Urbanized area (UA) An area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent urban fringe that together have a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people and generally an overall population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area. The Census Bureau uses published criteria to determine the qualification and boundaries of UAs. See also central place, jump, jump corridor, nonresidential urban land use, population density, undevelopable territory, urban, urban area, urban fringe.
Urbanized Area Outline Map A small-scale map of each UA, showing the boundaries and names of the major component geographic entities (such as all AIANAs, county subdivisions, and places). Formatted at a scale of four miles to the inch, these maps appear in selected decennial census publications.
USGS See United States Geological Survey.
USPS See United States Postal Service.
UT See unorganized territory.
Village A type of incorporated place in 20 States and American Samoa. The Census Bureau treats all villages in New Jersey, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and some villages in Ohio as county subdivisions. See also incorporated place, independent place.
Visible feature A feature that can be seen on the ground, such as a street or road, railroad track, power line, stream, shoreline, fence, ridge, or cliff. A visible feature can be a cultural or natural feature. See also cultural feature, feature, nonvisible feature.
Voting district (VTD) Any of a variety of areas, such as election districts, precincts, legislative districts, or wards, established by States and local governments for voting purposes. The 1990 census term voting district replaces the 1980 term election precinct. See also administrative entity, election precinct, precinct.
