MDS SURVEY CODES
ID (iMISID):
iMIS ID, 8 spaces numeric. Used to identify records by code.
CASEID: Sequence number, 8 spaces numeric. Used to identify records by code prior to 1996.
UTYPE: Record type, 3 spaces numeric. Code used to identify and/or differentiate between files.
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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).
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All U.S. Counties defined by Census Bureau plus city-county consolidations and
independent cities.
Note: Arlington County, Virginia is on both as a city (1) and as a county (2). Recognize
data on type 2 only.
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
4 = 50,000 - 99,999
5 = 25,000 - 49,999
6 = 10,000 - 24,999
7 = 5,000 - 9,999
8 = 2,500 - 4,999
9 = Under 2,500
U90POP: 1990 population, 11 spaces numeric. Actual population according to 1990 Census.
U00POP: 2000 population, 11 spaces numeric. Actual population according to 2000 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.
USTATE: State code, 4 spaces alpha. Supplies standard alphabetic post office state
abbreviations for mailing purposes.
USTATE#: State number assigned by the US Census Bureau. Refer to attachment.
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UPHONE: Municipal Phone Number, 12 spaces 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.
UREGN: Geographic Region, 3 spaces numeric. Places municipality in its proper geographic
region (groupings of above geographic divisions) as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Northeast (New England and Mid-Atlantic)
North Central (East North-Central and West North-Central)
South (South Atlantic, East South-Central, and West South-Central)
West (Mountain and Pacific Coast)
UGRAPH: Geographic division, 3 spaces numeric. Places municipality in its proper geographic
region (groupings of above geographic divisions) as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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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.
East North-Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin) East of the
Mississippi River.
West North-Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota) West of Mississippi River.
South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia) East of Mississippi River.
East South-Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee) East of the
Mississippi River.
West South-Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) West of the
Mississippi River.
Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah,
Wyoming) West of the Mississippi River.
Pacific Coast (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington) West of the
Mississippi River.
UFOG: Form of Government, 3 spaces numeric. Identifies municipality's/county's current form of
government.
Cities
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Mayor-council (MC)
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Council-manager (CM)
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Commission (CO)
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Town meeting (TM)
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Representative town meeting (RT)
County
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Commission (C)
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Council-administrator (council-manager) (CM)
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Council-elected executive (CE)
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UID: ID Type, 3 spaces numeric. Indicates whether it is a city, town, village, township district,
plantation, borough, county or parish.
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City (c)
Town (t)
Village (v)
Township (tp)
Borough (b)
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District (d)
County (cn)
Parish (p)
Plantation (pl)
UMETRO: Metro Status, 3 spaces 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)).
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Central (city = core city in an MSA; central counties are these in which a central
city is located)
Suburban (city/county located in MSA)
Independent (city/county not located in MSA)
FIPS_PLACE_CODE: Unique identifier assigned by US Census Bureau.
ICMA_REGION CODE: Membership codes. There are five membership regions. The states in the
membership regions are different than the Census region states.
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Northeast region (NE): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania.
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Southeast region (SE): Florida, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina,
Tennessee, West Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Virginia.
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Midwest region (MW): Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Missouri.
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Mountain Plains region (MP): Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas,
Wyoming, Utah.
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West Coast region (WC): Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon,
Washington.
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STATE CODES
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ALABAMA
ALASKA
-----ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
-----COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
-----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
-----RHODE ISLAND
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SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
-----WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
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