micropolitan
adjective
mi·cro·pol·i·tan
ˌmī-krō-ˈpä-lə-tən 
: of, relating to, or being a population area that includes a city with 10,000 to 50,000 residents and its surrounding communities
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There are 542 micropolitan statistical areas in the U.S. and 23 of them are in North Carolina, according to the data.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
Growth in the number of applicants was roughly equal across metropolitan and micropolitan areas and small towns (ranging from 4% to 6%), while applicants from rural areas grew by only 1%.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
By the numbers: Hood River ranked seventh among 50 U.S. micropolitan areas with a median home value of $492,500, similar to prices seen in the Portland metro.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
By the numbers: Breckenridge ranked third among 50 U.S. micropolitan areas with a median home value of $760,000 — on par with Los Angeles, LendingTree found.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
The data from the U.S. Census Bureau is part of the annual Population Estimates Program where populations are estimated for the nation, states, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, counties, cities and towns, as well as Puerto Rico.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
Source: Census, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data provided by the Office of Personnel Management shows the number of federal workers in over 900 metropolitan and micropolitan areas as of March 2023, not including contractors, the Postal Service or intelligence workers.
—Hanna Zakharenko, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
The two cities, which had been linked for decades, were now connected only through an ad hoc ferry system, cleaving the micropolitan area in half.
—Colin Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
On the other end of the spectrum, the Selma micropolitan area in the state’s Black Belt region lost about 800 people, or roughly 2% of its population.
—Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
Growth in the number of applicants was roughly equal across metropolitan and micropolitan areas and small towns (ranging from 4% to 6%), while applicants from rural areas grew by only 1%.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
By the numbers: Hood River ranked seventh among 50 U.S. micropolitan areas with a median home value of $492,500, similar to prices seen in the Portland metro.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
By the numbers: Breckenridge ranked third among 50 U.S. micropolitan areas with a median home value of $760,000 — on par with Los Angeles, LendingTree found.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
The data from the U.S. Census Bureau is part of the annual Population Estimates Program where populations are estimated for the nation, states, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, counties, cities and towns, as well as Puerto Rico.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
Source: Census, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data provided by the Office of Personnel Management shows the number of federal workers in over 900 metropolitan and micropolitan areas as of March 2023, not including contractors, the Postal Service or intelligence workers.
—Hanna Zakharenko, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
The two cities, which had been linked for decades, were now connected only through an ad hoc ferry system, cleaving the micropolitan area in half.
—Colin Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
On the other end of the spectrum, the Selma micropolitan area in the state’s Black Belt region lost about 800 people, or roughly 2% of its population.
—Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
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“Micropolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micropolitan. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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