The Census Tract file contains data for all 2000 Census Tracts in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as of the January 1, 2000. The file is tab-delimited text, one line per record. There are 66,304 records.

Columns	Description
Columns 1-2	United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
Columns 3-4	State Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code
Columns 5-7	FIPS county code
Columns 8-13	Census Tract Number
Columns 14-22	Total Population (2000)
Columns 23-31	Total Housing Units (2000)
Columns 32-45	Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 46-59	Water Area(square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 60-73	Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 74-87	Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 88-101	Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively
Columns 102-116	Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively

Counties

The counties file contains data for primary legal divisions or statistically equivalent entities in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as of Census 2000. The file is tab-delimited text, one line per record. There are 3,219 records. Some records contain special characters.

Columns	Description
Columns 1-2	United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
Columns 3-4	State Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code
Columns 5-7	FIPS county code
Columns 8-71	Name
Columns 72-80	Total Population (2000)
Columns 81-89	Total Housing Units (2000)
Columns 90-103	Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 104-117	Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 118-129	Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 130-141	Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 142-151	Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively
Columns 152-162	Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively

County Subdivisions

The county subdivision file contains data for all county subdivisions in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as of Census 2000. The file is ASCII text, one line per record. There are 36,351 records. Some records contain special characters.

Columns	Description
Columns 1-2	United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
Columns 3-4	State Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code
Columns 5-7	FIPS county code
Columns 8-12	FIPS county subdivision code
Columns 13-76	Name
Columns 77-85	Total Population (2000)
Columns 86-94	Total Housing Units (2000)
Columns 95-108	Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 109-122	Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 123-134	Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 135-146	Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 147-156	Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively.
Columns 157-167	Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively.

Places

The places file contains data for all incorporated places and census designated places (CDPs) in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as of the January 1, 2000. The file is ASCII text, one line per record. There are 25,375 records. Some records contain special characters.

Columns	Description
Columns 1-2	United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
Columns 3-4	State Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code
Columns 5-9	Place FIPS Code
Columns 10-73	Name
Columns 74-82	Total Population (2000)
Columns 83-91	Total Housing Units (2000)
Columns 92-105	Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 106-119	Water Area(square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 120-131	Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 132-143	Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 144-153	Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively.
Columns 154-164	Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)

The ZIP Code Tabulation Area file contains data for all ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as of the January 1, 2000. The file is ASCII text, one line per record. There are 33,233 records.

Columns	Description
Columns 1-2	United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
Columns 3-66	Name (e.g. 35004 5-Digit ZCTA - there are no post office names)
Columns 67-75	Total Population (2000)
Columns 76-84	Total Housing Units (2000)
Columns 85-98	Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 99-112	Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 113-124	Land Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 125-136	Water Area (square miles) - Created for statistical purposes only.
Columns 137-146	Latitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting North or South latitude respectively.
Columns 147-157	Longitude (decimal degrees) First character is blank or "-" denoting East or West longitude respectively.