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United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas (µSA, where the initial Greek letter mu represents "micro-"), as defined by the Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget, are urban areas in the United States based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999.^[1] The micropolitan area designation was created in 2003. Like the better-known metropolitan area, a micropolitan area is a geographic entity used for statistical purposes based on counties and county-equivalents [1]. The bureau has identified 578 such areas in the nation.

The term was created by author G. Scott Thomas for a 1989 article in American Demographics magazine, and was expanded in his 1990 book, The Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities. It gained currency in the 1990s to describe growing population centers in the United States that are removed from larger cities, in some cases 100 miles (160 km) or more. Lower land and labor costs have led to many housing subdivisions and suburban cultures similar to those found in larger metropolitan areas developing in and around the micropolitan areas. ^{[citation needed]}

Micropolitan cities do not have the economic or political importance of large cities, but are nevertheless significant centers of population and production, drawing workers and shoppers from a wide local area. Because the designation is based on the core town's population and not on that of the whole area, some micropolitan areas are actually larger than some metropolitan areas. The largest of the areas, the one whose core city is Torrington, Connecticut, had a population in excess of 180,000 in 2000; Torrington's population in that year's census was only 35,202.

Many such areas have dynamic rates of growth; however, all micropolitan areas combined account for about 10% of the population.

External links

Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, U.S. Census Bureau
Official government document on statistical areas definitions
Nasser, Haya El (June 27, 2004). "Small-town USA goes 'micropolitan'". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
Nasser, Haya El (November 22, 2004). "For political trends, think micropolitan". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
McCarthy, Michael J. (August 23, 2004). "Main Street America Gets a New Moniker". Real Estate Journal. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
Thomas, G. Scott (July 21, 2008). "Dreamtowns that offer refuge from big cities and congested suburbs". bizjournals. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

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-'''United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas''' (µSA), as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]] and the [[Office of Management and Budget]], are urban areas in the [[United States]] based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999.<ref>http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metroarea.html</ref>  The micropolitan area designation was created in [[2003]].  Like the better-known [[United States metropolitan area|metropolitan area]], a micropolitan area is a [[geographic]] entity used for [[statistical]] purposes based on [[County (United States)|counties]] and [[county-equivalent]]s [http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metroarea.html].  The bureau has identified 578 such areas in the nation.
+'''United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas''' (µSA, where the initial Greek letter [[mu]] represents "[[micro-]]"), as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]] and the [[Office of Management and Budget]], are urban areas in the [[United States]] based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999.<ref>http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metroarea.html</ref>  The micropolitan area designation was created in [[2003]].  Like the better-known [[United States metropolitan area|metropolitan area]], a micropolitan area is a [[geographic]] entity used for [[statistical]] purposes based on [[County (United States)|counties]] and [[county-equivalent]]s [http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metroarea.html].  The bureau has identified 578 such areas in the nation.
 The term was created by author G. Scott Thomas for a 1989 article in ''American Demographics'' magazine, and was expanded in his 1990 book, ''The Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities''.  It gained currency in the 1990s to describe growing population centers in the [[United States]] that are removed from larger cities, in some cases 100 miles (160 km) or more. Lower land and labor costs  have led to many housing [[Subdivision (land)|subdivisions]] and [[suburban]] cultures similar to those found in larger [[metropolitan area]]s developing in and around the micropolitan areas. {{Fact|date=July 2007}}

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