What are urban, suburban, and rural areas?

WOW! Learn about the communities we live in! Urban, suburban and rural communities are fun and easy to learn in this classroom video! read more

1.Rural, suburban, and urban are three different ways of explaining a geographic area based on the population that live there. 2.Rural areas are open and spread out. This is countryside where farming and natural resources are predominantly used for family income. read more

The Census Bureau’s urban-rural classification is fundamentally a delineation of geographical areas, identifying both individual urban areas and the rural areas of the nation. The Census Bureau’s urban areas represent densely developed territory, and encompass residential, commercial, and other non-residential urban land uses. read more

Rural is the opposite of urban. It is from old French rural, which in Latin was ruralis. The root for it refers to wide open spaces and land. Rural areas are less densely populated than cities, suburbs, and towns. read more