Urban population size group

Part A - Plain language definition:

Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition:

The term 'urban population size group' refers to the classification used in standard tabulations where urban areas are distributed according to the following predetermined size groups, based on the current census population.

• 1,000 to 2,499
• 2,500 to 4,999
• 5,000 to 9,999
• 10,000 to 24,999
• 25,000 to 49,999
• 50,000 to 99,999
• 100,000 to 499,999
• 500,000 and over

Tabulations are not limited to these predetermined population size groups; the census database has the capability of tabulating data according to any user-defined population size group.

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