US Topo Cartographic Specifications - Governmental Units

By NGP Standards and Specifications

US Topo cartographic specifications for governmental units including Bureau of Land Management, Counties or Equivalent, International, Military, Native American Areas, PLSS, States, Forest Service, and Wildlife boundaries.

Feature Type

County or Equivalent

Designated Areas

Federally Managed Lands

International

Military

Native American Area

Public Land Survey System (PLSS)

State

COUNTY OR EQUIVALENT

Borough

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61201

Feature Description: A legally established geographic entity in Alaska, which the Census Bureau treats as statistically equivalent to a county in other states.

City and Borough

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61210

Feature Description: A legally established geographic entity in Alaska (Juneau, Sitka and Yakutat), which the U.S. Census Bureau treats as the statistical equivalent of a county in other states.

County

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61200

Feature Description: The primary division of a state or state equivalent area.

District

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61202

Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in American Samoa.

Independent City

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61203

Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia.

Island

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61204

Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Judicial Division

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61205

Feature Description: A geographic area established by a judicial governmental authority for establishing the jurisdiction for trying cases involving the government and the administration of justice.

Municipality

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61206

Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in Alaska (Anchorage) and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Municipio

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61207

Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in Puerto Rico.

Other County Equivalent

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61299

Feature Description: Any other established geographic entity that is equivalent to a county.

Parish

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61208

Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in Louisiana.

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Symbol consists of two layers: a dashed line on top of a solid line with 0% transparency.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Dashed Line - Top)	0.72	0/0/0	0
Layer 2 (Solid Line - Bottom)	3.00	240/225/135	0

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Charis SIL	7.00	0/ 0/ 0	1.00	255/ 250/ 177	Positioned along polygon boundary	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Black uppercase text with a yellow halo.

DESIGNATED AREAS

Wild and Scenic Rivers

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: No FCode for this feature

Feature Description: River corridors of each Wild and Scenic River designated by Congress or the Secretary of the Interior for the United States and Puerto Rico.

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B
Layer 1 (0 -25m: Fill - Top)	8.00	24/74/255
Layer 2 (0 -25m: Fill)	6.00	24/74/255
Layer 3 (0 -25m: Fill)	5.00	24/74/255
Layer 4 (0-25m: Fill - Bottom)	5.00	24/74/255
Layer 5 (26m -100m: Fill - Top)	9.00	24/74/255
Layer 6 (26m -100m: Fill)	9.00	24/74/255
Layer 7 (26m -100m: Fill - Bottom)	8.00	45/108/215

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Charis SIL, Bold	9.00	101/ 137/ 191	0.80	240/ 240/ 240	Horizontal and offset from polygon	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Blue uppercase text.

FEDERALLY MANAGED LANDS*

Bureau of Land Management**

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 67400

Feature Description: United States federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Forest (Forest Service)

FType: Forest

FCode: 67100

Feature Description: Area primarily for the management of forest resources.

Grassland (Forest Service)

FType: Grassland

FCode: 67200

Feature Description: Area primarily for the management of native grasses.

Park (National Park)

FType: Park

FCode: 67400

Feature Description: Area for public recreation and preservation of a cultural or natural resource. (Generic examples include: Battlefield, Battlefield Park, Battlefield Site, Historical Park, Lakeshore, Memorial, Military Park, Monument, Park, Parkway, Recreation Area, Seashore).

Wildlife

FType: Wildlife

FCode: 67600

Feature Description: Area primarily for wildlife management or preservation; includes the following areas: conservation, game, hunting/fishing, preserve, or other "wildlife" designation. (Generic examples include: Animal Farm, Aquatic Preserve, Conservation Area, Estuarine Sanctuary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Area, Game Land, Game Management Area, Game Preserve, Game Refuge, Hunting and Fishing Area, National Park, Natural Area, Natural Area Reserve, Wild Horse Range, Wildlife Area, Wildlife Management Area, Wildlife Preserve, Wildlife Range, Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife Research Center, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuary.)

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Large Area Federally Managed Lands Boundary. Symbol consists of two layers: a solid line outline and a solid line outline. Note: the green colored, solid line appears on only one side of the narrower solid line; the side of the line that is federally managed lands. Also, this is the symbol for Federally managed lands that are greater than a certain area size. Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Small Area Federally Managed Lands Boundary. Symbol consists of two layers: a solid line outline and fill. Note: this is the secondary symbol for Federally managed lands that are less than a certain area size.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Large Area - Solid Outline - Top)	0.70	77/77/77	0
Layer 2 (Large Area - Solid Outline - Bottom)	3.50	161/217/155	0
Layer 3 (Small Area - Solid Outline - Top)	0.70	77/77/77	0
Layer 4 (Small Area - Fill - Bottom)	Not Applicable	161/217/155	30

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Charis SIL, Bold	10.00	67/ 138/ 56	1.00	240/ 240/ 240	Regular placement horizontal within the polygon.	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Green uppercase text.

