Section 902 - DefinitionsIn this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.-The term "unit of general local government" means a city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State.(2) URBAN AREA.-The term "urban area" means-(A) a geographical area within the jurisdiction of an incorporated city, town, borough, village, or other unit of general local government, except a county or parish, having a population of at least 10,000 inhabitants;(B) that portion of the geographical area within the jurisdiction of a county, town, township, or similar governmental entity which contains no incorporated unit of general local government but has a population density of at least 1,500 inhabitants per square mile; and(C) that portion of a geographical area having a population density of at least 1,500 inhabitants per square mile and situated adjacent to the boundary of an incorporated unit of general local government which has a population of at least 10,000. Pub. L. 107-217, 116 Stat. 1128.| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE |
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 902 | 40:535(a), (b). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VIII, §806(a), (b), as added Pub. L. 90-577, title V, §501, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1105. |