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MI Census Notes

Beyond Megalopolis: Exploring America's New "Megapolitan" Geography by Robert E. Lang and Dawn Dhavale This Census Report represents the first pass at establishing a new Megapolitan geography. The RPA and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (this study’s funder) are working with several other academic institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania and Georgia Tech, to support similar research. Together with these partners, the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech will produce future refinements of this new geography. One hope is that a standard megapolitan definition can emerge from this collaborative effort that ultimately facilitates an official census designation. download pdf Reluctant Cities? Exploring Big Unincorporated Census Designated Places This note examines reasons why places with more than 50,000 residents may remain unincorporated. Possibilities include the presence of strong county governments, as well as private governments, such as homeowners associations. download pdf Security versus Status? A First Look the Census’s Gated Community Data Robert Lang, Thoms Sanchez. Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech.