LegalStatisticalAreaDescription
Describes the particular typology for each geographic entity.
For legal entities, the LSAD reflects the term that appears in legal documentation pertaining to the entity, such as a treaty, charter, legislation, resolution, or ordinance.
For statistical entities, the LSAD is the term assigned by the Census Bureau or other agency defining the entity.
Title
Legal/Statistical Area Description
Enumeration Members
| Enumeration Member | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
AdditionSuffixTribalSubdivision | "TB" | - |
AdministrativeAreaSuffixTribalSubdivision | "TA" | - |
AlaskaNativeRegionalCorporationSuffixAlaskaNativeRegionalCorporation | "77" | - |
AnvsaSuffixAlaskaNativeVillageStatisticalArea | "79" | - |
AreaSuffixTribalSubdivision | "T1" | - |
AssemblyDistrictPrefixStateLegislativeDistrictLowerChamber | "L3" | - |
BalanceIncorporatedPlace | "BL" | - |
BalanceOfBoroughEconomicCensusPlace | "B3" | - |
BalanceOfCensusAreaEconomicCensusPlace | "B4" | - |
BalanceOfCountyEconomicCensusPlace | "B1" | - |
BalanceOfEconomicCensusPlace | "B8" | - |
BalanceOfIslandEconomicCensusPlace | "BI" | - |
BalanceOfParishEconomicCensusPlace | "B2" | - |
BarrioPuebloSuffixCountySubdivision | "41" | - |
BlockGroupPrefixBlockGroup | "BG" | - |
BlockPrefixTabulationBlock | "BK" | - |
Borough | "04" | County or Equivalent Feature. |
BoroughCounty | "21" | County Subdivision, Economic Census Place. |
CCD | "22" | County Subdivision. |
CdpSuffixCensusDesignatedPlaceEconomicCensusPlace | "57" | - |
CensusArea | "05" | County or Equivalent Feature. |
CensusSubArea | "23" | County Subdivision. |
CensusSubDistrict | "24" | County Subdivision. |
CensusTractPrefixCensusTract | "CT" | - |
ChapterSuffixTribalSubdivision | "T2" | - |
CharterTownshipBalanceEconomicCensusPlace | "B7" | - |
CharterTownshipSuffixCountySubdivisionEconomicCensusPlace | "49" | - |
City | "25" | Consolidated City, County or Equivalent Feature, County Subdivision, Economic Census Place, Incorporated Place. |
CityAndBorough | "03" | County or Equivalent Feature. |
CityAndBoroughSuffixEconomicCensusPlaceIncorporatedPlace | "53" | - |
CmsaConsolidatedMetropolitanStatisticalAreaAndMetropolitanStatisticalArea | "71" | - |
ColonySuffixAmericanIndianArea | "81" | - |
CombinedNectaSuffixCombinedNewEnglandCityAndTownArea | "M4" | - |
CommercialRegionSuffixCommercialRegion | "CR" | - |
CommunitySuffixAmericanIndianAreaTribalSubdivision | "82" | - |
ComunidadSuffixCensusDesignatedPlace | "55" | - |
CongressionalDistrictAtLargeActualTextCongressionalDistrict | "C1" | - |
CongressionalDistrictPrefixCongressionalDistrict | "C2" | - |
ConsolidatedGovernmentBalanceIncorporatedPlace | "CB" | - |
ConsolidatedGovernmentSuffixConsolidatedCityEconomicCensusPlace | "CG" | - |
CorporationSuffixIncorporatedPlace | "CN" | - |
County | "06" | County or Equivalent Feature. |
CountyDistrictPrefixTribalSubdivision | "TC" | - |
CountySuffixCountySubdivision | "26" | - |
CsaSuffixCombinedStatisticalArea | "M0" | - |
DelegateDistrictAtLargeActualTextCongressionalDistrict | "C4" | - |
District | "07" | County or Equivalent Feature. |
DistrictStateLegislativeDistrictLowerChamberStateLegislativeDistrictUpperChamber | "L7" | - |
DistrictSuffixCountySubdivision | "27" | - |
DistrictSuffixCountySubdivisionTribal | "28" | - |
DivisionSuffixCensusDivision | "69" | - |
GeneralAssemblyDistrictPrefixStateLegislativeDistrictLowerChamber | "L4" | - |
GoreSuffixCountySubdivision | "31" | - |
GrantSuffixCountySubdivision | "32" | - |
HawaiianHomeLandSuffixHawaiianHomeLand | "78" | - |
IndianColonySuffixAmericanIndianArea | "98" | - |
IndianCommunitySuffixAmericanIndianArea | "95" | - |
IndianRancheriaSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "97" | - |
IndianReservationSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "96" | - |
IndianVillageSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "93" | - |
Island | "10" | County or Equivalent Feature, Economic Census Place. |
JointUseAreaSuffixAmericanIndianJointUseArea | "83" | - |
JointUseOtsaSuffixAmericanIndianJointUseArea | "90" | - |
LocationSuffixCountySubdivision | "36" | - |
MetroAreaSuffixMetropolitanAndMicropolitanStatisticalArea | "M1" | - |
MetroDivisionSuffixMetropolitanDivision | "M3" | - |
MetroGovernmentSuffixConsolidatedCity | "MT" | - |
MetropolitanGovernmentBalanceEconomicCensusPlaceIncorporatedPlace | "MB" | - |
MetropolitanGovernmentSuffixConsolidatedCityEconomicCensusPlaceIncorporatedPlace | "MG" | - |
