A central city area and its surrounding suburbs and small jurisdictions.
Geography defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget which includes a city of 50,000 or more inhabitants and the county(s) in which it is located.
An SMSA, defined by the Census Bureau, consists of one or more entire counties containing at least one city (or twin cities) having a population of 50,000 or more plus adjacent counties that are metropolitan and are economically and socially integrated with the central city. In New England, towns and cities rather than counties are the basis for defining an SMSA. SMSA boundaries may cross state lines, as in the case of Washington, D.C.
An urbanized region with at least 100,000 inhabitants with strong economic and social ties to a central city of at least 50,000 people.
A designation given by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to cities of 50,000 or more residents.
Areas designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget that contain a city of 50,000 or more.
A reference to a geographic area which contains at least 50,000 residents. Qualification as an SMSA is often required in order for an area to qualify for certain types of federal programs and grants. Today, such an area is normally referred to as a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
U.S. Bureau of the Census term for an area consisting of one or more counties around a central urban area.
One or more counties having a population of at least 50,000. see also Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area.