should be directed to Vincent Osier, Geographic Standards, Criteria, and Quality Branch, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 4H173, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233- 7400. Email: geo.psap.list@census.gov. Phone: 301-763-3056 (PSAP hotline). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. History Census designated places (CDPs) \1\ are statistical geographic entities representing closely settled, unincorporated communities that are locally recognized and identified by name. They are the statistical equivalents of incorporated places, with the primary differences being the lack of both a legally defined boundary and an active, functioning governmental structure, chartered by the state and administered by elected officials. CDPs defined for the 2020 Census will also be used to tabulate American Community Survey, Puerto Rico Community Survey, and Economic Census data after 2020, and potentially data from other Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) censuses and surveys. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The term CDP includes comunidades and zonas urbanas in Puerto Rico. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CDP concept and delineation criteria have evolved over the past six decades in response to data user needs for place-level data. This evolution has taken into account differences in the way in which places were perceived, and the propensity for places to incorporate in various states. The result, over time, has been an increase in the number and types of unincorporated communities identified as CDPs, as well as increasing consistency in the relationship between the CDP concept and the kinds of places encompassed by the incorporated place category, or a compromise between localized perceptions of place and a concept that would be familiar to data users throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. Although not as numerous as incorporated places or municipalities,\2\ CDPs have been important geographic entities since their introduction for the 1950 Census (CDPs were referred to as ``unincorporated places'' in the 1950, 1960 and 1970 decennial censuses). For the 1950 Census, CDPs were defined only outside urbanized areas and were required to have at least 1,000 residents. For the 1960 Census, CDPs could also be identified inside urbanized areas outside of New England, but these were required to have at least 10,000 residents. The Census Bureau modified the population threshold within urbanized areas to 5,000 residents in 1970, allowed for CDPs in urbanized areas in New England in 1980, and [[Page 6935]] lowered the threshold for CDPs within urbanized areas to 2,500 in 1990. In time, other population thresholds were adopted for identification of CDPs in Alaska, Puerto Rico, the Island Areas, and on American Indian reservations (AIRs). The Census Bureau eliminated all population threshold requirements for Census 2000, achieving consistency between CDPs and incorporated places, for which the Census Bureau historically has published data without regard to population size. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Known by various terms throughout the United States: Cities, towns (except in the six New England states, New York, and Wisconsin), villages, and boroughs (except in New York and Alaska). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to the 2010 Census, more than 38.7 million people in the United States,\3\ Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas \4\ lived in CDPs. The relative importance of CDPs varies from state to state depending on laws governing municipal incorporation and annexation, but also depending on local preferences and attitudes regarding the identification of places. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ For Census Bureau purposes, the United States typically refers to only the fifty states and the District of Columbia and does not include the U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, the Island Areas, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands). \4\ The Island Areas include the U.S. territories American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are no CDPs in American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands because villages are considered incorporated places and cover the entire territory and population in each territory. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. CDP Criteria and Guidelines for the 2020 Census The criteria proposed herein apply to the United States, including AIRs and off-reservation trust lands, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. In accordance with the final criteria, the Census Bureau may modify and, if necessary, reject any proposals for CDPs that do not meet the established criteria. In addition, the Census Bureau reserves the right to modify the boundaries and attributes of CDPs as needed to maintain geographic relationships before the final tabulation geography is set for the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau proposes the following criteria and guidelines for use in identifying the areas that will qualify for designation as CDPs for use in tabulating data from the 2020 Census, the American Community Survey, the Puerto Rico Community Survey, the Economic Census, and potentially other Census Bureau censuses and surveys. 