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                         xmlns:gmd="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd"
                         xmlns:gco="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco"
                         xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2"
                         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
                         xmlns:gmi="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi"
                         xmlns:srv="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/srv"
                         xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx"
                         xmlns:gfc="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gfc">
   <gmx:name>
      <gco:CharacterString>Feature Catalog for the Block Groups TIGER/Line Shapefiles</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmx:name>
   <gmx:scope>
      <gco:CharacterString>Block Groups</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmx:scope>
   <gmx:versionNumber>
      <gco:CharacterString>2025</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmx:versionNumber>
   <gmx:versionDate>
      <gco:Date>2025-09-18</gco:Date>
   </gmx:versionDate>
   <gmx:language>
      <gco:CharacterString>eng; USA</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmx:language>
   <gmx:characterSet>
      <gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_CharacterSetCode"
                               codeListValue="utf8">utf8</gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode>
   </gmx:characterSet>
   <gfc:producer>
      <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
         <gmd:organisationName>
            <gco:CharacterString>U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division</gco:CharacterString>
         </gmd:organisationName>
         <gmd:contactInfo>
            <gmd:CI_Contact>
               <gmd:phone>
                  <gmd:CI_Telephone>
                     <gmd:voice>
                        <gco:CharacterString>301-763-1128</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gmd:voice>
                     <gmd:facsimile>
                        <gco:CharacterString>301-763-4710</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gmd:facsimile>
                  </gmd:CI_Telephone>
               </gmd:phone>
               <gmd:address>
                  <gmd:CI_Address>
                     <gmd:deliveryPoint>
                        <gco:CharacterString>4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gmd:deliveryPoint>
                     <gmd:city>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Washington</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gmd:city>
                     <gmd:administrativeArea>
                        <gco:CharacterString>DC</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gmd:administrativeArea>
                     <gmd:postalCode>
                        <gco:CharacterString>20233-7400</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gmd:postalCode>
                     <gmd:country>
                        <gco:CharacterString>United States</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gmd:country>
                     <gmd:electronicMailAddress>
                        <gco:CharacterString>geo.geography@census.gov</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gmd:electronicMailAddress>
                  </gmd:CI_Address>
               </gmd:address>
            </gmd:CI_Contact>
         </gmd:contactInfo>
         <gmd:role>
            <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode"
                             codeListValue="pointOfContact">pointOfContact</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
         </gmd:role>
      </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
   </gfc:producer>
   <gfc:featureType>
      <gfc:FC_FeatureType>
         <gfc:typeName>
            <gco:LocalName>BG.shp</gco:LocalName>
         </gfc:typeName>
         <gfc:definition>
            <gco:CharacterString>Current Block Group State-based</gco:CharacterString>
         </gfc:definition>
         <gfc:isAbstract>
            <gco:Boolean>false</gco:Boolean>
         </gfc:isAbstract>
         <gfc:featureCatalogue uuidref="tl_2025_bg.shp.ea.iso.xml"/>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>STATEFP</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current state Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label>
                        <gco:CharacterString>National Standard Codes (ANSI INCITS 38-2009), Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) - States/State Equivalents</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:label>
                     <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                              xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>COUNTYFP</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current county Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label>
                        <gco:CharacterString>National Standard Codes (ANSI INCITS 31-2009), Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) - Counties/County Equivalents</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:label>
                     <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                              xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>TRACTCE</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current census tract code</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label>
                        <gco:CharacterString>000100 to 998999</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:label>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Census tract number</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:definition>
                     <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                              xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label>
                        <gco:CharacterString>990000 to 990099</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:label>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Water tract (2010 and continuing)</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:definition>
                     <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                              xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label>
                        <gco:CharacterString>990100 to 998999</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:label>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Census tract number</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:definition>
                     <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                              xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>BLKGRPCE</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current block group number. A block group number of 0 represents a water block group.</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality>
                  <gco:Multiplicity>
                     <gco:range>
                        <gco:MultiplicityRange>
                           <gco:lower>
                              <gco:Integer>0</gco:Integer>
                           </gco:lower>
                           <gco:upper>
                              <gco:UnlimitedInteger>9</gco:UnlimitedInteger>
                           </gco:upper>
                        </gco:MultiplicityRange>
                     </gco:range>
                  </gco:Multiplicity>
