Census-Designated Place

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnsəs dɪˈzɪɡˌneɪtɪd pleɪs/

Definitions of census-designated place

noun a geographic area identified for the purposes of taking a census, but is not an incorporated place like a city or town

Example Sentences

A1 A census-designated place is a type of community recognized by the United States Census Bureau.

A2 In the United States, a census-designated place is a geographic area identified for statistical purposes.

B1 Residents of a census-designated place may receive services such as schools and fire departments based on their population size.

B2 Census-designated places are often used for data collection and analysis in demographic studies.

C1 The boundaries of a census-designated place may change over time as population shifts occur.

C2 Government funding for infrastructure projects may be allocated based on the population data of census-designated places.

Examples of census-designated place in a Sentence

formal A census-designated place is a geographic area designated by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes.

informal Hey, did you know that our neighborhood is considered a census-designated place?

slang I live in a CDP, which is a fancy way of saying census-designated place.

figurative In the grand scheme of things, our town is just a tiny census-designated place on the map.

Grammatical Forms of census-designated place

• past tense: census-designated placed
• plural: census-designated places
• comparative: more census-designated
• superlative: most census-designated
• present tense: census-designates place
• future tense: will census-designate place
• perfect tense: has census-designated placed
• continuous tense: is census-designating place
• singular: census-designated place
• positive degree: census-designated place
• infinitive: to census-designate place
• gerund: census-designating place
• participle: census-designated placing

Origin and Evolution of census-designated place

First Known Use: 1950 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'census-designated place' originated in the United States as a way to designate densely populated areas for census purposes.

Evolution of the word: Originally used by the U.S. Census Bureau to identify and tabulate statistics for areas that are not incorporated as cities or towns, the term has become widely used in government and research contexts to describe populated areas that lack their own municipal government.