definition of a rural area

definition of a rural area Sec. 1007. Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof (after the new section added by section 1006 of this Act) the following new section: “definition of rural area “Sec. 520. As used in this title, the terms ‘rural and ‘rural area’ mean any open country, or any place, town, village, or city which is not part of or associated with an urban area and which (1) has a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or (2) has a population in excess of 2,500 but not in excess of 5,500 if it is rural in character.”