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census-designated place in the United States

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Let an agent explain census-designated places, relay definition, purpose, delineation and Puerto Rico equivalents from US Census Bureau sources, describe the named aliases, and distinguish CDPs from incorporated places, census tracts, ZIP Code areas, unincorporated communities without CDP status and Puerto Rico barrios.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain census-designated places, relay definition, purpose, delineation and Puerto Rico equivalents from US Census Bureau sources, describe the named aliases, and distinguish CDPs from incorporated places, census tracts, ZIP Code areas, unincorporated communities without CDP status and Puerto Rico barrios.

A statistical geographic entity defined by the US Census Bureau for a concentration of population that is identifiable by name but not legally incorporated as a city, town or village, used to tabulate census data for unincorporated communities, with boundaries drawn in cooperation with state and local officials for each decennial census; in Puerto Rico, equivalent statistical areas are called zonas urbanas, the urban cores of municipios, and comunidades, other settlements. CDPs have no government of their own, and services are provided by counties or other units.

What it is for: Tabulating census data for unincorporated places.

It can be explain definition and purpose; relay delineation; describe Puerto Rico equivalents; distinguish related geographies.

Distinguishing features

Statistical only

No legal status

Named communities

Updated each census

What it looks like

Not a physical object; boundaries on census maps.

Physical character

first used as CDP term: 1980 census note - earlier unincorporated places tabulated from 1950

governance: none of its own note

registry parents: statistical territorial entity, unincorporated community note

How it is recognised

US statistical place without incorporation

Zona urbana in Puerto Rico, comunidad in Puerto Rico, CDP

Incorporated places have governments; census tracts are small statistical units; ZIP Codes are postal; barrios are Puerto Rico subdivisions

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

statistical territorial entity

is defined by -

United States Census Bureau

is contrasted with -

incorporated place

is contrasted with -

census tract

In practice

Families and kinds

CDPs in states

zonas urbanas in Puerto Rico

comunidades in Puerto Rico

Alaska Native village statistical areas as related entities

Standards and regulation

Census Bureau Participant Statistical Areas Program criteria

Federal Register notices on CDP criteria

Failure modes and hazards

Treating CDPs as municipalities

Stale boundaries

Confusing with ZIP Code areas

Also called

zona urbana in Puerto Ricocomunidad in Puerto Rico

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a census-designated place is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a census-designated place, and how does it differ from incorporated places, census tracts, ZIP Codes, unincorporated communities and barrios? definition
  2. Is the question about data, local services or a specific place? boundary

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico equivalents.

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico.

  1. What are zonas urbanas and comunidades in Puerto Rico census geography? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific place? action
Census Delineation.

Regulation.

Criteria

Criteria.

Criteria

Criteria.

  1. What criteria does the Census Bureau use to delineate CDPs? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

PSAP

Local participation.

PSAP

PSAP.

  1. How do local officials participate in defining CDPs? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Use Data use.

Sources.

Data

Census data.

Data

Data.

  1. How can census data for CDPs be accessed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits American Community Survey? action

Services

Local services.

Services

Services.

  1. Who provides services in CDPs without municipal government? provenance
  2. Which entry fits county (United States)? action
Context Examples.

Context.

Large CDPs

Large CDPs.

Large CDPs

Large CDPs.

  1. Why are some large communities such as parts of Maryland and Virginia CDPs? provenance
  2. Which entry fits unincorporated area? action

Current data

Current boundaries.

Current data

Current data.

  1. Which census vintage defines current CDP boundaries? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should Puerto Rico zonas urbanas and comunidades be separate entries?
  • How should Census Bureau geography data be linked?
  • Should CDP criteria changes be documented?