TOWNSHIP POLITICAL DIVISION

SDE Feature Class

Tags
Arkansas, Political Townships, Minor Civil Divisions


Summary

This dataset contains polygons representing Constable boundaries, also called Townships, for the State of Arkansas. 

Description

This dataset contains polygons representing Constable boundaries, also called Townships, for the State of Arkansas. By Arkansas Constitutional Article 7 § 47, “the qualified electors of each Township shall elect the Constable for the term of two years, who shall be furnished, by the presiding Judge of the County Court, with a certificate of election, on which his official oath shall be endorsed.” Constable positions are constitutional non-commissioned offices that usually serve a limited role in law enforcement in the county for which they serve. Townships should not be mistaken for Townships related to the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). In terms of the PLSS, a township is a six-mile square area of land that a land surveyor has surveyed and numbered. Townships, in the case of Constables, are boundaries used for elections and administrative purposes.  This data was initially compiled using U.S Census Bureau’s Minor Civil Division data vintage 2022 and updated to align with county boundaries as maintained by this office. Because townships can be altered by County Court Orders, modifications were made based on County Court Orders that merged or altered existing Townships for election administration. 

Credits

Arkansas GIS Office, Census

Use limitations PUBLIC DOMAIN

Extent

West  -94.618303    East  -89.616087
North  36.531986    South  32.969240

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in)  1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)  1:625,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

*Content type  Downloadable Data


Theme keywords  county, historic, boundary, population, counties

Citation 

Title TOWNSHIP POLITICAL DIVISION


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Other citation details
SPECIAL NOTE: Users should be aware the historical population figures were based upon the county boundary of the decade represented. Legislative Acts have changed the county boundary from decade to decade.



Citation Contacts 

Responsible party
Organization's name Arkansas GIS Office, State of Arkansas
Contact's role  originator


Resource Details 

Dataset languages  English (UNITED STATES)


Spatial representation type  vector


*Processing environment  Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.0.8321


Credits
Arkansas GIS Office, Census

ArcGIS item properties
*Name asdi.boundaries.TOWNSHIP_POLITICAL_DIVISION
*Size 3.048
*Location Server=dcw-sas-gis-p1; Service=sde:postgresql:dcw-sas-gis-p1; Database=asdi; User=boundaries; Version=sde.DEFAULT
*Access protocol ArcSDE Connection

Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -94.618315
East longitude -89.616931
South latitude 32.969261
North latitude 36.531986

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -94.618303
*East longitude -89.616087
*North latitude 36.531986
*South latitude 32.969240
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude 355105.915500
*East longitude 803161.789800
*South latitude 3652549.574600
*North latitude 4042956.121900
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use
                  

PUBLIC DOMAIN


Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Projected
*Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
*Projection NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N
*Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 26915
X origin -5120900
Y origin -9998100
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 26915
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-93.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",26915]]

Reference system identifier
*Value 26915
*Codespace EPSG
*Version 6.13(3.0.1)


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name asdi.boundaries.TOWNSHIP_POLITICAL_DIVISION
*Object type  composite
*Object count 933



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name asdi.boundaries.TOWNSHIP_POLITICAL_DIVISION
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Polygon
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 933
*Spatial index TRUE
*Linear referencing FALSE



