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Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically described as rural, as well as other areas lacking substantial development. Different countries have varying definitions of rural for statistical and administrative purposes.
U.S. Bureau of the Census Defines Urban and Rural Areas on the Basis of Housing and Population Density. A very different definition of rural, based on much smaller geographic building blocks, is provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in its urban-rural classification system.
Geographic areas that are not rural are, by definition, urban. The Census Bureau defines “urban areas” as either: • Urbanized areas, which contain 50,000 or more people. • Urban clusters, which have at least 2,500 people but fewer than 50,000 residents. Figure 1.1. Rural Areas in Texas: 2018. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
In general, rural areas are sparsely populated, have low housing density, and are far from urban centers. Urban areas make up only 3 percent of the entire land area of the country but are home to more than 80 percent of the population.
Explains how definitions of rural are used, identifies the most common definitions, and discusses differences between definitions. Identifies data sources for identifying geographic areas as rural and lists tools for checking geographic eligibility for federal programs targeting rural areas.
Rural encompasses all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. For the 2020 Census, an urban area will comprise a densely settled core of census blocks that meet minimum housing unit density and/or population density requirements.
A rural area is an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people. A rural areas population density is very low. Many people live in a city , or urban area .
Should a definition of urban and rural areas rely on relative thresholds, not absolute ones? Some academics have argued in favor of using relative thresholds to define urban and rural areas. This could mean, for example, identifying the 10 most urbanized areas in a country.
Rural areas are regions located outside towns and cities, characterized by low population density and large amounts of open space.
In the United States, there is no one-size-fits-all definition of a rural area. The Census Bureau’s urban and rural definitions rely on population density, while other federal agencies use land area or population thresholds. Sometimes, rural areas are defined as those places that are not “urban.”