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Title: Where is Rural America and Who Lives There?
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Publication Year: 2017
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Abstract: This chapter describes where rural America is and how the population of rural America is changing. Rural America is large and diverse. Some rural areas are growing rapidly, whereas other rural communities house far fewer people today than they did a century ago. Rural concerns are often overlooked in a nation dominated by urban interests. Yet a vibrant rural America contributes to the nation's intellectual and cultural diversity and provides most of the nation's food, minerals, clean air, and clean water. The demographic change in rural America has implications for poverty and family well-being. This chapter considers the unfolding demographic story of rural America, setting the stage for the remainder of the book. It examines how poverty influences the viability of rural communities, the lives of rural residents, and the contributions rural America makes to the nation's material, environmental, and social well-being.
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Authors: Johnson, Kenneth, M
Editors: Tickamyer, Ann; Warlick, Jennifer; Sherman, Jennifer
Pages: 30+
Volume Title: Rural Poverty in the United States
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publisher Location: New York City, NY
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Topics: Population Mobility and Spatial Demography, Poverty and Welfare
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