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Column Name: fipsstco Span: 1790-2000 Units: N/A Format: Text  FIPS
CodeFIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) Codes are five-digit codes that uniquely identify counties and county equivalents in the United States. The first two digits are the FIPS state code (e.g., 37 = North Carolina); the last three digits are the county code within the state (e.g., 113 = Macon County). County FIPS codes are usually in the same sequence as alphabetized county names within the state, and usually odd numbers in order to accommodate new or changed county names. FIPS Codes are issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for use by all non-military government agencies, including the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The currently used FIPS codes were issued in 1990 and are detailed in FIPS publication number 6-4. This publication has subsequently been updated to reflect county name changes or merges, and all amendments through June 2003 are reflected in this database. For example when Dade County, Florida (FIPS code 12025) became Miami-Dade County in 1997, it received the new FIPS code of 12086, which this database uses to identify the county back to 1790. In 1970 the National Bureau of Standards published the first FIPS codes, which were in place until the 1990 publication was issued. These 1970 codes may or may not correspond to current codes. Source (where directly obtained): National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.itl.nist.gov/ Original Source: |
