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Abstract
New Urban Area Standards
Track: Census
Author(s): Joseph Marinucci
The Census Bureau redefines the area classified as urban as a result of each decennial census, and the Census Bureau's Geography Division is in
the process of finalizing its 2000 urban and rural criteria. These criteria will differ somewhat from the 1990 criteria in order to automate the urban and rural delineation for the country and to accommodate the delineation of a new geographic entity called an urban cluster. Urban clusters will provide a better definition of the urban and rural character surrounding places outside of Census Bureau defined urbanized areas. Technological advancements in the field of geographic information systems (GIS) over the
last 10 years will make partial automation of the urban and rural delineation feasible for the first time in history. This session will focus on the 2000 urban and rural delineation and GIS tools necessary to complete the job.
Joseph Marinucci
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington Plaza I
8903 Presidential Parkway
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
USA
Phone: (301) 457-1099
E-mail: Joseph.L.Marinucci@census.gov