1. A CDP constitutes a single, closely settled center of population that is named. To the extent possible, individual unincorporated communities should be identified as separate CDPs. Similarly, a single community should be defined as a single CDP rather than multiple CDPs with each part referencing the community name and a directional term (i.e., north, south, east, or west). Since a CDP is defined to provide data for a single, named locality, the Census Bureau generally will not accept combinations of places and hyphenated place names defined as a CDP. In the past, communities were often combined as a single CDP in order to comply with the Census Bureau's former minimum population requirements. The Census Bureau's elimination of population threshold criteria starting with Census 2000 made such combinations unnecessary. Other communities were combined because visible features were not available for use as boundaries for separate CDPs. The Census Bureau's policy to allow the use of some nonvisible boundaries so that participants can separate individual communities has dispensed with the need to have multi-place CDPs. Multiple communities may only be combined to form a single CDP when the identities of these communities have become so intertwined that the communities are commonly perceived and referenced as a single place. For example, the communities of Arden and Arcade in California have grown together over time and residents commonly use the place name Arden-Arcade. Further, because of the intertwined identity, residents would have difficulty identifying a boundary between the separate, historical communities of Arden and Arcade. Multiple communities may also be defined as a single CDP when there are no distinguishable or suitable features in the landscape that can be used as a boundary between the communities, even if the two communities still have separate identities. For example, the CDP of Ashton-Sandy Spring in Maryland encompasses two communities that still maintain separate identities in common, daily usage. The two communities, however, have grown together to such an extent that a clear break between the two communities is no longer identifiable in the landscape. In general, when considering whether to combine multiple communities as a single CDP, the following questions should be taken into account:Do residents commonly perceive and refer to the communities as a single entity? Are there landscape elements, such as signs, that use a hyphenated name for the community? Can residents or other knowledgeable individuals identify clear, commonly accepted boundaries for the individual communities? 2. A CDP generally consists of a contiguous cluster of census blocks comprising a single piece of territory and containing a mix of residential, nonresidential, and commercial uses similar to that of an incorporated place of similar size. Some CDPs, however, may be predominantly residential. Such places should represent recognizably distinct, locally known communities, but not typical suburban subdivisions. Examples of such predominantly residential communities that can be recognized as CDPs are colonias, small rural communities, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities. 3. A CDP may not be located, either partially or entirely, within an incorporated place or another CDP. 4. A CDP may be located in more than one county but must not cross state boundaries. It is important to note, however, that since county boundaries provide important demarcations for communities, CDPs that cross county lines should be kept to a minimum and identified only when the community clearly sees itself existing on both sides of a county boundary. 5. There are no minimum population or housing unit thresholds for defining CDPs; however, a CDP must contain some population or housing units or both. For the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau will not accept a CDP delineated with zero population and zero housing units. The Census Bureau recognizes that some communities, such as a resort or other kinds of seasonal communities, may lack population at certain times of the year. Nevertheless, there should be some evidence, generally in the form of houses, barracks, dormitories, commercial buildings and/or other nonresidential structures, providing the basis for local perception of the place's existence. The Census Bureau will review the number of housing units within the place, as reported in the previous decennial census or as seen in imagery, and consider whether additional information is needed before recognizing the CDP. Participants submitting boundaries for places with less than ten housing units may be asked to provide additional information attesting to the existence of the CDP. 6. CDP boundaries should follow visible features, except in those circumstances when a CDP's boundary is coincident with the nonvisible boundary of a state, county, minor civil division (in the six New England states, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin), or incorporated place. CDP boundaries may follow other nonvisible features in instances where reliance upon visible features would result in overbounding of the CDP in order to include housing units on both sides of a road or street [[Page 6936]] feature. Such boundaries might include parcel boundaries and public land survey system lines; fence lines; national, state, or local park boundaries; ridgelines; or drainage ditches. 7. The CDP name should be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community. Because unincorporated communities generally lack legally defined boundaries, a commonly used community name and the geographic extent of its use by local residents is often the best identifier of the extent of a place. The assumption being that if residents associate with a particular name and use it to identify the place in which they live, then the CDP's boundaries can be mapped based on the use of the name. There should be features in the landscape that use the name, such that a non-resident would have a general sense of the location or extent of the community; for example, signs indicating when one is entering the community; highway exit signs that use the name; or businesses, schools, or other buildings that make use of the name. It should not be a name developed solely for planning or other purposes (including simply to obtain data from the Census Bureau) that is not in regular daily use by the local residents and business establishments. 