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1990 point population coverage for the Conterminous United States

Dates

Release Date
1992-01-01
Time Period
1990-01-01
Publication Date

Citation

Hitt, K.J., 1992, 1990 point population coverage for the Conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9DETGMT.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This is a point coverage of the 1990 Census of Population and Housing for the conterminous United States. (Alaska and Hawaii are available separately). The coverage contains the location of population points retrieved at the block group summary level and shows the total number of persons and housing units enumerated in the "100 percent processing" component of the decennial census. The data was extracted from CD-ROMs containing Public Law 94-171 counts. [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Integrated Modeling &Prediction Division
Originator :
Hitt, K.J.
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Integrated Modeling & Prediction Division
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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uspop90.xml
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uspop90.e00.gz 18.25 MB application/x-gzip
uspop90.sdts.tgz 16.93 MB application/x-gzip
uspop90.gif thumbnail 6.35 KB image/gif

Purpose

This coverage is intended to be used for any desired GIS application involving total population or housing. The National Water Quality Assessment program intends to use the population data to indicate areas of suburban and urban development, which will have an impact on water quality.
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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9DETGMT

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