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METRO

Metropolitan status

Description
METRO indicates if the slave holding was located in a metropolitan area and, if so, if it was in the central city or outlying area. Metropolitan areas consist of contiguous counties of "metropolitan character" centered on a city of at least 50,000 population.

Availability
1850, 1860
CodeLabel
1
Not in a metropolitan area
2
In metro area: in central city
3
In metro area: not in central city