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An '''exurb''' (also known as a '''bedroom community''' and as a '''commuter town''') is a municipal (often urban area) within a larger metropolitan area, lying beyond the suburbs, that is separated from the principal city by rural territory.
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== Examples ==
'''Exurb'''

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 700px;"
|-
| '''Principal City'''
| '''Exurbs'''
|-
| Chicago, Illinois, USA
| DeKalb, Kankakee
|-
| London, UK
| Milton Keynes, St. Albans
|-
| San Francisco or San Jose, California, USA
| Tracy, Modesto
|}

== References ==

Demographia| Definition of Urban Terms. (n.d.). Retrieved from [http://www.demographia.com/db-define.pdf http://www.demographia.com/db-define.pdf]


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Latest revision as of 15:16, 8 November 2016

An exurb (also known as a bedroom community and as a commuter town) is a municipal (often urban area) within a larger metropolitan area, lying beyond the suburbs, that is separated from the principal city by rural territory.

Examples

Principal City Exurbs
Chicago, Illinois, USA DeKalb, Kankakee
London, UK Milton Keynes, St. Albans
San Francisco or San Jose, California, USA Tracy, Modesto

References

Demographia| Definition of Urban Terms. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.demographia.com/db-define.pdf