1960 Census: Supplementary Reports: Urban and Rural Population of the United States, by States: 1960 and 1950
1960 Census: Supplementary Reports: Urban and Rural Population of the United States, by States: 1960 and 1950
According to the definition adopted for use in the 1960 Census, the urban population comprises all persons living in
(a) places of 2,500 inhabitants or more incorporated as cities, boroughs, villages, and towns (except towns in New England, New York, and Wisconsin);
(b) the densely settled urban fringe, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of urbanized areas;
(c) towns in New England and townships in New Jersey and Pennsylvania which contain no incorporated municipalities as subdivisions and have either 25,000 inhabitants or more or a population of 2,500 to 25,000 and a density of 1,500 persons or more per square mile;
(d) counties in States other than the New England States, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania that have no incorporated municipalities within their boundaries and have a density of 11 500 persons or more per square mile; and
(e) unincorporated places of 2,500 inhabitants or more.
The population not classified as urban constitutes the rural population. A more detailed discussion of the urban-rural definition and of the trends in the population by urban-rural residence will appear in Final Report PC(1)-1A.
The PDF to the right contains the 4-page report.
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