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Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan. Those cities in North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively, are two of 144 that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area…

Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan. Those cities in North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively, are two of 144 that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation, and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development. Under the new proposal, a metro area would have to have at least 100,000 people in its...

Two cities in Iowa are concerned that their status as "metropolitan areas" could soon be downgraded. Those in charge of changing the designation say it is purely for evolving statistical purposes, but leaders in those cities are concerned it could mean much more eventually from a financial perspective. To currently qualify as a "metropolitan area", a city in the United States must have a population of at least 50,000 residents.  A proposed change would increase that threshold to 100,000 and af...

The federal government proposes to downgrade 144 cities to "micropolitan" statistical areas.

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) - Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff and Texarkana are among 144 cities that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation -- and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in affected cities elsewhere in the country said they worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development. Under the new proposal, a metro area would have to have at least 100,000 p...

Wheeling’s status as a metropolitan statistical area could be in jeopardy. So could the MSA in Weirton-Steubenville, Morgantown and Parkersburg. The West Vi

144 cities, including Sheboygan, could lose status as metro areas By Mike Schneider Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan. Those cities in North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively, are two of 144 that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation, and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development. Un...

In Corvallis, Oregon, the state designates certain funding sources to metropolitan statistical areas and any change to the city’s status could create a ripple effect, particularly when it comes to transportation funding, said Patrick Rollens, a spokesman for the city that is home to Oregon State University.

144 US cities could lose status as metro areas A new proposal says a metro area would have to have at least 100,000 people compared with the 50,000-person threshold that was implemented more than 70 years ago. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:22 AM EST March 6, 2021 Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan. Those cities in North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively, are two of 144 that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statisti...

Sheboygan is one of 144 cities that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development.