RURLSOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: 1950 United States Census
16 Sep 2016
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What is rural? o o o o o o o. Every 10 years since 1790. (newer) counties classified as . First used for 1950 census, at the time of the baby boom, the development of suburbs and the interstate highway system. Used extensively in marketing research, planning, and many scientific disciplines. 25% of civilian labor force commutes to central city country for work. Counties that contain cities of 10,000- 49,999 and are not suburban counties. Counties that do not contain a city of 10,000 and are not suburban counties. (older) places classified as rural or urban based on population size. Any place that has less than 2,500 persons, and is not next to (i. e. , contiguous) to a place of 2,500 persons or bigger. Urban is any place bigger than 2,500 or a. Less than 1 out of 5 is rural and about 1 out of 7 with new definition.
