144 US cities could lose status as metro areas
A new proposal says a metro area would have to have at least 100,000 people compared with the 50,000-person threshold that was implemented more than 70 years ago. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:22 AM EST March 6, 2021
Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan.
Those cities in North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively, are two of 144 that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation, and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development.
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Sheboygan is one of 144 cities that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development.
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