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略论美国小都市区（On the metropolitan area） On the urban district * Sheng Sheng Cao (Department of history, Bohai University, Liaoning Jinzhou 121013) Abstract: the core based statistical area in the United States and the budget administration launched in 2000 (CBSA), for the first time in small metropolitan statistical area concept, become the metropolitan statistical area and the concept of juxtaposition of a new city development measure. The concept of small urban areas to expand the understanding of the inherent diversity of non metropolitan areas, to enhance the overall level of the city to apply it to practice, is the regional local urban area rural area for the first time more than the United States, marked the city has entered a full development stage. Keywords: metropolitan area; small town; non metropolitan area; diversity; core based statistical area CLC number: F291.1 document code: A In order to deepen the research of living activities and the population of the United States, the United States Department of management and budget (Office of Management and Budget) in December 2000 launched the core based statistical area (Core Base Statistical Areas), announced the definition of metropolitan statistical area (Metropolitan Statistical Area) and small Metropolitan statistical area (Mircopolitan Statistical Area) standard add the concept of small metropolitan area, and in June 2003 the official opening of the core based statistical area concept. This adjustment is since 1950 the U.S. metropolitan area concept change is most a huge new concept, which is the most important small metropolitan statistical area. This paper discusses the process of introduction, definition, scope and actual effects.. 1 small metropolitan area during the introduction The evolution of 1.1 American metropolitan statistical concept Department of management and budget of the predecessor of the U.S. budget department on 1910 population statistics, the first use of the concept of the metropolitan