1512001425195r8440110798408653 eng utf8 dataset dataset Doug Geverdt National Center for Education Statistics Administrative Data Division 202-245-8230

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pointOfContact 2017-08-10 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 geometryOnly composite 539 3857 EPSG 8.8(9.3.1.2) 2017-11-26 publication Doug Geverdt National Center for Education Statistics Administrative Data Division 202-245-8230

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originator mapDigital This data layer produced by the National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) program provides a geographic locale framework that classifies all U.S. territory into twelve categories ranging from Large Cities to Remote Rural areas. NCES uses this framework to describe the type of geographic area where schools and school districts are located. The criteria for these classifications are defined by NCES, but they rely on standard geographic areas developed and maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2014 NCES Locale boundaries are based on geographic areas represented in Census TIGER/Line 2014. The NCES EDGE program collaborates with the U.S. Census Bureau’s Education Demographic, Geographic, and Economic Statistics (EDGE) Branch to annually update the locale boundaries. For more information about the NCES locale framework, and to download the data, see:  https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/LocaleBoundaries. The classifications include:Large City (11): Territory inside an Urbanized Area and inside a Principal City with population of 250,000 or more.Midsize City (12): Territory inside an Urbanized Area and inside a Principal City with population less than 250,000 and greater than or equal to 100,000.Small City (13): Territory inside an Urbanized Area and inside a Principal City with population less than 100,000.Suburb – Large (21): Territory outside a Principal City and inside an Urbanized Area with population of 250,000 or more.Suburb - Midsize (22): Territory outside a Principal City and inside an Urbanized Area with population less than 250,000 and greater than or equal to 100,000.Suburb - Small (23): Territory outside a Principal City and inside an Urbanized Area with population less than 100,000.Town - Fringe (31): Territory inside an Urban Cluster that is less than or equal to 10 miles from an Urbanized Area.Town - Distant (32): Territory inside an Urban Cluster that is more than 10 miles and less than or equal to 35 miles from an Urbanized Area.Town - Remote (33): Territory inside an Urban Cluster that is more than 35 miles of an Urbanized Area.Rural - Fringe (41): Census-defined rural territory that is less than or equal to 5 miles from an Urbanized Area, as well as rural territory that is less than or equal to 2.5 miles from an Urban Cluster.Rural - Distant (42): Census-defined rural territory that is more than 5 miles but less than or equal to 25 miles from an Urbanized Area, as well as rural territory that is more than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10 miles from an Urban Cluster.Rural - Remote (43): Census-defined rural territory that is more than 25 miles from an Urbanized Area and is also more than 10 miles from an Urban Cluster.All information contained in this file is in the public domain. Data users are advised to review NCES program documentation and feature class metadata to understand the limitations and appropriate use of these data. This layer shows geographic boundaries created by the National Center for Education Statistics’ Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates program that classify communities into twelve locales ranging from Large Cities to Remote Rural areas. NCES EDGE completed Douglas Geverdt National Center for Education Statistics Administrative Data Division 202-245-8230

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pointOfContact notPlanned Downloadable Data NCES locale geography indicators City Suburb Town Rural Fringe Distant Remote school school district Locales https://resources.data.gov/open-licenses/ otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints otherRestrictions Other Constraints vector eng utf8 Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333 Based on TIGER/Line 14 data. true -126.73101837499482 -66.78961212501076 24.225754003299024 50.30255300616361 2015-01-01T00:00:00 2015-12-31T00:00:00 File Geodatabase Feature Class 601.025 https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/docs/EDGE_LOCALE_TECHDOC.pdf Locale Boundaries Technical Documentation download https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/data/EDGE_LOCALE14_NCES_ALL_US.zip Entire US download https://nces.ed.gov/opengis/rest/services/Locale_Boundaries/EDGE_LOCALE14_US/MapServer REST Service information EDGE performed automated tests to ensure logical consistency and limits of the shapefiles. Standard geographic codes, such as FIPS codes for states, counties, state legislative districts, and congressional districts are used when encoding spatial entities. EDGE performed spatial data tests for logical consistency of the codes during the creation of the shapefiles. Most of the codes for geographic entities except states, counties, Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs), New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), state legislative districts, and congressional districts were provided to the Census Bureau by the USGS, the agency responsible for maintaining the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Feature attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for consistency. Data completeness of the EDGE locale shapefile reflects the contents of the EDGE locale universe at the time the shapefile was created. Created using TIGER/Line 14 data. Run SAS scripts to perform spatial data tests for logical consistency of the codes during the creation of the shapefiles. 2014-02-02T00:00:00 U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 14 notPlanned