Table 4.1
2020 Census subdivision boundary file record layout
Table summary
This table displays the results of 2020 Census subdivision boundary file record layout. The information is grouped by Attribute name (appearing as row headers), Data type and Description (appearing as column headers).
| Attribute name |
Data type |
Description |
| PRUID |
Character (2) |
Uniquely identifies a province or territory |
| PRNAME |
Character (100) |
Province or territory name |
| CDUID |
Character (4) |
Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code) |
| CDNAME |
Character (100) |
Census division name |
| CDTYPE |
Character (3) |
Census division type |
| CSDUID |
Character (7) |
Uniquely identifies a census subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census subdivision code) |
| CSDNAME |
Character (100) |
Census subdivision name |
| CSDTYPE |
Character (3) |
Census subdivisions are classified according to designations adopted by provincial, territorial or federal authorities |