8. A CDP may not have the same name as an adjacent or nearby incorporated place. If the community does not have a name that distinguishes it from other nearby communities, then the community is not a distinct place. The use of directional terms (``north,'' ``south,'' ``east,'' ``west,'' and so forth) to merely differentiate the name of a CDP from a nearby municipality where this name is not in local use is not acceptable. Again, this has much to do with the way in which people typically refer to the places in which they live. It is permissible to change the name of a 2010 CDP for the 2020 Census if the new name provides a better identification of the community. III. Definitions of Key Terms American Indian off-reservation trust land--An area of land located outside the boundaries of an AIR whose boundaries are established by deed and which are held in trust by the U.S. federal government for a federally recognized American Indian tribe or members of that tribe. American Indian reservation (AIR)--An area of land with boundaries established by final treaty, statute, executive order, and/or court order and over which a federally recognized American Indian tribal government has governmental authority. Along with ``reservation,'' designations such as colonies, communities, pueblos, rancherias, and reserves apply to AIRs. Census block--A geographic area bounded by visible and/or invisible features shown on a map prepared by the Census Bureau. A block is the smallest geographic entity for which the Census Bureau tabulates and publishes decennial census data. Census county division (CCD)--Areas delineated by the Census Bureau in cooperation with state, tribal, and local officials for statistical purposes. CCDs have no legal function and are not governmental units. CCD boundaries usually follow visible features and usually coincide with census tract boundaries. The name of each CCD is based on a place, county, or well-known local name that identifies its location. Coextensive--A description of two or more geographic entities that cover exactly the same area, with all boundaries shared. Colonia--A small, generally unincorporated community located in one of the states on the U.S.-Mexico border where residents often build or provide their own housing and that usually lacks utilities, paved roads, and other infrastructure typically found other similarly sized communities. Comunidad--A CDP in Puerto Rico that is not related to a municipio's seat of government, called an aldea or a ciudad prior to the 1990 Census. Contiguous--A description of areas sharing common boundary lines, more than a single point, such that the areas, when combined, form a single piece of territory. Noncontiguous areas form disjoint pieces. Housing unit--A house, an apartment, a mobile home or trailer, or a group of rooms or a single room occupied as a separate living quarter or, if vacant, intended for occupancy as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live and eat separately from any other residents of the building and which have direct access from outside the building or through a common hall. Incorporated place--A type of governmental unit, incorporated under state law as a city, town (except in New England, New York, and Wisconsin), borough (except in Alaska and New York), or village, generally to provide governmental services for a concentration of people within legally prescribed boundaries. Minor civil division (MCD)--The primary governmental or administrative division of a county in 28 states and the Island Areas having legal boundaries, names, and descriptions. The MCDs represent many different types of legal entities with a wide variety of characteristics, powers, and functions depending on the state and type of MCD. In some states, some or all of the incorporated places also constitute MCDs. Municipio--A type of governmental unit that is the primary legal subdivision of Puerto Rico. The Census Bureau treats the municipio as the statistical equivalent of a county. Nonvisible feature--A map feature that is not visible on the ground and in imagery such as a city or county boundary through space, a property line, or line-of-sight extension of a road. Statistical geographic entity--A geographic entity that is specially defined and delineated, such as block group, CDP, or census tract, so that the Census Bureau may tabulate data for it. Designation as a statistical entity neither conveys nor confers legal ownership, entitlement, or jurisdictional authority. Urbanized area (UA)--An area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent urban fringe that together have a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people and generally an overall population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile. The Census Bureau uses published criteria to determine the qualification and boundaries of UAs at the time of each decennial census. Visible feature--A map feature that can be seen on the ground and in imagery, such as a road, railroad track, major above-ground transmission line or pipeline, river, stream, shoreline, fence, sharply defined mountain ridge, or cliff. A nonstandard visible feature is a feature that may not be clearly defined on the ground (such as a ridge), may be seasonal (such as an intermittent stream), or may be relatively impermanent (such as a fence). The Census Bureau generally requests verification that nonstandard features used as boundaries for the PSAP geographic areas pose no problem in their location during field work. Zona urbana--In Puerto Rico, the settled area functioning as the seat of government for a municipio. A zona urbana cannot cross a municipio boundary. Dated: January 22, 2018. Ron S. Jarmin, Associate Director for Economic Programs, Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 2018-02623 Filed 2-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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to an incorporated place with a verification that nonstandard features Email: geo.psap.list@census.gov. Phone:
concentration of population, housing, used as boundaries for the PSAP 301–763–3056 (PSAP hotline).
