Central place

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000272",
  "term": "Central place",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Formerly, the core incorporated place(s) or a census designated place(s) of an urban area, usually consisting of the most populous place(s) in the urban area plus additional places that qualify under Census Bureau criteria.\n\nThis concept was retired prior to the 2010 Census with the introduction of the 2010 Census urban area criteria.",
  "see_also": [
    "Urban",
    "Urban Area",
    "Urban Cluster",
    "Urbanized Area"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/central-place/"
}