MDS SURVEY CODES
CASEID: Sequence number, 8-space numeric. Used to identify records by code prior to 1996.
UTYPE: Record type, 3-space numeric. Code used to identify and/or differentiate between files.
1 = All U.S. municipalities/incorporated places with populations over 2,500 plus those places under 2,500 recognized by ICMA as having the council-manager form of government or a position of overall general management. (The selection of municipalities
2,500 and over largely corresponds to criteria established by the Bureau of the Census-- most towns and townships in the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin and not included.)
Note: Arlington County, Virginia is on both as a city (1) and as a county (2). Recognize data on type 2 only.
2 = All U.S. Counties defined by Census Bureau plus city-county consolidations and independent cities.
UPOP: Population code, 3 spaces numeric. Code used to identify record population group without continuous sorting on population figure.
0 = Over 1,000,000
1 = 500,000 - 1,000,000
2 = 250,000 - 499,999
3 = 100,000 - 249,999
5 = 25,000 - 49,999
6 = 10,000 - 24,999
7 = 5,000 - 9,999
8 = 2,500 - 4,999
4 = 50,000 - 99,999 9 = Under 2,500
U90POP: 1990 population, 11-space numeric. Actual population according to 1990 Census.
UJURIS: Jurisdiction, 24 spaces alpha. Supplies name of municipality or county identified by
Sequence Number.
UJURIS1: Jurisdiction, 24 spaces alpha. Supplies name of municipality or county identified by
Sequence Number.
UPO: City name, 24 spaces alpha. Where the municipality or county is located.
USTATE: State code, 4 spaces alpha. Supplies standard alphabetic post office states abbreviations for mailing purposes.
UZIP: Zip code, 11 spaces alpha. Supplies U.S. Post Office ZIP codes for municipalities and counties. This is the ZIP code for the post office city or county seat; if different form the record's actual name.
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Note: ZIP code must be run in as an alpha or the leading zeros will be dropped.
UPHONE: Municipal Phone Number, 12-space numeric. Shows phone number, preceded by the area code for either the municipal building/office/courthouse or some official such as the manager, clerk, mayor/chairperson of the board.
UADDR1: Street Address/P.O. Box, 32 spaces alpha, numeric. Supplies current street address or
P.O. Box for municipality (Record). Data supplied/updated mainly by annual Directory of Municipal
Officials Questionnaire.
Notes: This field must never start with a number sign (#).
These default instructions relate to label preparation. If there is not a specific address, for record type 1, it should print "City Hall, Town Hall," etc. for record type 4, it should also select ID type and "Hall."
UREGN: Geographic Region, 3-space numeric. Places municipality in its proper geographic region
(groupings of above geographic divisions) as defined by the U.S. census Bureau.
1 = Northeast (New England and Mid-Atlantic)
2 = North Central (East North Central and West North Central)
3 = South (South Atlantic, East South-Central and West South Central)
4 = West (Mountain and Pacific Coast)
UGRAPH: Geographic division, 3-space numeric. Places municipality in its proper geographic region (groupings of above geographic divisions) as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
1 =
2 =
New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont) East of the Mississippi River.
Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania) East of the Mississippi River.
3 = East North-Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin) East of the
Mississippi River.
4 = West North-Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota) West of Mississippi River.
5 = South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia) East of Mississippi River.
6 = East South-Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee) East of the
Mississippi River.
7 = West South-Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) West of the
Mississippi River.
8 = Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah,
Wyoming) West of the Mississippi River.
9 = Pacific Coast (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington) West of the
Mississippi River.
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UFOG : Form of Government, 3-space numeric. Identifies municipality's/county's current form of government.
1 = Mayor-council (MC)
2 =
3 =
Council-manager (CM)
Commission (CO)
4 = Town meeting (TM)
5 = Representative town meeting (RT)
UID: ID Type, 3-space numeric. Indicates whether it is a city, town, village, township district, plantation, borough, county or parish.
1 = City 6 = District (d)
2 =
3 =
4 =
Town (t)
Village (v)
Township (tp)
5 = Borough (b)
7 =
8 =
9 =
County
Parish (p)
Plantation (pl)
UMETRO: Metro Status, 3-space numeric. Indicates whether municipality (record) is located within an MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) as defined/designated by the U.S. Office of
Management & Budget (OMB)).
1 = Central (city = core city in an MSA; central counties are these in which a central city is located)
2 = Suburban (city/county located in MSA)
3 = Independent (city/county not located in MSA)
USTAT#/USTATE#: State number assigned by the US Census Bureau. Refer to attachment.
UCNTY#: County number assigned by the US Census Bureau
URECOG: Recognition code for ICMA professional management program
C= Council management
G= General management
UMSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area. Assigned by US Census Bureau
UGOVD: Governmental identification. Assigned by US Census Bureau.
U85POP: 1985 US population estimate according to US Census Bureau.
UICMA: ICMA's five membership regions. These regions are different from the US Census
Bureau regions.
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NE Northeast region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania.
SE Southeast region: Florida, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina,
Tennessee, West Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Virginia.
MW Midwest region: Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri.
MP Mountain Plains region: Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas,
Wyoming, Utah.
WC West Coast region: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
.
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26
27
28
29
30
31
18
19
20
21
14
15
16
17
22
23
24
36
37
38
39
40
32
33
34
35
41
42
43
44
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
01
02
03
04
05
06
ALABAMA
ALASKA
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ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
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COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
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HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
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RHODE ISLAND
STATE CODES
45
46
47
48
49
50
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
51
52
53
54
VIRGINIA
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WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
55 WISCONSIN
56 WYOMING
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