The Deconcentration of Nonmetropolitan Population
Author: John F. Long
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Total Pages: 12
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile the advantage in population growth rates has shifted from metropolitan to nonmetropolitan areas during the 1970's, the nonmetropolitan population itself has undergone a marked population deconcentration. Data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census' 1975 Revenue Sharing Estimates of incorporated places show that the population of nonmetropolitan towns grew only 3.3 percent from 1970 to 1975 - less than the average population growth for the nation. The nonmetropolitan population outside of incorporated places of 2,500 and over grew by 9.0 percent--almost twice the national average. Not only is the population outside of incorporated places growing faster than the population inside incorporated places in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of each region, but there is also an inverse relationship between the size of incorporated places and population growth. Perhaps the concentration of population around transportation nodes in both large and small towns which was necessary when transportation and communication systems were less extensive and less technologically advanced is no longer needed.
