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 number 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 Borough of Woodland Park: 885439 GNIS ID for Passaic County: 882232 GNIS ID for New Jersey: 1779795 FIPS Codes ...In a past effort, various federal agencies worked together to create 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 Borough of Woodland 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 vs Census ...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 Borough of Woodland Park, it is a point within Borough of Woodland 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 Borough of Woodland Park, the GNIS GPS location is given as: Lat: 40° 53' 21" (or 40.89°) Lon: -74° 11' 42" (or -74.2°) Determined by its statistical needs, the Census Bureau has defined a sampling area for Borough of Woodland Park - this area also contains a map point. As with the GNIS code, the location of the Census point should be considered as being arbitrary within the sampling area. For Borough of Woodland Park, the Census 2010 GPS location is given as: Lat: 40° 53' 23" (or 40.89°) Lon: -74° 11' 40" (or -74.19°) The map point defined by the Census Bureau lies 281 feet to the northeast<1> of the point given by the GNIS (see above). Regional Codes ...For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Borough of Woodland Park is located in Region #1 (the Northeast Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Borough of Woodland Park is located in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Borough of Woodland Park is located in Region II (Region 2). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Borough of Woodland Park is located in Region II (Region 2). Referenced GNIS Records ...GNIS ID #885439 (Name of Record: Borough of Woodland Park) Class: civil A political division formed for administrative purposes (such as a borough, county, incorporated place, parish, town or township). A 'civil' record may have a corresponding 'census' or 'populated place' record. The information contained in the 'civil' record applies only to the class and should not be confused with either the 'census' and 'populated place' classes. County: Passaic Map Name: Paterson Lat: 40.8892657 Lon: -74.1951452 Elev: 105 ft. Referenced FIPS Records ...Footnotes ...
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