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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 Census Tracts TIGER/Line Shapefiles</gco:CharacterString>
   </gmx:name>
   <gmx:scope>
      <gco:CharacterString>Census Tracts</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>TRACT.shp</gco:LocalName>
         </gfc:typeName>
         <gfc:definition>
            <gco:CharacterString>Current Census Tract State-based</gco:CharacterString>
         </gfc:definition>
         <gfc:isAbstract>
            <gco:Boolean>false</gco:Boolean>
         </gfc:isAbstract>
         <gfc:featureCatalogue uuidref="tl_2025_tract.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) codes</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>GEOID</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Census tract identifier, a concatenation of Current state Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code, county FIPS code, and 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: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. 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.</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 tract identifier, a concatenation of census survey summary level information with the census tract 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 tract identifier. No spaces are allowed between the codes. The summary level code is '140'. The geovariant code is '00'. The geocomponent code is '00'. The census tract 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>NAME</gco:LocalName>
               </gfc:memberName>
               <gfc:definition>
                  <gco:CharacterString>Current census tract name, this is the census tract code converted to an integer or integer plus two-digit decimal if the last two characters of the code are not both zeros.</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>Values for this attribute are composed of a set of census tract names. As such, they do not exist in a known, predefined set.</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 census tract name</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 name in the 'TRACTCE' field and the translated legal/statistical area description code for census tracts</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>G5020</gco:CharacterString>
                     </gfc:label>
                     <gfc:definition>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Census Tract</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>