40 U.S.C. § 902

Definitions

In this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) Unit of general local government.—

The term “unit of general local government” means a city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State.

(2) Urban area.—

The term “urban area” means—

(A)

a geographical area within the jurisdiction of an incorporated city, town, borough, village, or other unit of general local government, except a county or parish, having a population of at least 10,000 inhabitants;

(B)

that portion of the geographical area within the jurisdiction of a county, town, township, or similar governmental entity which contains no incorporated unit of general local government but has a population density of at least 1,500 inhabitants per square mile; and

(C)

that portion of a geographical area having a population density of at least 1,500 inhabitants per square mile and situated adjacent to the boundary of an incorporated unit of general local government which has a population of at least 10,000.

( Pub. L. 107–217 , Aug. 21, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1128 .)