Definitions for "Rural Area"
Geographic area in the United States with a population of less than 2,500. The number of people used in this definition may vary in different countries. Compare urban area.
Areas of sparse population (i.e. less than 1,000 persons per square mile) generally located in the western portion of the County beyond the Turnpike in the North, and I-95 in the Central and South County. The boundary between urban and rural areas is shown on Figure 2.
an area outside urban concentrations.