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I mean I recognize that definitions are squishy and this thread started with a dispute of the official definitions in the first place. But when I think "rural"
by ryukafalz 4y ago
I mean I recognize that definitions are squishy and this thread started with a dispute of the official definitions in the first place. But when I think "rural" I think of the actual countryside (of which there is a lot in the US), not a population center with the density of some cities here in NJ.
To pick a random example for contrast, something like Hudson, Iowa looks a lot more like what I think of as rural. Which is also a small place people live, but unlike Sibley it bears little resemblance to an urban core.
- tptacek 4y agoSibley is not a population center with the density of a NY or Philly Metro NJ city.
- ryukafalz 4y agoThe big ones no, but it's not that far off from small ones like Absecon. The first one that came to mind is Egg Harbor City as I have family there, but the numbers on that one are admittedly probably skewed because a sizeable portion of it is undeveloped pinelands.
- tptacek 4y agoAbsecon is a suburb of AC. Sibley is in the literal middle of nowhere. You can walk across Sibley in 20 minutes, and when you hit the end of it, there's nothing but soybeans in any direction. This is not a winnable argument for you. Sibley, IA is not urban America.
- rayiner 4y agoTown news updates my wife has gotten since moving out include a new pig farm, and a Subway sandwich shop opening up.