There are common definitions of rural and urban areas in this country. What would the nurse expect when an area is defined as urban clusters by the U.S. Bureau of the Census?
A) Nonadjacent blocks of less than 2,000 people
B) Populations of 2,500 people not adjacent to urbanized areas
C) Census blocks of 25,000 people in urbanized areas
D) Combined census blocks of 50,000 people
Ans: B
When these census blocks are combined with adjacent blocks so as to encompass a population of at least 50,000 people, it is called an "urbanized area." The Census Bureau also identifies "urban clusters" as places that meet the population density threshold and have at least 2,500 people but are not adjacent to an urbanized area. Many small rural towns are considered urban clusters by this definition, and as a result, few federal programs that are intended to assist rural populations rely on this definition.
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