CDP

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CDP (Census-designated place) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes, lacking separate municipal government but otherwise physically resembling an incorporated place.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
CDP canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement classification
statistical geographic entity
appliesTo settlements without legal incorporation
unincorporated communities
boundaryDefinedBy Census Bureau criteria
canInclude resort communities
retirement communities
rural communities
suburban communities
country United States of America
surface form: United States
definedBy Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
governedBy county or equivalent local government
hasAbbreviation CDP self-linksurface differs
hasCharacteristic concentration of population
hasComponent census block groups
census blocks
hasNo independent city government
legal status as incorporated municipality
municipal charter
hasScope Alaska
Hawaii
U.S. territories where defined
contiguous United States
introducedBy Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
isDefinedFor data tabulation
economic statistics
housing statistics
population statistics
isDifferentFrom incorporated city
incorporated town
village with municipal government
isUsedBy business analysts
federal statistical agencies
local planners
researchers
state governments for analysis
lacks separate municipal government
language English term
mayChangeBetween census cycles
partOf U.S. Census geographic hierarchy
physicallyResembles incorporated place
relatedConcept incorporated place
minor civil division
place (Census Bureau)
unincorporated area
use statistical purposes
usedIn American Community Survey
decennial census

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CDP hasAbbreviation CDP self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Census-designated place