Geoprocessing history 

Process
Process name
Date 2020-08-12 09:31:30
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
FeatureClassToFeatureClass D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp D:\County_boundary_20200812\CountyBndryCleanUp.gdb\CountyBndry County_Boundary_Original # "COUNTY "COUNTY" true true false 20 Text 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,COUNTY,-1,-1;STATEFIPS "STATEFIPS" true true false 5 Text 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,STATEFIPS,-1,-1;COUNTYFIPS "COUNTYFIPS" true true false 3 Text 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,COUNTYFIPS,-1,-1;POP1900 "POP1900" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1900,-1,-1;POP1910 "POP1910" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1910,-1,-1;POP1920 "POP1920" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1920,-1,-1;POP1930 "POP1930" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1930,-1,-1;POP1940 "POP1940" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1940,-1,-1;POP1950 "POP1950" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1950,-1,-1;POP1960 "POP1960" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1960,-1,-1;POP1970 "POP1970" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1970,-1,-1;POP1980 "POP1980" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1980,-1,-1;POP1990 "POP1990" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP1990,-1,-1;POP2000 "POP2000" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP2000,-1,-1;POP2010 "POP2010" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP2010,-1,-1;POP2020 "POP2020" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,POP2020,-1,-1;EFF_DATE "EFF_DATE" true true false 8 Text 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,EFF_DATE,-1,-1;REV_DATE "REV_DATE" true true false 8 Text 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,REV_DATE,-1,-1;REV_TYPE "REV_TYPE" true true false 20 Text 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,REV_TYPE,-1,-1;SQ_MILES "SQ_MILES" true true false 19 Double 0 0 ,First,#,D:\County_boundary_20200812\County_Boundary.shp,SQ_MILES,-1,-1" #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2020-09-16 13:28:46
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Integrate
Command issued
Integrate "EMS_NENA_Schema #;County_Boundary_Clean #" #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2020-10-05 13:39:45
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\TruncateTable
Command issued
TruncateTable "H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\COUNTY_BOUNDARY\CountyBndryCleanUp.gdb\CountyBndry\County_Boundary_Clean"
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2020-10-08 10:29:04
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued
CopyFeatures "H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\COUNTY_BOUNDARY\CountyBndryCleanUp.gdb\CountyBndry\County_Boundary_Clean" "Database Connections\ASDI_Boundaries_PROD.sde\asdi.BOUNDARIES.County_Boundary_Clean" # 0 0 0
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2020-10-08 10:45:22
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CalculateField
Command issued
CalculateField asdi.BOUNDARIES.COUNTY_BOUNDARY EFF_DATE None PYTHON_9.3 #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2020-10-08 10:45:32
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CalculateField
Command issued
CalculateField asdi.BOUNDARIES.COUNTY_BOUNDARY REV_DATE None PYTHON_9.3 #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2020-10-08 10:45:39
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CalculateField
Command issued
CalculateField asdi.BOUNDARIES.COUNTY_BOUNDARY REV_TYPE None PYTHON_9.3 #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2021-07-19 18:38:34
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\TruncateTable
Command issued
TruncateTable "Database Connections\ASDI_Boundaries_PROD.sde\asdi.boundaries.COUNTY_BOUNDARY"
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-02-01 09:25:50
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\DeleteFeatures
Command issued
DeleteFeatures "Database Connections\ASDI_Boundaries_PROD.sde\asdi.boundaries.COUNTY_BOUNDARY"
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-06-03 15:12:12
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued
CopyFeatures asdi.boundaries.COUNTY_BOUNDARY H:\Projects\Census\Election_Precincts\Election_Commission\SplitsProject\SplitsProjectMapDocument\SplitsCreation.gdb\SplitsCreationDataset\asdi_boundaries_COUNTY_BOUNDARY # # # #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-06-03 15:16:56
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyMultiple
Command issued
CopyMultiple "H:\Projects\Census\Election_Precincts\Election_Commission\SplitsProject\SplitsProjectMapDocument\SplitsCreation.gdb\SplitsCreationDataset\asdi_boundaries_COUNTY_BOUNDARY FeatureClass" H:\Projects\Census\Election_Precincts\Election_Commission\SplitsProject\SplitsProjectMapDocument\MCD_Load.gdb asdi_boundaries_COUNTY_BOUNDARY "asdi_boundaries_COUNTY_BOUNDARY FeatureClass asdi_boundaries_COUNTY_BOUNDARY #"
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-06-03 15:19:05
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\UpdateSchema
Command issued
UpdateSchema "CIMDATA=<CIMStandardDataConnection xsi:type='typens:CIMStandardDataConnection' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/2.9.0'><WorkspaceConnectionString>DATABASE=H:\Projects\Census\Election_Precincts\Election_Commission\SplitsProject\SplitsProjectMapDocument\MCD_Load.gdb</WorkspaceConnectionString><WorkspaceFactory>FileGDB</WorkspaceFactory><Dataset>asdi_boundaries_COUNTY_BOUNDARY</Dataset><DatasetType>esriDTFeatureClass</DatasetType></CIMStandardDataConnection>" <operationSequence><workflow><DeleteField><field_name>pop1900</field_name><field_name>pop1910</field_name><field_name>pop1920</field_name><field_name>pop1930</field_name><field_name>pop1940</field_name><field_name>pop1950</field_name><field_name>pop1960</field_name><field_name>pop1970</field_name><field_name>pop1980</field_name><field_name>pop1990</field_name><field_name>pop2000</field_name><field_name>pop2010</field_name><field_name>pop2020</field_name><field_name>eff_date</field_name><field_name>rev_date</field_name><field_name>rev_type</field_name></DeleteField></workflow></operationSequence>
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-06-03 15:20:03
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\UpdateSchema
Command issued
UpdateSchema "CIMDATA=<CIMStandardDataConnection xsi:type='typens:CIMStandardDataConnection' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/2.9.0'><WorkspaceConnectionString>DATABASE=H:\Projects\Census\Election_Precincts\Election_Commission\SplitsProject\SplitsProjectMapDocument\MCD_Load.gdb</WorkspaceConnectionString><WorkspaceFactory>FileGDB</WorkspaceFactory><Dataset>asdi_boundaries_COUNTY_BOUNDARY</Dataset><DatasetType>esriDTFeatureClass</DatasetType></CIMStandardDataConnection>" <operationSequence><workflow><AddField><field_name>name</field_name><field_type>TEXT</field_type><field_length>100</field_length><field_alias>townshipname</field_alias><field_is_nullable>True</field_is_nullable><field_is_required>False</field_is_required></AddField></workflow></operationSequence>
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-06-03 15:20:26
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
Command issued
Rename H:\Projects\Census\Election_Precincts\Election_Commission\SplitsProject\SplitsProjectMapDocument\MCD_Load.gdb\asdi_boundaries_COUNTY_BOUNDARY H:\Projects\Census\Election_Precincts\Election_Commission\SplitsProject\SplitsProjectMapDocument\MCD_Load.gdb\MCD_Working FeatureClass
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-06-03 15:21:06
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\DeleteField
Command issued
DeleteField MCD_Working sq_miles "Delete Fields"
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-07-14 14:03:24
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.8\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CalculateField
Command issued
CalculateField MCD\MCD_Working2 jn autoIncrement() PYTHON_9.3 "rec=0 def autoIncrement(): global rec pStart = 1 #adjust start value, if req'd pInterval = 1 #adjust interval value, if req'd if (rec == 0): rec = pStart else: rec = rec + pInterval return rec "
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-07-14 14:44:14
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.8\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
FeatureClassToFeatureClass MCD\MCD_Working2 "Database Connections\ASDI_Boundaries_PROD.sde\asdi.boundaries.Townships_MCD_Working" Townships_MCD_Working # "county "county" true true false 20 Text 0 0 ,First,#,MCD\MCD_Working2,county,-1,-1;statefips "statefips" true true false 5 Text 0 0 ,First,#,MCD\MCD_Working2,statefips,-1,-1;countyfips "countyfips" true true false 3 Text 0 0 ,First,#,MCD\MCD_Working2,countyfips,-1,-1;name "townshipname" true true false 100 Text 0 0 ,First,#,MCD\MCD_Working2,name,-1,-1;shape_Length "shape_Length" false true true 8 Double 0 0 ,First,#,MCD\MCD_Working2,shape_Length,-1,-1;shape_Area "shape_Area" false true true 8 Double 0 0 ,First,#,MCD\MCD_Working2,shape_Area,-1,-1" #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-08-02 12:00:54
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.8\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CalculateField
Command issued
CalculateField asdi.boundaries.Townships_MCD_Working conct "[county] & [name]" VB #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2022-09-06 13:51:58
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.8\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
FeatureClassToFeatureClass "H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\WORKING\Working_TownshipMCD\MCD_GDB\MCD_Working.gdb\Townships_MCD_Working\Townships_MCD_Working" "Database Connections\ASDI_Boundaries_PROD.sde" TOWNSHIP_POLITICAL_DIVISION # "county "county" true true false 20 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\WORKING\Working_TownshipMCD\MCD_GDB\MCD_Working.gdb\Townships_MCD_Working\Townships_MCD_Working,county,-1,-1;statefips "statefips" true true false 5 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\WORKING\Working_TownshipMCD\MCD_GDB\MCD_Working.gdb\Townships_MCD_Working\Townships_MCD_Working,statefips,-1,-1;countyfips "countyfips" true true false 3 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\WORKING\Working_TownshipMCD\MCD_GDB\MCD_Working.gdb\Townships_MCD_Working\Townships_MCD_Working,countyfips,-1,-1;name "townshipname" true true false 100 Text 0 0 ,First,#,H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\WORKING\Working_TownshipMCD\MCD_GDB\MCD_Working.gdb\Townships_MCD_Working\Townships_MCD_Working,name,-1,-1;shape_Length "shape_Length" false true true 8 Double 0 0 ,First,#,H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\WORKING\Working_TownshipMCD\MCD_GDB\MCD_Working.gdb\Townships_MCD_Working\Townships_MCD_Working,shape_Length,-1,-1;shape_Area "shape_Area" false true true 8 Double 0 0 ,First,#,H:\Administration\GeoStor\Data Loading\Boundaries\WORKING\Working_TownshipMCD\MCD_GDB\MCD_Working.gdb\Townships_MCD_Working\Townships_MCD_Working,shape_Area,-1,-1" #
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution 

