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'''Rural''' areas are defined as "all territory, population, and housing units located outside of urbanized areas and urban clusters ([[cities]]) and their surrounding [[suburbs]]¹. According to the 2000 Census, 2,052 rural counties account for 97% of the land area in the United States.² The 2000 Census puts the rural population of the United states at 59 million.² Only one percent of the rural population are farmers.³ Rural areas are often [[farm]]land.

'''Rural''' areas are defined as "all territory, population, and housing units located outside of urbanized areas and urban clusters ([[cities]]) and their surrounding [[suburbs]]¹. According to the 2000 Census, 2,052 rural counties account for 97% of the land area in the United States.² The 2000 Census puts the rural population of the United states at 59 million.² Only one percent of the rural population are farmers.³ The average size of the nation's 2.1 million [[farm]]s is 441 acres.³

 

[[http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/glossary.html]]U.S. Census Bureau Glossary

[[http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/glossary.html]]U.S. Census Bureau Glossary