micropolitan

Adjective

Meaning

micropolitan (not comparable)

(US statistical area) of a city, or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants: less populated than metropolitan but more than rural.

Examples

As of 2006, six official micropolitan statistical areas are based in Idaho. Source: Internet

For the fourth straight year, Findlay was named the No. 1 overall micropolitan, with the cities of Wooster, Ashland and Tiffin all placing in the Top 10 of top producing micropolitans. Source: Internet

Communities classified as “urban” were metropolitan or micropolitan – areas with substantial central populations and integrated adjacent communities – and were home to at least 20 people per square mile. Source: Internet

The rural community of Mesquite located convert northeast of Las Vegas was an example of micropolitan growth in the 1990s and 2000s. Source: Internet

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