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  2. City-Data - Wikipedia

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    www.city-data.com. Launched. 2003. Current status. Active. City-Data is an Illinois -based social networking and information website that presents data and information pertaining to United States cities, and offers public online forums for discussion.

  3. List of United States cities by population - Wikipedia

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    The city population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census [1] The city percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023; The city land area as of January 1, 2020 [2] The city population density as of April 1, 2020 (residents per unit of land area) [2] The city latitude and longitude coordinates [2]

  4. List of highest-income ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in the ...

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    v. t. e. The following is a list of the highest-income ZCTAs in the United States. ZCTAs or ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the census equivalent of ZIP codes used for statistical purposes. The reason why regular ZIP codes are not used is because they are defined by routes rather than geographic boundaries. Thus, they have the tendency to overlap ...

  5. ZIP Code Tabulation Area - Wikipedia

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    ZIP Code Tabulation Area. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics. These were introduced with the Census 2000 and continued with the 2010 Census and 5 year American Community Survey [1] datasets. This new entity was developed to overcome the ...

  6. Metropolitan statistical area - Wikipedia

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    The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. [3] Due to suburbanization, the typical metropolitan area is polycentric rather than being centered around a large historic core city such as New York City or Chicago. [4]

  7. List of core-based statistical areas - Wikipedia

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    The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has defined 925 core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) for the United States and 10 for Puerto Rico. [1] The OMB defines a core-based statistical area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban core area of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and ...

  8. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

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    A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan[1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly [2] (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address. Introduced on July 1, 1963, the basic format comprised five ...

  9. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as the Greater Chicago Area and Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. Encompassing 10,286 square mi (28,120 km 2), the metropolitan area ...