For Dan Munson,
Here's the definitive metro bulletin:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OMB/html/bulletins/metro.pdf
Regards,
Tom Exter
Senior Director
US Standard Data
Compusearch
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> From: John Chioles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Paul Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: 'Tom Exter' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: FW: MI CMSA's, PMSA's and MSA's
> Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 12:46 PM
>
> Thought you may find this interesting....
>
> Regards,
> John Chioles mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], 416.348.9180.x368
> Compusearch, http://www.polk.ca
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Brockenbrough [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 4:43 PM
> > To: Dan Munson; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: MI CMSA's, PMSA's and MSA's
> >
> > Dan:
> >
> > The following location has census definitions which have been copied
> > here.
> >
> > http://www.census.gov/main/www/acr-glos.html
> >
> > Basically, (and I hope I get this right) the Census Bureau started
> > with
> > MAs or MSAs such as the Baltimore MSA and the Washington, MSA (or
> > Dallas
> > and Fort Worth or any of a number of similar situations). With growth
> > in urban areas many of these areas have expanded so far out that they
> > may now have merged into another MSA as in the case of Baltimore and
> > Washington. Presently there is data for the Baltimore-Washington CMSA
> > which is made up mostly of the old Baltimore MSA and the Washington
> > MSA. There is still data available for the Baltimore and Washington
> > subsets of the CMSA. They are now known as the Baltimore PMSA and
> > Washington PMSA. Metropolitan areas which are not part of a larger
> > CMSA
> > such as Charlottesville, VA are still referred to with the MSA
> > designation.
> >
> > Of course I am in an area which will likely never be part of a PMSA,
> > CMSA, or MSA so I could be totally off here.
> >
> > Here are definitions from that census site:
> >
> > CMSA (Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area) An area defined by
> > the
> > Office of Management and Budget as a Federal statistical standard. In
> > metropolitan areas where Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas
> > (PMSAs)
> > are defined, the larger area of which the PMSAs are components is
> > designated a CMSA.
> >
> > MA (Metropolitan Area) The MA classification is a statistical standard
> > developed for use by Federal agencies in the production, analysis, and
> > publication of data on MAs. The MAs are designated by the Office of
> > Management and Budget.
> > Metropolitan Areas can be classified as a Metropolitan Statistical
> > Area
> > (MSA) or as a Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA), that
> > is
> > a MA divided into Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs.) See
> > also MSA/CMSA/PMSA.
> >
> > MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) An area defined by the Office of
> > Management and Budget as a Federal statistical standard. An area
> > qualifies for recognition as an MSA if it includes a city of at least
> > 50,000 population or an urbanized area of
> > at least 50,000 with a total metropolitan area population of at least
> > 100,000. See also (MA).
> >
> > PMSA (Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area) An area defined by the
> > Office of Management and Budget as a Federal
> > statistical standard, comprised of one or more counties (county
> > subdivisions in New England), within a metropolitan area, having
> > a population of 1,000,000 or more. When PMSAs are established, the
> > larger area of which they are component parts is
> > designated a Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
> >
> > Tom Brockenbrough
> > Accomack County, VA
> > Dept. of Building, Planning, & Zoning
> >
> > Dan Munson wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Mapheads! Can anyone explain the difference to me? Does
> > anyone
> > > know where I can find the "OFFICIAL" definitions?
> > >
> >
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