Filename:	srprec_state_g12_v01_shp.zip

File URL:	http://http://statewidedatabase.org/pub/data/G12/state/srprec_state_g12_v01_shp.zip

Dataset:	2012 General Election precinct boundary GIS file

Description:	This file contains statewide precinct boundary file for the 2012 General Election SR precincts. 

Geographic Unit:	SR precincts are derived from consolidated precincts and are a geographic unit constructed for statistical merging purposes by the Statewide Database.  

Please refer to the technical documentation for further information, http://statewidedatabase.org/d10/Creating%20CA%20Official%20Redistricting%20Database.pdf

File Fields:

	AREA - area of the precinct in square miles

	ELECTION - 3 digit, election abbreviation

	TYPE - precinct type

	FIPS - 2 digit state code FIPS for California, "06," followed by the 3 digit county FIPS code 

	COUNTY - 3 digit county FIPS code

	PRECINCT_KEY - FIPS code followed by the precinct number or name

	SRPREC - precinct number or name

User Notes:	The SR precinct boundary file is in .shp file format. The .shp file is compatible with any ArcGIS program by ESRI. Many open source and low cost GIS platforms are able to view/ open the .shp file type.

Date last modified:	08/07/2015

Previous Versions:	07/27/2015; 08/22/2014; 04/30/2014; 03/13/2014; 02/14/2014; 01/27/2014; 01/15/2014

County records not available or unavailable at time of file creation: none

Errata 1: 
The 021 - Glenn County and 115 - Yuba County precinct and county codes were incorrect in the 02/14/2014 version of the statewide SR precinct file. 
This was corrected in the 03/13/2014 and later versions.
