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- adjective having
less than 10,000inhabitants
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The Census also estimated populations for so-called micropolitan areas, smaller cities and surrounding counties.
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Fort Payne is ranked among the top "micropolitan" areas in the U.S. for attracting the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
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Fort Payne is ranked among the top "micropolitan" areas in the U.S. for attracting the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
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Fort Payne is ranked among the top "micropolitan" areas in the U.S. for attracting the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
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Fort Payne is ranked among the top "micropolitan" areas in the U.S. for attracting the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
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Fort Payne is ranked among the top "micropolitan" areas in the U.S. for attracting the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
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Alabama ranked sixth in the country for having eight top "micropolitan" areas that attracted the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2010
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Fort Payne is ranked among the top "micropolitan" areas in the U.S. for attracting the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
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Alabama ranked sixth in the country for having eight top "micropolitan" areas that attracted the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010
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Fort Payne is ranked among the top "micropolitan" areas in the U.S. for attracting the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
faraway commented on the word micropolitan
micropolitan adjective. Relating to a small city or large town. See Word Spy:
http://www.wordspy.com/words/micropolitan.asp
September 2, 2007
scarequotes commented on the word micropolitan
http://www.leaderjournal.com/article/20151125/NEWS/151129409
"I learned a new word today," he said. "Micropolitan. Geographically, there's Metropolitan, Micropolitan, and Rest of the State. Metropolitan receives the largest reimbursement, then there's Micropolitan, receiving less than Metropolitan, and finally Rest of the State, receiving the lowest in child care subsidies.
November 27, 2015