Core Based Statistical Area
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A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic region defined around an urban core of at least 10,000 people, used by federal agencies for statistical and planning purposes.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3862920 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Core Based Statistical Area Context triple: [Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, statisticalRegionType, Core Based Statistical Area]
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A.
United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area
The United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area is a regionally defined urbanized area and its surrounding communities designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for federal statistical and administrative purposes.
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B.
Central Area
Central Area is the main commercial and downtown core of Singapore, encompassing its primary business, financial, and civic districts.
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C.
United States Census Bureau designated areas
United States Census Bureau designated areas are specific geographic regions defined by the Census Bureau for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data about the population and economy.
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D.
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions are a standardized geographic classification system that groups U.S. states into larger regions and smaller divisions for statistical and analytical purposes.
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E.
Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area
The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census Bureau-defined region centered on Sterling, Illinois, that encompasses surrounding communities for demographic and economic analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Core Based Statistical Area Target entity description: A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic region defined around an urban core of at least 10,000 people, used by federal agencies for statistical and planning purposes.
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A.
United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area
The United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area is a regionally defined urbanized area and its surrounding communities designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for federal statistical and administrative purposes.
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B.
Central Area
Central Area is the main commercial and downtown core of Singapore, encompassing its primary business, financial, and civic districts.
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C.
United States Census Bureau designated areas
United States Census Bureau designated areas are specific geographic regions defined by the Census Bureau for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data about the population and economy.
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D.
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions are a standardized geographic classification system that groups U.S. states into larger regions and smaller divisions for statistical and analytical purposes.
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E.
Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area
The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census Bureau-defined region centered on Sterling, Illinois, that encompasses surrounding communities for demographic and economic analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal statistical area classification
ⓘ
statistical geographic entity ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CBSA ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| alsoUsedBy |
local governments
ⓘ
private sector researchers ⓘ state governments ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civilian population ⓘ |
| basedOn |
commuting patterns
ⓘ
population density ⓘ social integration ⓘ |
| classificationCriterion |
degree of integration with the core
ⓘ
presence of an urban core ⓘ |
| componentUnit |
county
ⓘ
county-equivalent ⓘ |
| coreType | urban area ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataSource |
Bureau of the Census
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Census Bureau
|
| definedBy |
Office of Management and Budget
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
|
| firstIntroduced | 2000s ⓘ |
| governingDocument | OMB statistical area standards ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
metropolitan CBSA
ⓘ
micropolitan CBSA ⓘ |
| hasCorePopulationMinimum | 10000 ⓘ |
| hasHigherLevelGrouping | Combined Statistical Area ⓘ |
| includes |
United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Micropolitan Statistical Area ⓘ |
| integrationMeasure | commuting ties ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| metropolitanThreshold | 50000 ⓘ |
| micropolitanThresholdRange | 10000 to 49999 ⓘ |
| primaryUseSector | public sector ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
labor market area
ⓘ
rural area ⓘ urban area ⓘ |
| replaced | metropolitan area definition system used before 2000 ⓘ |
| revisedBy | periodic OMB bulletins ⓘ |
| spatialExtent |
Alaska
ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ U.S. territories where applicable ⓘ contiguous United States ⓘ |
| updated | after each decennial census ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. federal agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
planning purposes
ⓘ
statistical purposes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
census data tabulation
ⓘ
economic analysis ⓘ health services planning ⓘ housing and urban development analysis ⓘ transportation planning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Core Based Statistical Area Description of subject: A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic region defined around an urban core of at least 10,000 people, used by federal agencies for statistical and planning purposes.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area
→
partOf
→
Core Based Statistical Area
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
United States statistical area classification system
this entity surface form:
U.S. Census Bureau statistical areas
this entity surface form:
United States Office of Management and Budget statistical area classification
United States Census Bureau’s Beckley, WV micropolitan area
→
partOfClassificationSystem
→
Core Based Statistical Area
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Core-based statistical areas of the United States
Bloomsburg–Berwick–Sunbury combined statistical area
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classificationSystem
→
Core Based Statistical Area
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
U.S. Office of Management and Budget statistical area definitions