http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/pl_metadata.html "Census designated places (CDPs) are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places. CDPs are delineated to provide data for settled concentrations of population that are identifiable by name but are not legally incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located. The boundaries usually are defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials. These boundaries, which usually coincide with visible features or the boundary of an adjacent incorporated place or other legal entity boundary, have no legal status, nor do these places have officials elected to serve traditional municipal functions. CDP boundaries may change from one decennial census to the next with changes in the settlement pattern; a CDP with the same name as in an earlier census does not necessarily have the same boundary."
In other words, CDPs have no real-world significance, and are intended only for statistical purposes. In addition, my experience has shown that they're defined rather arbitrarily (and sometimes incorrectly: Holden Heights CDP doesn't include the neighborhood of Holden Heights, which is an enclave of unincorporated Orange County surrounded by the city of Orlando, since the census boundary for Orlando doesn't have that area punched out). I'm proposing to delete the polygons (in Florida only for now) *if a corresponding place node exists* or it can be shown that the name is only used for census purposes ("West and East Lealman"?). Does anyone have any comments? Any benefits to keeping them? _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us