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100s of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria

FILE - An illuminated cross stands in front of a residence near downtown Dawson, Ga., on April 17, 2020. Both Rocky Ford, Colorado, and Dawson, Georgia, were classified as urban areas after the 2010 census because they had populations over 2,500 residents. Under new criteria posted this spring by the U.S. Census Bureau, these communities would no longer be designated as urban. The new criteria require places to have 2,000 housing units, which is equivalent to 5,000 residents, to be considered an urban area. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) FILE - In this June 30, 2016, file photo, a train carries blades for wind turbines bound for another state through Rocky Ford, Colo., in Otero County. Both Rocky Ford, Colo., and Dawson, Ga., were classified as urban areas after the 2010 census because they had populations over 2,500 residents. Under new criteria posted this spring by the U.S. Census Bureau, these communities would no longer be designated as urban. The new criteria require places to have 2,000 housing units, which is equivalent to 5,000 residents, to be considered an urban area. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
100s of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria