census-designated place

noun

A place containing a concentration of population, defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only; it is not a municipality, but either a subset of one or spanning into several.

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Meanings

nouncensus-designated place (plural census-designated places)

plural census-designated places

  1. USdemographicsA place containing a concentration of population, defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only; it is not a municipality, but either a subset of one or spanning into several.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounA place containing a concentration of population, defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only; it is not a municipality, but either a subset of one or spanning into several.

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CDP

Translations

Japanese 国勢調査指定地域
  • 国勢調査指定地域 (kokusei chōsa shitei chiiki)place containing a concentration of population, defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only; it is not a municipality, but either a subset of one or spanning into several
Polish census-designated place
  • census-designated placeplace containing a concentration of population, defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only; it is not a municipality, but either a subset of one or spanning into several
Russian статистически обособленная местность
  • статистически обособленная местность (statističeski obosoblennaja mestnostʹ)place containing a concentration of population, defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only; it is not a municipality, but either a subset of one or spanning into several
Spanish lugar designado por el censo
  • lugar designado por el censoplace containing a concentration of population, defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only; it is not a municipality, but either a subset of one or spanning into several
Cite this entry
APA

census-designated place. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/census-designated%20place

MLA

“census-designated place.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/census-designated%20place. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “census-designated place,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/census-designated%20place.

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