and commercial and nonresidential geographic areas pose no problem in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
structures that is identifiable by name, their location during field work.
but is not within an incorporated place. I. History
Dated: January 22, 2018.
Census tract—A small, relatively Census designated places (CDPs) 1 are
Ron S. Jarmin,
permanent statistical geographic statistical geographic entities
division of a county defined for the Associate Director for Economic Programs, representing closely settled,
Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions, and
tabulation and publication of Census unincorporated communities that are
Duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census.
Bureau data. The primary goal of census locally recognized and identified by
[FR Doc. 2018–02622 Filed 2–14–18; 8:45 am]
tracts is to provide a set of nationally name. They are the statistical
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consistent, relatively small, statistical equivalents of incorporated places, with
geographic units, with stable boundaries the primary differences being the lack of
that facilitate analysis of data across both a legally defined boundary and an
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time and between decennial censuses. active, functioning governmental
Conjoint—A description of a Bureau of the Census structure, chartered by the state and
boundary line shared by two adjacent administered by elected officials. CDPs
geographic entities. defined for the 2020 Census will also be
Contiguous—A description of areas [Docket Number 171002956–7974–01]
used to tabulate American Community
sharing common boundary lines, more Survey, Puerto Rico Community Survey,
Census Designated Places (CDPs) for
than a single point, such that the areas, and Economic Census data after 2020,
the 2020 Census—Proposed Criteria
when combined, form a single piece of and potentially data from other Bureau
territory. Noncontiguous areas form AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, of the Census (Census Bureau) censuses
disjoint pieces. Commerce. and surveys.
Federally managed land—Territory ACTION: Notice of proposed program and The CDP concept and delineation
that is federally owned and/or request for comments. criteria have evolved over the past six
administered by an agency of the U.S. decades in response to data user needs
federal government, such as the SUMMARY: The Census Bureau is for place-level data. This evolution has
National Park Service, Bureau of Land publishing this notice in the Federal taken into account differences in the
Management, or Department of Defense. Register to request comments from the way in which places were perceived,
Incorporated place—A type of public and other government agencies and the propensity for places to
governmental unit, incorporated under on the criteria and guidelines for incorporate in various states. The result,
state law as a city, town (except in New identifying Census designated places over time, has been an increase in the
England, New York, and Wisconsin), (CDPs). The Census Bureau will respond number and types of unincorporated
borough (except in Alaska and New to the comments in the Federal Register communities identified as CDPs, as well
York), or village, generally to provide notice announcing the final criteria. as increasing consistency in the
governmental services for a After the final criteria are published in relationship between the CDP concept
concentration of people within legally the Federal Register, the Census Bureau and the kinds of places encompassed by
prescribed boundaries. will offer designated governments or the incorporated place category, or a
Minor civil division (MCD)—The organizations an opportunity to review compromise between localized
primary governmental or administrative and, if necessary, suggest updates to the perceptions of place and a concept that
division of a county in 28 states and the boundaries and attributes of the CDPs in would be familiar to data users
Island Areas having legal boundaries, their geographic area under the throughout the United States, Puerto
names, and descriptions. The MCDs Participant Statistical Areas Program Rico, and the Island Areas.
represent many different types of legal (PSAP). In separate Federal Register Although not as numerous as
entities with a wide variety of notices, the PSAP program is seeking incorporated places or municipalities,2
characteristics, powers, and functions comment on the review and update of CDPs have been important geographic
depending on the state and type of census tracts, block groups, and census entities since their introduction for the
MCD. In some states, some or all of the county divisions. 1950 Census (CDPs were referred to as
incorporated places also constitute ‘‘unincorporated places’’ in the 1950,
DATES: Written comments must be
MCDs. 1960 and 1970 decennial censuses). For
submitted on or before May 14, 2018.
