Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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... places , 1960-70 . Statusa and size of Placeb Population gain Population loss Population 1970 1960 Percent change 1960-70 ( thous ) Total places 17,827 61.3 38.7 129,749 12.2 Metropolitan places 4,497 75.4 24.6 96,622 46.1 60,790 57,658 ...
... places , 1960-70 . Statusa and size of Placeb Population gain Population loss Population 1970 1960 Percent change 1960-70 ( thous ) Total places 17,827 61.3 38.7 129,749 12.2 Metropolitan places 4,497 75.4 24.6 96,622 46.1 60,790 57,658 ...
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... places . In some sections this took the form simply of a shift from heavy population loss to minor loss . In other places , a moderate loss may have changed to a gain . All in all , the rural nonmetropolitan population of the United ...
... places . In some sections this took the form simply of a shift from heavy population loss to minor loss . In other places , a moderate loss may have changed to a gain . All in all , the rural nonmetropolitan population of the United ...
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... places over the past few decades . About one - half of the nation's urban places are outside the " urbanized areas " which contain metropolitan centers . The 3,840 places in this category accounted for 15.2 percent of the total ...
... places over the past few decades . About one - half of the nation's urban places are outside the " urbanized areas " which contain metropolitan centers . The 3,840 places in this category accounted for 15.2 percent of the total ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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