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 new 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 numeric identifier 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 Village of Victory: 2391186 GNIS ID for Saratoga County: 974143 GNIS ID for New York: 1779796 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 Village of Victory:
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 Village of Victory, it is a point within Village of Victory 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 Village of Victory, the GNIS GPS location is given as: Lat: 43° 5' 30" (or 43.09°) Lon: -73° 35' 30" (or -73.59°) Determined by its statistical needs, the Census Bureau has defined a sampling area for Village of Victory - 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 Village of Victory, the Census 2010 GPS location is given as: Lat: 43° 5' 30" (or 43.09°) Lon: -73° 35' 30" (or -73.59°) The map point defined by the Census Bureau lies 0.9 feet to the southeast<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. Village of Victory is located in Region #1 (the Northeast Region). In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Village of Victory is located in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Village of Victory is located in Region II (Region 2). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Village of Victory is located in Region II (Region 2). Referenced GNIS Records ...GNIS ID #2391186 (Name of Record: Village of Victory) 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: Saratoga Map Name: Schuylerville Lat: 43.0918568 Lon: -73.591758 Elev: 73 ft. Referenced FIPS Records ...FIPS Code: 36/77431 (Place Name: Victory (corporate name for Victory Mills)) County: Saratoga (FIPS State/County: 36/091) Class: C1 Identifies an incorporated place (ie- Village of Victory) that does not serve as a primary county division - or in other words, it is included in and is part of a primary county division (ie- Saratoga County). MRF Code: 3745 MSA Code: 160 Footnotes ...
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