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URBAREA

Urbanized area

Description
URBAREA indicates the urbanized area in which the slave holding was located. Urbanized areas consist of a central city and closely settled contiguous urban fringe with a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile.

Availability
1850, 1860
CodeLabel
0000
Not an urbanized area
0720
Baltimore, MD
1640
Cincinnati, OH
4520
Louisville, KY
5560
New Orleans, LA
7040
St. Louis, MO