Urban is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as ________

A) an area with more than 10 million inhabitants
B) a large central city and adjacent communities
C) an area where the average population density is at least 500 people per square mile
D) the parts of a metropolitan area located outside the central city
E) areas where patches of commercial and residential developments are interspersed in a matrix of rural land


Answer: C

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