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METDIST

Metropolitan district

Description


METDIST indicates the metropolitan district in which the slave holding was located, or if it was non-metropolitan. Metropolitan districts consist of contiguous urban minor civil divisions centered on a central city.

Availability


1850, 1860

Codes

CodeLabel
0000
Not in a metro area
0720
Baltimore, MD
1640
Cincinnati, OH
4520
Louisville, KY
5560
New Orleans, LA
7040
St. Louis, MO