micropolitan

Definitions

Of or pertaining to a city or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants; of a city: less populated than a metropolitan area but more than a rural one.

US, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“The government has created a new label⟳ for these communities, which increasingly fill⟳ the gaps on the map between major cities. The new term – Micropolitan Statistical Areas – recognizes that even small places far from metro areas are economic hubs that draw⟳ workers and shoppers from miles around. […] The largest micropolitan areas have⟳ more people than many metro areas. The Torrington, Conn., micropolitan area is the largest, with a population of 183,000 – bigger than the population of 103 metropolitan areas. Torrington is a micro, not a metro, because the central city has fewer than 50,000 people, the threshold for a city anchoring a metro area. Cities at the centers of micropolitan areas have⟳ at least 10,000 people but no more than 49,999.”

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