RE: [CTPP] 2010 Census Urban Area Criteria

I have spoken with the Geography Division staff with whom Mr. Harmon has been in contact. A clarification is necessary. The Census Bureau does not plan to grandfather all previously defined urban areas. Rather, we will propose that the final criteria for splitting large agglomerations use the boundaries of Census 2000 urbanized areas to determine where the split should occur. The result would be that urbanized areas defined for Census 2000 will continue to be urbanized areas for the 2010 Census. This proposal will be part of the final criteria presented to the Census Bureau's Statistical Areas Committee for review (see my previous message to the CTPP list). If you have any questions about urbanized area and urban cluster definitions for the 2010 census, or the final criteria for defining urban areas, please contact the Geographic Standards and Criteria Branch at 301-763-3056. Michael Ratcliffe ______________________________________ 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(a)census.gov From: "Mike Harmon" <MHARMON(a)slocog.org> To: <ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net> Date: 04/06/2011 12:03 PM Subject: RE: [CTPP] 2010 Census Urban Area Criteria Sent by: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net I have been in contact with the Geography Division for several months now and have been informed that a proposal has been tentatively adopted to grandfather all previously identified Urban Areas. From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Jason Kaper Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 7:59 AM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] 2010 Census Urban Area Criteria Hello- I am currently updating urban area boundaries based on the proposed 2010 Urban Area Delineation criteria. I understand the final criteria will be available later this spring, I’m just looking to get a good estimate. I’m hoping someone can help me with a couple things: -I noticed with the new criteria, some urban areas from the previous delineation (2000) no longer exist. With the new criteria they are no longer considered urban area cores. I’m curious to know if any areas should be carried over from the 2000 delineation. The area in question is a city of about 16,000. -I also notice the 2010 criteria takes the National Land Cover Database into account. Would anyone happen to know what kind of criteria should be used regarding the NLCD? Any help is appreciated. Jason Kaper GIS Analyst Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission 111 Liberty Street Ste. 100 Columbus, OH 43215 (614)233-4111 (Embedded image moved to file: pic08419.gif)MORPC Logo tiny _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net http://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news