Nonvisible feature—A map feature the 1950 Census, CDPs were defined
that is not visible on the ground and in ADDRESSES: Please direct all written only outside urbanized areas and were
imagery such as a city or county comments on this proposed program to required to have at least 1,000 residents.
boundary through space, a property Vincent Osier, Geographic Standards, For the 1960 Census, CDPs could also be
line, or line-of-sight extension of a road. Criteria, and Quality Branch, Geography identified inside urbanized areas
Visible feature—A map feature that Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room outside of New England, but these were
can be seen on the ground and in 4H173, 4600 Silver Hill Road, required to have at least 10,000
imagery, such as a road, railroad track, Washington, DC 20233–7400. Email: residents. The Census Bureau modified
major above-ground transmission line or geo.psap.list@census.gov. Phone: 301– the population threshold within
pipeline, river, stream, shoreline, fence, 763–3056 (PSAP Hotline). urbanized areas to 5,000 residents in
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sharply defined mountain ridge, or cliff. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1970, allowed for CDPs in urbanized
A nonstandard visible feature is a Requests for additional information on areas in New England in 1980, and
feature that may not be clearly defined this proposed program should be
on the ground (such as a ridge), may be directed to Vincent Osier, Geographic 1 The term CDP includes comunidades and zonas
seasonal (such as an intermittent Standards, Criteria, and Quality Branch, urbanas in Puerto Rico.
2 Known by various terms throughout the United
stream), or may be relatively Geography Division, U.S. Census States: Cities, towns (except in the six New England
impermanent (such as a fence). The Bureau, Room 4H173, 4600 Silver Hill states, New York, and Wisconsin), villages, and
Census Bureau generally requests Road, Washington, DC 20233–7400. boroughs (except in New York and Alaska).
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feature. Such boundaries might include ‘‘reservation,’’ designations such as entities with a wide variety of
parcel boundaries and public land colonies, communities, pueblos, characteristics, powers, and functions
survey system lines; fence lines; rancherias, and reserves apply to AIRs. depending on the state and type of
national, state, or local park boundaries; Census block—A geographic area MCD. In some states, some or all of the
ridgelines; or drainage ditches. bounded by visible and/or invisible incorporated places also constitute
7. The CDP name should be one that features shown on a map prepared by MCDs.
is recognized and used in daily the Census Bureau. A block is the
communication by the residents of the smallest geographic entity for which the Municipio—A type of governmental
community. Because unincorporated Census Bureau tabulates and publishes unit that is the primary legal
communities generally lack legally decennial census data. subdivision of Puerto Rico. The Census
defined boundaries, a commonly used Census county division (CCD)—Areas Bureau treats the municipio as the
community name and the geographic delineated by the Census Bureau in statistical equivalent of a county.
extent of its use by local residents is cooperation with state, tribal, and local Nonvisible feature—A map feature
often the best identifier of the extent of officials for statistical purposes. CCDs that is not visible on the ground and in
a place. The assumption being that if have no legal function and are not imagery such as a city or county
residents associate with a particular governmental units. CCD boundaries boundary through space, a property
name and use it to identify the place in usually follow visible features and line, or line-of-sight extension of a road.
which they live, then the CDP’s usually coincide with census tract
boundaries can be mapped based on the boundaries. The name of each CCD is Statistical geographic entity—A
use of the name. There should be based on a place, county, or well-known geographic entity that is specially
features in the landscape that use the local name that identifies its location. defined and delineated, such as block
name, such that a non-resident would Coextensive—A description of two or group, CDP, or census tract, so that the
have a general sense of the location or more geographic entities that cover Census Bureau may tabulate data for it.
