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Rural

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024612

1. Low population density, <390 people per square kilometer [Original source: adopted from Humbert et. al, 2011, pg. 4811].

2. A county is considered "rural" if it does not contain a metropolitan statistical area with a population greater than 250,000 and the U.S. Census Bureau designates 50 percent or less of the population as "urban."

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024612
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesFederal LCA Commons Elementary Flow List for Life Cycle Assessment; AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024612",
  "term": "Rural",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Low population density, <390 people per square kilometer [Original source: adopted from Humbert et. al, 2011, pg. 4811].\n\n2. A county is considered \"rural\" if it does not contain a metropolitan statistical area with a population greater than 250,000 and the U.S. Census Bureau designates 50 percent or less of the population as \"urban.\"",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Federal LCA Commons Elementary Flow List for Life Cycle Assessment",
    "AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/rural/"
}

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