Table 4.12
Census tract boundary files record layout
| Attribute name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FID | Object ID (4) | Specific to ArcGIS®. |
| Shape | Geometry | Specific to ArcGIS®. |
| DigitalBoundary CartographicBoundary | MultiPolygon PropertyType | Shape geometry; specific to Geography Markup Language. |
| CTUID | Character (10) | Uniquely identifies a census tract within a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier followed by the 7.2-character census tract name). |
| CTNAME | Character (7) | Every census tract is assigned a 7.2-character numeric 'name' (including leading zeros, a decimal point and trailing zeros). |
| PRUID | Character (2) | Uniquely identifies a province or territory. |
| PRNAME | Character (100) | Province or territory name. |
| CMAUID | Character (3) | Uniquely identifies a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration. |
| CMAPUID | Character (5) | Uniquely identifies the provincial/territorial part of a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier). |
| CMANAME | Character (100) | Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name. |
| CMATYPE | Character (1) | A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration. |
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