5. Does the Census Bureau allow local governments and other groups to participate in the delineation of urban area boundaries?
No. The Census Bureau's urban and rural area definitions provide a baseline for a wide variety of data users, researchers, and analysts; it is important to our statistical data users that we define urban areas in a nationally consistent and objective manner. In addition, although the Census Bureau does not take into account the needs of specific non-statistical programs, we are aware of the potential programmatic advantages or disadvantages deriving from urbanized area and urban/rural status. For that reason also, it is important that we define urbanized areas and urban clusters in an objective manner, applying the same criteria and delineation methodology throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Prior to each decennial census, the Census Bureau publishes in the Federal Register proposed criteria for delineating urban areas for public review and comment, in addition to meeting with various data user and stakeholder groups to ensure that the urban area concept and criteria continue to meet users' needs and expectations, while maintaining continuity with previous decades’ definitions. The final criteria adopted for application with decennial census and other data to delineate urban areas reflects the comments received through the Federal Register comment process.
6. Is there an appeal process if I disagree with the location of an urban area boundary?
The Census Bureau does not have an appeal process. The Census Bureau applies published criteria with statistical and other publicly available data to identify a nationally consistent set of urban areas, defined in as objective a manner as possible. Prior to each decennial census, the Census Bureau publishes in the Federal Register proposed criteria for delineating urban areas for public review and comment. The final criteria adopted for application with decennial census and other data to delineate urban areas reflects the comments received through the Federal Register comment process.
7. How will my area's classification affect my funding?
Program eligibility and funding formulas are determined by the federal and state agencies making the grants. For information about how the new urban and rural definitions may affect your area's funding, please contact the respective grant-making agencies.
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Michael R. Ratcliffe
Assistant Division Chief, Geocartographic Products and Criteria
Geography Division
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road/ MS-7400
Washington, DC 20233-7400
301-763-8977
michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov
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Subject: Re: [CTPP] Announcement of 2010 Census Urbanized Areas andUrban Clusters
So, now that we have the 2010 UA areas, is there a process to dispute/challenge/request a local review?
Mike Baker
GIS/Planner
Erie County Department of Planning
Erie County Courthouse, Room 111
140 West 6th Street
Erie, PA 16501
Phone: (814) 451-6017
Fax: (814) 451-7000
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We were revising the name on one of the excel files-- you might have tried to access right about the time we were updating. Glad you were able to get to the file.
Mike
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Michael R. Ratcliffe
Assistant Division Chief, Geocartographic Products and Criteria
Geography Division
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road/ MS-7400
Washington, DC 20233-7400
301-763-8977
michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov
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From: wendell cox <demographia@gmail.com>
Date: 03/26/2012 09:46AM
Subject: Re: [CTPP] Announcement of 2010 Census Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters
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Sorry.. just let me in. No problem. Thank you.
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 1:24 PM, wendell cox <demographia@gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael...
>
> Need a password to get the XLS file. Could you provide it?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best regards,
> Wendell Cox
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 1:03 PM, <michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov> wrote:
>
>> On Monday, March 26, the Census Bureau announced the list of urbanized
>> areas and urban clusters defined on the basis of the 2010 Census. The
>> official announcement occurred via the *Federal Register*, with the
>> notice providing lists of urbanized areas and urban clusters and their
>> respective 2010 Census populations. The official publication date for
>> the notice is Tuesday, March 27; however, the notice is available for
>> public viewing on the morning of March 26 at
>> http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-06903_PI.pdf. The
>> announcement of urban and rural areas also occurred via a press release
>> http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb12-50.htmlproviding information about the 2010 urban areas as well as urban and rural
>> population in the United States and Puerto Rico.******
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> In conjunction with the announcement, the Census Bureau’s Geography
>> Division released the following items:****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> · Lists of urbanized areas and urban clusters with 2010
>> population, land area, and population density;****
>>
>> · Urbanized area/urban cluster TIGER/Line shapefiles****
>>
>> · Updated 2010 census block shapefiles with urban/rural flag and
>> urban area code****
>>
>> · Files providing relationships between urbanized areas/urban
>> clusters and counties, places, county subdivisions, ZCTAs, and metro/micro
>> areas;****
>>
>> · A 2010 urban area to 2000 urban area relationship file;****
>>
>> · Census 2000 to 2010 Census population and land area change for
>> urbanized areas****
>>
>> · Urban/rural population by state****
>>
>> · Urban/rural population by county****
>>
>> · Thematic maps: ****
>>
>> o Distribution of urbanized areas and urban clusters****
>>
>> o New urbanized areas****
>>
>> o Percentage of population that is urban by county****
>>
>> o Percentage of population in urbanized areas by county****
>>
>> o Ten most populous urbanized areas****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> These items and other information about the Census Bureau urban-rural
>> classification and urban area delineations can be found on the Census
>> Bureau’s website at
>> http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/2010urbanruralclass.html.****
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________
>> Michael R. Ratcliffe
>> Assistant Division Chief, Geocartographic Products and Criteria
>> Geography Division
>> U.S. Census Bureau
>> 4600 Silver Hill Road/ MS-7400
>> Washington, DC 20233-7400
>> 301-763-8977
>> michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov
>>
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> Visiting Professor, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris
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*The Wal-Mart Revolution *(with Richard Vedder)
*Demographia World Urban Areas
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