Places, Towns and Townships 2021

Deirdre A. Gaquin has been a data use consultant to private organizations, government agencies, and universities for over 30 years. Prior to that, she was Director of Data Access Services at Data Use & Access Laboratories, a pioneer in private sector distribution of federal statistical data. A former President of the Association of Public Data Users, Ms. Gaquin has served on numerous boards, panels, and task forces concerned with federal statistical data and has worked on four decennial censuses. She holds a Master of Urban Planning (MUP) degree from Hunter College. Ms. Gaquin is also an editor of Bernan Press's Congressional District Atlas; The Who, What, and Where of America and The Almanac of American Education. Mary Meghan Ryan is a senior research editor with Bernan Press.

Contents

About the Editors

Introduction
Subjects covered
Rankings
Symbols
Sources

Highlights
Table 1. Population by Residence in Incorporated Places and Size of Place, 2014
Table 2. Percent of Population in Incorporated Places, by Size of Place, 2014
Table 3. Population Change in the 75 Largest Cities and Towns, 2010–2014
Table 4. Percent of Private Nonfarm Employment by Industry by State, 2012

Rankings

Subjects Covered by Type and Size of Place

Table Outlines and Column Headings

Table A. All Places

Table B. Incorporated Places, Census Designated Places (CDPs), and Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) of 10,000 or More
Population

Table C. Incorporated Places, Census Designated Places (CDPs), and Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) of 10,000 or More
Population—Economic Census


Appendixes
A-1 A. Geographic Concepts
B-1 B. Source Notes and Explanations