               </gfc:cardinality>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>GEOID</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Census block group identifier; a concatenation of the current state Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code, county FIPS code, census tract code, and block group number</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label gco:nilReason="inapplicable"/>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The GEOID attribute is a concatenation of the state FIPS code, followed by the county FIPS code, followed by the census tract code, followed by the block group number. No spaces are allowed between the two codes. The State FIPS code is taken from "National Standard Codes (ANSI INCITS 38-2009), Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) - States". The county FIPS code is taken from "National Standard Codes (ANSI INCITS 31-2009), Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) - Counties/County Equivalents". The census tract code is taken from the "TRACTCE" attribute. The block group number is taken from the "BLKGRPCE" attribute.</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:definition>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>GEOIDFQ</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Fully qualified census block group identifier; a concatenation of census survey summary level information with the census block group identifier. The GEOIDFQ attribute is calculated to facilitate joining census spatial data to census survey summary files.</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label gco:nilReason="inapplicable"/>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The GEOIDFQ attribute is a concatenation of the summary level code, followed by the geovariant code, followed by the geocomponent code, followed by 'US', followed by the census block group identifier. No spaces are allowed between the codes. The summary level code is '150'. The geovariant code is '00'. The geocomponent code is '00'. The census block group identifier is taken from the 'GEOID' attribute.</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:definition>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>NAMELSAD</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current translated legal/statistical area description and the block group number</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label gco:nilReason="inapplicable"/>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Refer to the block group number that appears in BLKGRPCE and translated legal/statistical area description code BG, Block Group</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:definition>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>MTFCC</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>MAF/TIGER feature class code</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label>
                        <gco:CharacterString>G5030</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:label>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Block Group</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:definition>
                     <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                              xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>FUNCSTAT</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current functional status</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
               <gfc:listedValue>
                  <gfc:FC_ListedValue>
                     <gfc:label>
                        <gco:CharacterString>S</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:label>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Statistical entity</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:definition>
                     <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                              xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
                  </gfc:FC_ListedValue>
               </gfc:listedValue>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>ALAND</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current land area (square meters)</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality>
                  <gco:Multiplicity>
                     <gco:range>
                        <gco:MultiplicityRange>
                           <gco:lower>
                              <gco:Integer>0</gco:Integer>
                           </gco:lower>
                           <gco:upper>
                              <gco:UnlimitedInteger>9,999,999,999,999</gco:UnlimitedInteger>
                           </gco:upper>
                        </gco:MultiplicityRange>
                     </gco:range>
                  </gco:Multiplicity>
               </gfc:cardinality>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>AWATER</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current water area (square meters)</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality>
                  <gco:Multiplicity>
                     <gco:range>
                        <gco:MultiplicityRange>
                           <gco:lower>
                              <gco:Integer>0</gco:Integer>
                           </gco:lower>
                           <gco:upper>
                              <gco:UnlimitedInteger>9,999,999,999,999</gco:UnlimitedInteger>
                           </gco:upper>
                        </gco:MultiplicityRange>
                     </gco:range>
                  </gco:Multiplicity>
               </gfc:cardinality>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>INTPTLAT</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current latitude of the internal point</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality>
                  <gco:Multiplicity>
                     <gco:range>
                        <gco:MultiplicityRange>
                           <gco:lower>
                              <gco:Integer>-90</gco:Integer>
                           </gco:lower>
                           <gco:upper>
                              <gco:UnlimitedInteger>90</gco:UnlimitedInteger>
                           </gco:upper>
                        </gco:MultiplicityRange>
                     </gco:range>
                  </gco:Multiplicity>
               </gfc:cardinality>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
         <gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
            <gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
               <gfc:memberName>
                  <gco:LocalName>INTPTLON</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current longitude of the internal point</gco:CharacterString>
               </gfc:definition>
               <gfc:cardinality>
                  <gco:Multiplicity>
                     <gco:range>
                        <gco:MultiplicityRange>
                           <gco:lower>
                              <gco:Integer>-180</gco:Integer>
                           </gco:lower>
                           <gco:upper>
                              <gco:UnlimitedInteger>180</gco:UnlimitedInteger>
                           </gco:upper>
                        </gco:MultiplicityRange>
                     </gco:range>
                  </gco:Multiplicity>
               </gfc:cardinality>
               <gfc:definitionReference xlink:title="U.S Census Bureau"
                                        xlink:href="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/eb139e38-ee29-4d59-b157-5e874d4420c4"/>
            </gfc:FC_FeatureAttribute>
         </gfc:carrierOfCharacteristics>
      </gfc:FC_FeatureType>
   </gfc:featureType>
</gfc:FC_FeatureCatalogue>