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Urbanized area

Wherever in urban nucleus of 50,000 people or more. Must have corwith population density of 1000 persons per square mile and may contain adjoining territory with at least 500 people per square mile. Since 1950 but more liberal today. 2000 68% of people lived in 452 urbanized areas

Urban cluster

Have at least 2,500 but less than fifty thousand in population density of 1000 per square mile. New for 2000 census. In 2000, 11% of u.s. population lived in 3158 urban clusters

Metropolitan statistical area MSA

Includes at least one city with 50000 or inhabitants or an urbanized area of at least 50,000 and a total metropolitan population of at least a hundred thousand

Micropolitan statistical area

Has a population of more than 10,000 people and less than 50,000 people. Includes Central counties in adjacent counties that have a high degree social and economical integration as measured by commuting

Census-designated places CDP

Equivalent of an incorporated place for data purposes. For settled concentrations of populations that aren't Incorporated

Consolidated Metropolitan statistical area

Made up of several p.m. essays. Example Dallas-Fort Worth. Each primary Metro statistical area

Core based statistical area

Define by us office in budget to provide data descriptions for areas where there is a core area with at least 10,000 people that when combined with other adjacent communities is socially and economically integrated

Megalopolis

1961 book. Any many centered multi-city urban area of greater than 10 million inhabitants generally dominated by low density the settlement in complex Networks

Megacity

Megalopolis areas with greater than 10 million people

Hierarchy of census Geographic entities

Nation, regions, divisions, States, counties, census tracts, block groups, census blocks

Census tract

Population between 2000 + 8000. Smallest area where all information is released

Census block

Smallest level at which census data is collected. Typically 400 housing units per block

Census block group

Group of census blocks contained between 600 to 3000 people. Used to represent data and control block numbering

Minor Civil Division

Unit only in 29 States and usually corresponds to a municipality

Census County divisions

The 21 states that don't have minor Civil Division

Tribal designated statistical area

Unit drawn by tribes that don't have recognized land area. Defined independently

Threshold population

Term under a number of government programs to determine program eligibility

Fastest growing States

Nevada 35%, Arizona 25% Utah 24%. Regional growth much faster for South and West 14.3 + 13.8%, Midwest 3.9% and Northeast 3.2%

10 fastest-growing Metro areas between 2000 and 2010

1 Palm Coast Florida, St George Utah, Las vegas-paradise Nevada, Raleigh North Carolina, Cape coral-fort Myers Florida, Provo Orem Utah, Greeley Colorado, Austin Round Rock San Marcos Texas, Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach Conway South Carolina, Bend Oregon

Trends in census data

76 million people in 1902 308 million people in 2010. 281.4 million people in 20 00. From 2000 to 2010 there was a 9.7 percent increase. 13.2% increase in the 1990s. 9.8% increase in the 1980s. Only the 1930s experience slower growth at 7.3%

Cities with the biggest gains and losses between 2000 and 2010

Michigan was the only state to lose population. Average household size decrease from 3.1 in 1970 to 2.59 in 2010. Median age increase to 37.2

American Community survey

Replaces long form and take samples of the population and projects findings to the population as a whole. Begin Nationwide in 2005. Reaches 2.5 of the nation's population each year 1 and 40 addressed approximately 3 million households. Rotates annually 2006 data was available on an annual basis for areas with populations greater than 65,000. Smaller areas data is reported every three to five years. Ask for income in last 12 months

Population groups

Baby boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z

Baby boomers

1946 to 1964. Issues of long-term care accessibility and Social Security are more prevalent in public policy

Gen X

1965 to 1976.. Of low birth rates

Gen Y

Echoboom Millennials, 1977 to 2000 children of baby boomers

Gen Z

Children born after 2000