Urban Areas, Minnesota

Urban areas in the context of this dataset includes the Twin Cities Metro Area, as well as outstate metro areas and rural downtowns, for all municipalities with more than 100 residents.

Additional Info

Field Value
dsAccessConst None.
dsCurrentRef publication date
dsMetadataUrl https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_mda/base_urban_areas/metadata/metadata.html
dsModifiedDate 2016-03-11 23:42:29
dsOriginator Minnesota Department of Agriculture
dsPurpose This is a cartographic layer designed to show the full and general extent of urban areas, rather than the extent of municipal boundaries. It can be useful as a simplified layer for cartography and isolating areas of higher population and interest.
gdrsDsGuid {d7bd90d9-f003-41f9-becd-386d17093ed3}
spatial {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-97.5, 43.0],[-97.5, 49.5], [-89.0, 49.5], [-89.0, 43.0], [-97.5, 43.0]]]}

Dataset extent

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