Miscellaneous InformationVarious Identification Codes ...GNIS Codes ...The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) was created to address the problems caused by spelling and naming variations. The BGN will usually recognize an existing name or, when necessary, chose a name for a geographic feature (such as a mountain, lake, river, stream, city, town, village, dam, bridge, etc). The BGN names are kept in a database called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and it is the official Federal repository. The GNIS is operated and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A unique and permanent code has been assigned for each name in the GNIS database. These names and identifiers are definitive and it is intended that they are to be used by all departments of the Federal Government: GNIS ID for Lakewood Park: 308253 GNIS ID for Saint Lucie County: 308372 GNIS ID for Florida: 294478 FIPS Codes ...In a past effort, various federal agencies created a set of codes with a purpose similar to the GNIS codes. These codes are called the Federal Information Processing Standard (or the FIPS 55 codes). Although they are still used by some organizations, the FIPS codes are obsolete and will ultimately be replaced by the GNIS codes. The following FIPS codes apply to Lakewood Park:
Since the Place and County FIPS codes are not unique and can be repeated in other States, it's necessary to combine the State code with the Place and County FIPS codes to uniquely identify them - for example:
As already mentioned, the FIPS codes are to be replaced by the GNIS codes. The following reflect those changes:
GPS Location - GNIS Coordinates ...An important aspect of the GNIS code is that it assigns a GPS location (the latitude/longitude) to the geographic feature. This location is simply a point on the map and does not represent the size or shape of the feature. In the case of Lakewood Park, it is a point within Lakewood Park that might be a post office, the city hall or simply an intersection - the point should really be considered arbitrary and only indicating a general location. For Lakewood Park, the GNIS GPS location is given as: Lat: 27° 28' 53" (or 27.48°) Lon: -80° 22' 27" (or -80.37°) Regional Codes ...For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Lakewood Park is located in Region #3 (the South Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Lakewood Park is located in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Lakewood Park is located in Region IV (Region 4). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Lakewood Park is located in Region IV (Region 4). Referenced GNIS Records ...GNIS ID #308007 (Name of Record: Lakewood Park) Class: populated place A place or area having clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent population (such as a city, settlement, town or village). The boundaries may or may not coincide with the perceived population. A 'populated place' record may have a corresponding 'census' or 'civil' record. The information contained in the 'populated place' record applies only to the class and should not be confused with either the 'census' and 'civil' classes. County: St. Lucie Map Name: Oslo Lat: 27.5430911 Lon: -80.4022741 Elev: 6 ft. GNIS ID #308253 (Name of Record: Lakewood Park) Class: populated place County: St. Lucie Map Name: Fort Pierce Lat: 27.4814266 Lon: -80.3742179 Elev: 6 ft. Referenced FIPS Records ...FIPS Code: 12/39062 (Place Name: Lakewood Park) County: St. Lucie (FIPS State/County: 12/111) Class: U1 MRF Code: 1163 MSA Code: 2710 |
