"census-designated place" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: census-designated places [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} census-designated place (plural census-designated places)
  1. (US, demography) 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. Tags: US Categories (topical): Demography Synonyms: CDP [initialism]
    Sense id: en-census-designated_place-en-noun-QHyvxu4- Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: demographics, demography

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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