A large concentration of population, usually an area with 100,000 or more people. The area typically includes an important city with 50,000 or more inhabitants and the administrative areas bordering the city that are socially and economically integrated with it.
A geographic area that is a metropolitan statistical area or a consolidated metropolitan statistical area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
A collective term, established by the federal Office of Management and Budget, to refer to metropolitan statistical areas, consolidated metropolitan statistical areas, and primary metropolitan statistical areas.
A county or group of contiguous counties defined by the U.S. Census as a Metropolitan Statistical Area using established criteria such as minimum population size, population density, and commuting patterns to the urban center.
a large city and its surrounding suburbs
The US Census defines a MA as a core area containing a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and social integration with that core. Metropolitan areas are defined in terms of entire counties (except in New England, where towns are used) and contain a mix of land uses, ranging from the densest urban core to suburban landscapes to deserts, farms, and forests.
a city plus the adjacent communities to which it is linked economically
a concept for describing the existence of an area containing a large population nucleus and adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and social integration with the core of the metro area
a different beast altogether, when instead of a central city with some surrounding suburbs, it becomes a conglomeration like L
a federal designation tied more to density of people than to city limits
a labor market area, which includes not only the built up urban area, but also adjacent rural areas
a large cluster of local authorities whose territories are contiguous, and are integrated socio-economically and culturally
a large population center that consists of several cities or towns clustered together
an economically and socially integrated area with one or more core cities
an extended agglomeration or conurbation including also peripheral areas not themselves necessarily urban in character but closely bound to the urban area by employment or commerce
an urban area plus the satellite cities around the urban area and the agricultural land in between
a portion of the State with interrelationships between airports and a common economic base due to contiguous urban development
Extended urban area near or surrounding a major city. The SEER metropolitan area registries included in the report are Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco–Oakland, San Jose–Monterey, and Seattle–Puget Sound.
Commonly, an area with more than 100,000 residents is referred to as a metropolitan area. Typically, the area consists of an important city (50,000 or more residents) and bordering communities that are socially and economically integrated with the city.
That area which includes not only the entire chief urban core of a city (the central city) but also the outlying suburbs which are appended thereto.
The land which is located in a city and in the surrounding areas which can be said to be still part of the economic or political sphere of the city.
The accumulated land in and around a city or other municipality which falls under the political and economic influence of that entity.
The area around a large city, generally one with a population of 50,000 or more.
means that part of the region that is within the urban area of Hamilton.
A geographic area comprising a county containing a central city of 50,000 inhabitants or more, plus contiguous counties that are socially and economically integrated with the central city. There are 3 types of MA's: MSA'S, PMSA'S, and CMSA'S. A Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is a relatively free standing MA typically surrounded by nonmetropolitan counties. If an area that qualifies as an MA has more than 1 million inhabitants, Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAS) may be defined within in. PMSAs consist of a large urbanized county or cluster of counties that demonstrates very strong internal economic and social links, but are also linked to other portions of the larger area. This larger area is then called a Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA).
That area which falls within the city limits of a particular city or town and a 35 mile radius thereof.
Urbanized area in and around a major city.
A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs.
