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Maryland Census Designated Areas - Urban Areas 2020 [Maryland]

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Maryland Census Designated Areas - Urban Areas 2020 [Maryland]
Description
After the 2020 Census, there are three key changes to the Census Bureau's urban area concept and criteria: We increased the minimum population threshold to qualify as urban from 2,500 to 5,000, and we added an alternative: instead of qualifying based on population size, areas can now qualify based on a minimum housing unit threshold. We now use housing unit density instead of population density. We no longer distinguish between different types of urban areas. The first two changes reflect a general shift by the Census Bureau toward using housing units to measure urbanization and identify qualifying urban areas. Each of these criteria changes is described more below (see this link from the Census Bureau ). This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at https://imap.maryland.gov . Feature Service Link: https://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Demographics/MD_CensusDesignatedAreas/FeatureServer/0
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MDP
Temporal Coverage
2020
Date Issued
2016-02-09
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The Spatial Data, and the information therein, (collectively the "Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed, implied, or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted, nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data, nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.
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Format
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Language
English
Date Added
August 10, 2025
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Maryland iMap on 2025-08-24.

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    MDP (2016). Maryland Census Designated Areas - Urban Areas 2020 [Maryland]. . https://data.imap.maryland.gov/datasets/maryland::maryland-census-designated-areas-urban-areas-2020 (web service)
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