National Monument

FType: Wildlife

FCode: 67400

Feature Description: Subset of the Park feature class. Area for public recreation and preservation of a cultural or natural resource. (Generic examples include: Battlefield, Battlefield Park, Battlefield Site, Historical Park, Lakeshore, Memorial, Military Park, Monument, Park, Parkway, Recreation Area, Seashore).

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details National Monument large area boundary symbol. Symbol consists of four layers: a solid line outline, a solid line outline, marker fill, and fill. Note: this is the symbol for National Monument lands that are greater than a certain area size. Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Small Area National Monument and Wilderness Boundary. Symbol consists of two layers: a solid line outline and fill. Note: this is the secondary symbol for National Monument and Wilderness that are less than a certain area size.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Large Area - Solid Outline - Top)	0.70	77/77/77	0
Layer 2 (Large Area - Solid Outline)	3.50	202/143/112	0
Layer 3 (Large Area - Marker Fill 1)	8.00	209/164/106	0
Layer 4 (Large Area - Marker Fill 2)	8.00	209/164/106	0
Layer 5 (Large Area - Fill - Bottom)	Not Applicable	237/222/204	60
Layer 1 (Small Area - Solid Outline - Top)	0.70	77/77/77	0
Layer 2 (Small Area - Fill - Bottom)	Not Applicable	202/143/112	30

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Charis SIL, Bold	10.00	112/ 77/ 58	1.00	240/ 240/ 240	Regular placement horizontal within the polygon.	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Brown uppercase text.

Wilderness

FType: Wildlife

FCode: 67500

Feature Description: Area virtually unsettled and uncultivated (natural); includes areas designated by an administrative group as wilderness, primitive, wild and scenic, or similar designation (Generic examples include: Riverway, Scenic Riverway, Scenic Waterway, Wild and Scenic)

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Large Area Wilderness Boundary. Symbol consists of three layers: a solid line outline, a solid line outline, and fill. Note: the brown colored, solid line appears on only one side of the narrower solid line; the side of the line that is wilderness. Also, this is the symbol for Wilderness that are greater than a certain area size. Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Small Area National Monument and Wilderness Boundary. Symbol consists of two layers: a solid line outline and fill. Note: this is the secondary symbol for National Monument and Wilderness that are less than a certain area size.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Large Area - Solid Outline - Top)	0.70	77/77/77	0
Layer 2 (Large Area - Solid Outline)	3.50	202/143/112	0
Layer 3 (Large Area - Fill - Bottom)	Not Applicable	237/222/204	60
Layer 1 (Small Area - Solid Outline - Top)	0.70	77/77/77	0
Layer 2 (Small Area - Fill - Bottom)	Not Applicable	202/143/112	30

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Charis SIL, Bold	10.00	112/ 77/ 58	1.00	240/ 240/ 240	Regular placement horizontal within the polygon.	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Brown uppercase text.

INTERNATIONAL

International Boundary

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: No FCode for this feature

Feature Description: The boundary between two independent, self-governing, political entities (for example, the United States and Canada).

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Symbol consists of a black dashed line with 0% transparency.	Not Applicable

Line Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Dashed Line)	1.152	0/0/0	0

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Charis SIL, Bold	9.00	0/ 0/ 0	1.00	240/ 240/ 240	Positioned along polygon boundary.	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Black uppercase text.

MILITARY*

Air Force

FType: Military

FCode: 67303

Feature Description: The aerial warfare, space warfare, and cyberwarfare branch of the U.S. armed forces.

Army

FType: Military

FCode: 67301

Feature Description: A federal agency and a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency.

Coast Guard

FType: Military

FCode: 67305

Feature Description: A branch of the United States Armed Forces that is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set.

Marine

FType: Military

FCode: 67304

Feature Description: The branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces.

Military

FType: Military

FCode: 67300

Feature Description: Area for carrying out military activities. (Generic examples include: Air Force Base, Ammunition Depot, Arsenal, Bombing and Gunnery Range, Coast Guard Station, Fort, Military Airfield, Military Reservation, National Cemetery, National Guard Training Site, Naval Air Station, Weapons Station).

National Cemetery

FType: Cemetery

FCode: 67000

Feature Description: Federal land for burying deceased military personnel, veterans, civilian leaders, national figures, and their eligible family members. Maintained by the National Cemetery Administration, Department of the Army or National Park Service.

National Guard

FType: Military

FCode: 67306

Feature Description: A reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States.

