Dear Haila, In the interests of objectivity and consistency, the Census 2000 Urban Areas are no longer land use classifications. Parks and Industrial Areas are no longer "Urban". The Urbanized Area is a group of contiguous Census Blocks or Block Groups with high population density as defined by the Census Bureau's Geographic Information System called TIGER. "Rural" are areas of low density Census Blocks. I know it will be difficult to explain but we just have to deal with it. I hope this brief explanation helps. Cheers. Sweson Yang, AICP Chief Transportation Planner Indianapolis Metro Planning Organization 200 E. Washington St., Suite 1841 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 327-5137