metropolitan statistical area
type of geographical region in the United States, utilized for statistical purposes
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Summary
metropolitan statistical area ranks in the top 0.028% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,364 views/month, #22 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Creator: Office of Management and Budget[2]
- Country: United States[3]
- Subclass of: metropolitan area[4], core based statistical area[5]
- Commons category: Metropolitan areas in the United States[6]
- Has part(s): principal city[7], urbanized area[8], metropolitan division[9]
- Inception: 1949[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Metropolitan areas of the United States[11]
- Described by source: OMB Bulletin[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[13]
- Topic has template: Template:USLargestMetros[14]
- Used by: Bureau of Labor Statistics[15]
- Has characteristic: minimum population[16]
- Short name: MSA[17]
- Different from: urban area of the United States[18], combined statistical area[19], metropolitan New England city and town area[20]
- Has list: list of metropolitan statistical areas[21], list of United States metropolitan areas by per capita income[22]
Why It Matters
metropolitan statistical area has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]