UA Central Places and UC Central Place for Census 2000

The Census Bureau identifies one or more central places for each urban area (if an incorporated place or CDP exists within the urban area) using the following criteria:

A. Any incorporated place or CDP that has its name in the title of the urban area, and
B. Any other incorporated place or CDP that has a population of 50,000 or more within the urban area.

Note: A place that is in more than one urban area is a central place in all urban areas in which it is located as long as it meets the central place criteria for one of the urban areas in which it is located.

Record Layout

Column F1 Record Type "P" (Place)
The Excel version also contains Record Type "C" (Urban Cluster) and Record Type "U" (Urbanized Area)
Column F2 contains the 5-digit Urban Area Code
Column F4 contains the 2-digit State FIPS Code
Column F5 contains the 5-digit Place Code

The Central Place Table
This table contains UA central places and UC central places for Census 2000 and is available in both [EXCEL] and [PDF] formats.
Note: To view the "[EXCEL]" version properly, you must download the file. Right-click on the [EXCEL] link and choose either the "save as target" option (Internet Explorer) or the "save link as" option (Netscape).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Geography Division,
Created: October 24, 2002