extent of the community; for example, exactly the same area, with all Designation as a statistical entity neither
signs indicating when one is entering boundaries shared. conveys nor confers legal ownership,
the community; highway exit signs that Colonia—A small, generally entitlement, or jurisdictional authority.
use the name; or businesses, schools, or unincorporated community located in Urbanized area (UA)—An area
other buildings that make use of the one of the states on the U.S.-Mexico consisting of a central place(s) and
name. It should not be a name border where residents often build or adjacent urban fringe that together have
developed solely for planning or other provide their own housing and that a minimum residential population of at
purposes (including simply to obtain usually lacks utilities, paved roads, and least 50,000 people and generally an
data from the Census Bureau) that is not other infrastructure typically found overall population density of at least
in regular daily use by the local other similarly sized communities.
1,000 people per square mile. The
residents and business establishments. Comunidad—A CDP in Puerto Rico
8. A CDP may not have the same that is not related to a municipio’s seat Census Bureau uses published criteria
name as an adjacent or nearby of government, called an aldea or a to determine the qualification and
incorporated place. If the community ciudad prior to the 1990 Census. boundaries of UAs at the time of each
does not have a name that distinguishes Contiguous—A description of areas decennial census.
it from other nearby communities, then sharing common boundary lines, more Visible feature—A map feature that
the community is not a distinct place. than a single point, such that the areas, can be seen on the ground and in
The use of directional terms (‘‘north,’’ when combined, form a single piece of imagery, such as a road, railroad track,
‘‘south,’’ ‘‘east,’’ ‘‘west,’’ and so forth) to territory. Noncontiguous areas form major above-ground transmission line or
merely differentiate the name of a CDP disjoint pieces. pipeline, river, stream, shoreline, fence,
from a nearby municipality where this Housing unit—A house, an apartment, sharply defined mountain ridge, or cliff.
name is not in local use is not a mobile home or trailer, or a group of A nonstandard visible feature is a
acceptable. Again, this has much to do rooms or a single room occupied as a feature that may not be clearly defined
with the way in which people typically separate living quarter or, if vacant, on the ground (such as a ridge), may be
refer to the places in which they live. It intended for occupancy as a separate seasonal (such as an intermittent
is permissible to change the name of a living quarter. Separate living quarters stream), or may be relatively
2010 CDP for the 2020 Census if the are those in which the occupants live
impermanent (such as a fence). The
new name provides a better and eat separately from any other
Census Bureau generally requests
identification of the community. residents of the building and which
verification that nonstandard features
have direct access from outside the
III. Definitions of Key Terms used as boundaries for the PSAP
building or through a common hall.
American Indian off-reservation trust Incorporated place—A type of geographic areas pose no problem in
land—An area of land located outside governmental unit, incorporated under their location during field work.
the boundaries of an AIR whose state law as a city, town (except in New Zona urbana—In Puerto Rico, the
boundaries are established by deed and England, New York, and Wisconsin), settled area functioning as the seat of
which are held in trust by the U.S. borough (except in Alaska and New government for a municipio. A zona
federal government for a federally York), or village, generally to provide urbana cannot cross a municipio
recognized American Indian tribe or governmental services for a boundary.
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members of that tribe. concentration of people within legally Dated: January 22, 2018.
American Indian reservation (AIR)— prescribed boundaries.
An area of land with boundaries Minor civil division (MCD)—The Ron S. Jarmin,
established by final treaty, statute, primary governmental or administrative Associate Director for Economic Programs,
executive order, and/or court order and division of a county in 28 states and the Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and
over which a federally recognized Island Areas having legal boundaries, Duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census.
American Indian tribal government has names, and descriptions. The MCDs [FR Doc. 2018–02623 Filed 2–14–18; 8:45 am]
governmental authority. Along with represent many different types of legal BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
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