MetropolitanNectaSuffixNewEnglandCityAndTownMetropolitanAndMicropolitanStatisticalArea | "M5" | - |
MicroAreaSuffixMetropolitanAndMicropolitanStatisticalArea | "M2" | - |
MicropolitanNectaSuffixNewEnglandCityAndTownMetropolitanAndMicropolitanStatisticalArea | "M6" | - |
MsaConsolidatedMetropolitanStatisticalAreaAndMetropolitanStatisticalArea | "72" | - |
Municipality | "12" | County or Equivalent Feature. |
MunicipalitySuffixEconomicCensusPlaceIncorporatedPlace | "37" | - |
Municipio | "13" | County or Equivalent Feature. |
NectaDivisionSuffixNewEnglandCityAndTownDivision | "M7" | - |
NewEnglandCountyMetropolitanAreaNewEnglandCountyMetropolitanArea | "74" | - |
NoRepresentativeActualTextCongressionalDistrict | "C5" | - |
Other | "00" | - American Indian Area - Congressional District - Consolidated City - County or Equivalent Feature, - County Subdivision - Economic Census Place - Elementary School District - Incorporated Place, - Local/Tribal Legislative District - Military Installation - Nation - Secondary School District, - Special School Administrative Area - Special-Purpose District - State Legislative District (Lower Chamber) - State Legislative District (Upper Chamber) - State or Equivalent Feature - Tribal Subdivision - Unified School District - Voting District |
OtsaSuffixOklahomaTribalStatisticalArea | "88" | - |
Parish | "15" | County or Equivalent Feature, Economic Census Place. |
Parrio | "20" | County Subdivision. |
PlantationSuffixCountySubdivision | "39" | - |
PrecinctPrefixCountySubdivision | "30" | - |
PrecinctSuffixCountySubdivision | "29" | - |
PrimaryMetropolitanStatisticalAreaPrimaryMetropolitanStatisticalArea | "73" | - |
PuebloDeAmericanIndianArea | "99" | - |
PuebloOfAmericanIndianArea | "9C" | - |
PuebloSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "84" | - |
PumaPrefixPublicUseMicrodataArea_5Or_10Area | "P5" | - |
PurchaseSuffixCountySubdivision | "42" | - |
RancheriaReservationSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "9E" | - |
RancheriaSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "85" | - |
RanchesSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "9F" | - |
RanchReservationSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "9D" | - |
RanchSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "91" | - |
RegionSuffixCensusRegion | "68" | - |
ReservationSuffixAmericanIndianAreaCountySubdivision | "86" | - |
ReserveSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "87" | - |
ResidentCommissionerDistrictAtLargeActualTextCongressionalDistrict | "C3" | - |
SdtsaSuffixStateDesignatedTribalStatisticalArea | "92" | - |
SegmentSuffixTribalSubdivision | "T3" | - |
SenatorialDistrictSuffixStateLegislativeDistrictUpperChamber | "L2" | - |
StateHouseDistrictPrefixStateLegislativeDistrictLowerChamber | "LL" | - |
StateLegislativeDistrictPrefixStateLegislativeDistrictLowerChamber | "L5" | - |
StateLegislativeSubdistrictPrefixStateLegislativeDistrictLowerChamber | "L6" | - |
StateSenateDistrictPrefixStateLegislativeDistrictUpperChamber | "LU" | - |
SubbarrioSuffixSubMinorCivilDivision | "51" | - |
SuperPumaPrefixPublicUseMicrodataArea_1Area | "P1" | - |
TazPrefixTrafficAnalysisZone | "TZ" | - |
TdsaSuffixTribalDesignatedStatisticalArea | "80" | - |
TownBalanceEconomicCensusPlace | "B5" | - |
TownshipBalanceEconomicCensusPlace | "B6" | - |
TownshipPrefixCountySubdivision | "45" | - |
TownshipSuffixCountySubdivisionEconomicCensusPlace | "44" | - |
TownSuffixCountySubdivisionEconomicCensusPlaceIncorporatedPlace | "43" | - |
TribalBlockGroupPrefixTribalBlockGroup | "IB" | - |
TribalCensusTractPrefixTribalCensusTract | "IT" | - |
TrustLandSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "89" | - |
UgaSuffixUrbanGrowthArea | "70" | - |
UnifiedGovernmentBalanceIncorporatedPlace | "UB" | - |
UnifiedGovernmentSuffixConsolidatedCityEconomicCensusPlaceIncorporatedPlace | "UG" | - |
UrbanClusterSuffixUrbanArea | "76" | - |
UrbanCountySuffixEconomicCensusPlaceIncorporatedPlace | "UC" | - |
UrbanizedAreaSuffixUrbanArea | "75" | - |
UtSuffixCountySubdivision | "46" | - |
VillageSuffixAmericanIndianArea | "94" | - |
VillageSuffixCountySubdivisionEconomicCensusPlaceIncorporatedPlace | "47" | - |
VotingDistrictPrefixVotingDistrict | "V1" | - |
VotingDistrictSuffixVotingDistrict | "V2" | - |
WardPrefixStateLegislativeDistrictUpperChamber | "L1" | - |
Zcta3SuffixZipCodeTabulationAreaThreeDigit | "Z3" | - |
Zcta5SuffixZipCodeTabulationAreaFiveDigit | "Z5" | - |
ZonaUrbanaSuffixCensusDesignatedPlace | "62" | - |