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[edit] Comment
Should this really have an adjective as a title? How about a move to Countryside, which currently redirects here? -- Oliver P. 02:57, 22 Aug 2003 (UTC)
You are correct that an adjective doesn't make a great titlem though we also have "urban."
However, "rural" is probably the operative word; countryside has a subtley different meaning. So I don't recommend such a move. A move to "rural geography" or some such might be more appropriate.
Kat 12:26, 22 Aug 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Misleading Information
It seems to portray rural areas as lacking services, when in most cases a majority of those mentioned will exist in rural towns of say 1000 people. Outside of rural settlements the mentioned lack of services is far more applicable. Nbound 01:41, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Rural metropolis
In Canada, there is a thing called a Census metropolitan area which has census collection from both rural and urban portions. Also, the Metro Detroit area is a metropolis consisting of counties rather than contiguous cities; I also believe that some rural parts of the counties are considered part of the Metro Detroit area. Should we make an article called Rural metropolis since some rural land is considered part of metropolises for major cities? --SuperDude 01:12, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Limited Law Enforcement
Due to limited to nonexistant law enforcement, those living in these areas will shoot and kill any and all intruders. Martial Law 05:49, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Stub
This very short article seems to me to be a stub, but I do't know what category of stub to put it under. Brbigam 23:38, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Rural, the car
In Brazil, "Rural" was the name given to Wyllis' old Jeep station wagon. [[1]] - Stormwatch 05:11, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Autism and Asperger's link
I think there might be something to add into the article about that many as much as about 56% of people who live in rural areas in North America are on the autistic spectrum. I think I read it somewhere but I forgot the source if anyone can find it.
[edit] Rural town
The Rural town oxymoronic expression has about a million google hits. Can someone add a couple of words about it? `'mikka (t) 01:15, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Text removal
I have removed the following text:
Rurality can also be determined by the amount of people per square mile (population density). An area with a low population density can be determined as more rural than a place that has a high population density.
I am not an expert on such things but I think that would depend not only on the country (Australia versus the United Kingdom for example), but would also depend on the region. The "per square mile" measurement is not used in those countries which don't use the imperial system (which is everywhere besides the UK and the US). I didn't see the point of clarifying that so I removed the section. I also removed the parts about rural communities in the UK - this is an international article and should describe the universal characteristics of rural communities, not the system used by one particular country. Graham87 11:46, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
