title: Recent population trends in nonmetropolitan cities and villages: from the turnaround, through reversal, to the rebound.
abstract: "The purpose of this study is to track and contrast the patterns of local concentration and deconcentration in nonmetropolitan America between 1950 and 1996. We consider the growth of places by initial size as well as the growth of population living in the countryside or in unincorporated hamlets.... To determine how widespread and consistent the trends are, we compare patterns of growth by nearness to metropolitan areas, and by region of the country. We also examine differences among a subset of nonmetropolitan places distinguished by the primary socioeconomic character of their county. Using a detailed data file from the 1990 census, we are able to give some consideration to commuting."
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Fuguitt
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Beale
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fulton
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D013383:Suburban Population; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Geographic Factors; Migration; Migration, Internal; Nonmetropolitan Population; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Residence Characteristics; Residential Mobility; Rural Population; Rural Spatial Distribution; Spatial Distribution; Turnaround Migration; United States