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MDSTATUS

Metropolitan district status

Description
MDSTATUS indicates if the slave holding was located in a metropolitan district and, if so, if it was in the central city or "urbanized fringe." Metropolitan districts consist of contiguous urban minor civil divisions centered on a central city.

Availability
1850, 1860
CodeLabel
1
Not in a metropolitan district
2
In metro district: in central city
3
In metro district: urbanized fringe