Metro areas have gone by a variety of acronyms over the decades. This provides an overview of the conceptual changes in defining metro areas 1910-2010.

Applying the current standards for delineating CBSAs to historical population, commuting and geographic data from 1940 to 2020.

An approach to settlement typology that goes beyond urban/rural to also identify suburbs and exurbs, and can be applied to historical data from 1940 to 2020.

Examining the relationship between population change trajectory and health outcomes for mid-twentieth century micropolitan areas.