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34 minutes ago, e-dub said:

Bit of a jump, huh? Also, welcome!

Just a little. And thank you. 

I’m a Nashvillian. Born and raised. Grew up in Franklin. Now live in SH because it’s cheaper and I’m the one paying for it. 

I can remember when I was in HS around 2006, Spring Hill was what Thompson station is today. Now it’s pushing 40k. Crazy to see 

[Nashville Bits and Pieces]

On 1/19/2019 at 3:53 PM, jmtunafish said:

Here's how "urban" is defined by the Census Bureau:

In order for a block to qualify as urban, it must have a density of 1,000 people per square mile (ppsm). Using an automated process, qualifying blocks are aggregated to form a central core area. Once the initial identification process is concluded, a second automated pass is initiated with a lower density threshold, 500 ppsm. This aids in identifying blocks that do not meet the initial density threshold, but may contain a mix of residential and nonresidential land use (parks, schools, commercial, retail, or industrial uses), and therefore should be included within the urban area.

https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/ua/Defining_Rural.pdf

Contiguous urban blocks that reach a population of 50,000 are urbanized areas (and are part of metropolitan areas).  Contiguous urban blocks that have populations less than 50,000 but above 2,500 are called "urban clusters."  Here's how the Nashville area looked in 2010:

 

 

 

Spring Hill