Rural

Rural

In general, a rural area is a geographic area that is located outside cities and towns. The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines the word "rural" as encompassing "...all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. Whatever is not urban is considered rural."

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Famous quotes containing the word rural:

    “Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds,
    Exhilarate the spirit, and restore
    The tone of languid Nature.”
    —William Cowper (1731–1800)

    “Once wealth and beauty are gone, there is always rural life.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “No, in your rural letter box
    I leave this note without a stamp
    To tell you it was just a tramp
    Who used your pasture for a camp.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)