Navy

FType: Military

FCode: 67302

Feature Description: The sea branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Military boundary. Symbol consists of two layers: a solid line outline and a solid line outline. Note, the blue colored, solid line appears on only one side of the narrower solid line; the side of the line that is Military land. Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Small Area Small Area Military Boundary. Symbol consists of two layers: a solid line outline and fill. Note: this is the secondary symbol for Military that are less than a certain area size.

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Large Area - Solid Outline - Top)	0.70	77/77/77	0
Layer 2 (Large Area - Solid Outline - Bottom)	3.50	84/148/204	0
Layer 1 (Small Area - Solid Outline - Top)	0.70	77/77/77	0
Layer 2 (Small Area - Fill)	Not Applicable	84/148/204	30

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Charis SIL	10.00	76/ 103/ 143	1.00	240/ 240/ 240	Horizontal within the polygon.	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Blue uppercase text.

NATIVE AMERICAN AREA

Native American Reservation**

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 64000

Feature Description: An area that has been set aside by the federal government or a state government for the use of one or more officially recognized American Indian tribes.

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Area (AIANNH) lands. Symbol consists of an outline and solid fill.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color RGB	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Solid Outline)	0.29	175/75/0	80
Layer 2 (Fill)	Not Applicable	255/145/0	80

PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM (PLSS)

PLSS Section

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: No FCode for this feature

Feature Description: First set of divisions for a Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Township, commonly the section, but can also be lots or tracts or protracted blocks

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Section line - Symbol is a solid red line. Section line (protracted) - Symbol consists of two layers: a dashed line on top of a solid white line.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B
Layer 1 (Section - Solid Line)	0.65	190/60/70
Layer 1 (Section (Protracted) - Dashed Line - Top)	0.65	190/60/70
Layer 2 (Section (Protracted) - White Solid Line - Bottom)	0.36	255/255/255

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Segoe UI	10.00	204/ 32/ 48	1.00	240/ 240/ 240	Horizontal within the polygon	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Red alpha-numeric text.

PLSS Special Survey Land Grants

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: No FCode for this feature

Feature Description: This feature class contains the Special Surveys that are nonrectangular components of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) survey records

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Land Grant. Symbol consists of two layers: a dashed line on top of a solid line.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Dashed Line)	0.65	190/60/70	0
Layer 2 (Solid Line)	0.70	255/255/255	0

PLSS Township / Range

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: No FCode for this feature

Feature Description: Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Townships, the primary unit of survey for the PLSS.

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Township/Range line - Symbol is a solid red line. Township/Range line (protracted) - Symbol consists of two layers: a dashed line on top of a solid white line.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B
Layer 1 (Township/Range - Solid Line)	1.25	190/60/70
Layer 1 (Township/Range (Protracted) - Dashed Line - Top)	1.25	190/60/70
Layer 2 (Township/Range (Protracted) - Solid White Line - Bottom)	0.72	255/255/255

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Segoe UI, Bold	12.00	204/ 32/ 48	1.00	240/ 240/ 240	Horizontal within the polygon	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Red alpha-numeric text.

STATE

Province

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61102

Feature Description: A province is a jurisdictional unit within a country that exercises its own constitutional powers.

State

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61100

Feature Description: A primary governmental division of the United States.

Territory

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 61101

Feature Description: A United States jurisdiction that is neither a part of one of the several States nor a Federal district (for example, the United States Virgin Islands). The United States Congress determines whether the full United States Constitution or selected parts of the United States Constitution apply to the jurisdiction (incorporated territory and unincorporated territory, respectively).

Cartographic Representation

Point Graphic Depiction	Linear Graphic Depiction	Polygon Graphic Depiction
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Symbol consists of two layers: a dashed line on top of a solid line.

Polygon Symbology Specifications

SpecName	Size (Pt)	Color R/G/B	Transparency (%)
Layer 1 (Dashed Line - Top)	0.86	0/0/0	0
Layer 2 (Solid Line - Bottom)	1.00	255/255/255	0

Annotation

Font Style	Font Size (Pt)	Font Color R/G/B	Halo Size (Pt)	Halo Color R/G/B	Placement Properties	Anno Graphic Depiction
Charis SIL	8.00	0/ 0/ 0	1.00	240/ 240/ 240	Positioned along polygon boundary.	Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details Black uppercase text.

*Throughout this page there are boundary features that have symbology for large and small areas. Esri’s default Shape_Area is calculated to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) or to the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84). For large area boundaries Shape_Area is greater than 0.000001 and for small areas Shape_Area is less than or equal to 0.000001. All US Topo maps are projected to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection and coordinate system and thus a generalized squared areas cannot be defined.

**Alaska only