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Metropolitan Area
Revisions
Based on Census 2000
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Based on Census 2000
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Background:
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The United States Office of Management and Budget =
(OMB) mandates that all federal agencies speak a <=
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“Nationally consistent
definitions for collecting, tabulating, and
- publishing Federal Statistics”=
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There are updates to
metropolitan areas following each US Census.
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During the 1990’s Feder=
al
Agencies and workgroups developed revised criteria for defining areas after t=
he Census 2000.
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New area definitions are
being implemented in 2005.
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Metropolitan Statistical =
Areas:
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Metropolitan Statistical
Divisions: =
A
Metropolitan Statistical Area containing a =
single core with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdivided to form smaller groupings of counties, referred to as =
Metropolitan Divisions.
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New Jersey Geography Changes
to Metropolitan Areas
to Metropolitan Areas
New Jersey’s geography has changed significantly as
a
result of the 2003 update to statistical areas as
defined
by the OMB standards following the 2000 Census.
The updated list for New Jersey added MSAs, while =
revising the definitions of some existing MSAs. &#=
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2000
– Based Metropolitan Statistical
Areas/
Divisions
in New Jersey
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