20240223 14175900 1.0 TRUE Counties OBJECTID: System-generated unique identifier for each record within the feature classGEODBID: Three-digit code that assigns editing responsibility to a community in the GIS ConsortiumFEATUREID: GIS-Consortium-generated unique identifier for each record within the feature class. All FEATUREIDs start with the GEODBID of the community that owns the record.DATECREATED: Date/time stamp from the moment the GIS record was createdDATEMODIFIED: Date/time stamp from the last moment the GIS record was changedSOURCE: Organization that provided the data. The GIS Consortium standard is to preface the source with the three-letter municipal code of the community providing the data, followed by a dash. Example: VGV-Public WorksSOURCETYPE: Accuracy context for the recordCOUNTYNAME: Common name for the county, e.g. Cook, Lake, WillYEARESTABLISHED: Year the county officially came into existence as a government entityAREAMILES: Area of the county; measured in square milesCOUNTYSEAT: County seat, or the community in that county that serves as the administrative centerGOVERNMENTTYPE: county, borough (Alaska and New York City only) or parish (Louisiana only)TAXBILLDATE: Deadline for residents to pay their annual tax billASSESSMENTCLOSEDATE: Deadline for residents to file an appeal of their property assessment valueFIPS: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the county. Example: Cook County is 031.GlobalID: System-generated unique identifier for each record that is required in replicated geodatabasesPRODUCTIONNOTES: Technical notes from GIS personnelREPLICAFILTER: Code used to filter data for the creation of custom geodatabasesSALESTAX: County sales tax rate, if anyCOUNTYWEBSITE: URL for the county government's websiteFISCALEYEAREND: Last day of the fiscal year for the countyRECOFDEEDSWEBSITE: URL for the county government's Recorder of Deeds department websiteSHAPE: System-generated geometry type of the featureSHAPE.area: System-generated area of the featureSHAPE.len: System-generated length of the feature Created by the GIS Consortium's members with ongoing updates. Original boundaries and data gathered from the US Census Bureau TIGER database.