HISTORICAL CENSUS GEOGRAPHY

 SETTLEMENT TYPES 1940-2020
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Urban Region and Urban Area Maps
Maps showing settlement types within urban areas.

Urban Area Lists
Lists of urban areas sorted alphabetically or by population by year, with links to maps.

Tabulations by Settlement Type
Demographic characteristics of settlement types from HHUUD10 and LTDB.
Prewar Core - Densely developed tracts by 1910 in urban areas with population 50,000+ by 1940
Postwar Core - Densely developed tracts by 1940 in urban areas 50,000+ 1950-1990
Recent Core - Densely developed tracts by 1940 in urban areas 50,000+ since 2000
Prewar Suburb - Urban tracts by 1940 outside of prewar core areas
Mid-20th century Suburb - Tracts added to urban areas 1950-1970
Late-20th century Suburb - Tracts added to urban areas 1980-2000
21st century Suburb - Tracts added to urban areas after 2000
Prewar Micropolitan - urban area with population 10,000-49,999 bby 1940
Mid-20th century Micropolitan - urban area with population 10,000-49,999 1950-1970
Late-20th century Micropolitan - urban area with population 10,000-49,999 1980-2000
21st century Micropolitan - urban area with population 10,000-49,999 after 2000
Town (Proximate) - urban area with population 1,000-9,999 within 100 miles of a large urban area
Town Remote - urban area with population 1,000-9,999 more than 100 miles from a large urban area
Early Exurb - Tracts meeting exurban criteria before 2000
Recent Exurb - Tracts meeting exurban criteria after 2000
Rural Adjacent - Rural tract sharing a border with a large urban area
Rural (Proximate) - Rural tract within 100 miles of a large urban area
Rural Remote - Rural tract more than 100 miles from a large urban area