United States Census Bureau Metropolitan Statistical Areas

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Census_Bureau_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:statistical_area_classification
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MSA
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:public_policy
urban planning
transportation planning
federal funding allocation
gptkbp:covers gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criteria urbanized area of at least 50,000 population
gptkbp:dataSource gptkb:American_Community_Survey
gptkb:Decennial_Census
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
gptkbp:firstDefined 1949
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:OMB_Bulletin
gptkbp:includes one or more counties
gptkbp:numberAsOf2023 387
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Micropolitan_Statistical_Areas
Combined Statistical Areas
Core Based Statistical Areas
gptkbp:updated gptkb:Office_of_Management_and_Budget
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:statistical_analysis
economic analysis
demographic analysis
gptkbp:website https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Census Bureau Metropolitan Statistical Areas