Distribution format
*Name SDE Feature Class


Transfer options
*Transfer size 3.048


Fields 

Details for object asdi.boundaries.TOWNSHIP_POLITICAL_DIVISION 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 933


Field OBJECTID
 
*Alias objectid
*Data type OID
*Width 4
*Precision 10
*Scale 0
*Field description
Internal feature number.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.





Field Shape
 
*Alias shape
*Data type Geometry
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Feature geometry.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.





Field COUNTY
 
*Alias county
*Data type String
*Width 20
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores the legal name of the county.

Description source
Arkansas GIS Office



Field STATEFIPS
 
Alias STATE FIPS
*Data type String
*Width 5
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores the five-digit unique numerical code for the state and county based on the Federal Information Processing Standard 173.

Description source
Federal Information Processing Standard 173



Field COUNTYFIPS
 
Alias COUNTY FIPS
*Data type String
*Width 3
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Stores the three-digit unique numerical code for the county based on the Federal Information Processing Standard 173.

Description source
Federal Information Processing Standard 173.



Field name
 
Alias Township Name
*Data type String
*Width 100
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Name of the township. 



Field st_area(shape)
 
*Alias st_area(shape)
*Data type Double
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field st_length(shape)
 
*Alias st_length(shape)
*Data type Double
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0






Metadata Details 

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset
Scope name* dataset


*Last update 2022-09-15


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Metadata style FGDC CSDGM Metadata
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2022-08-16 16:05:02
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2022-09-15 10:32:39


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2022-09-15 10:32:39


Metadata Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use
PUBLIC DOMAIN

Thumbnail and Enclosures 

FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Entities and Attributes