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Mobile 155
If you are including suburbs and Exurban areas then I agree. That leaves Rural and everything else is Urban. To me the Suburbs are a necessary relief valve to the central core of most Mega Cities.
I'm just saying how the census bureau and most researchers define "urban". And it makes sense. Most people have moved to suburbs because they're quieter and less crowded, but clearly they partake of the central city for employment, recreational, and cultural opportunities. Suburbanites enjoy their relationship with "the city".