title: Population redistribution within the rural-urban fringe:  a typology of small towns and rural municipalities in the state of New Jersey.
abstract: Population redistribution within the rural-urban fringe of the United States is examined using the state of New Jersey over the period 1970-1980 as an example.  "This article provides additional evidence for the redistribution of population to the rural-urban fringe and identifies those types of municipalities that experienced the greatest growth during the 1970s.  Furthermore, it finds that the factors that account for population growth at the rural-urban fringe are not only those associated with suburbanization, but also those associated with nonmetropolitan growth.  It also demonstrates that population growth at the rural-urban fringe varies not only by municipal type but also by race."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005843:Geography; D009515:New Jersey; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012424:Rural Population; D013383:Suburban Population; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Ethnic Groups; Geographic Factors; New Jersey; Nonmetropolitan Population--changes; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Rural Spatial Distribution--changes; Spatial Distribution--changes; Suburbanization; United States; Urban Spatial Distribution--changes; Urbanization