"Sprawl" refers to the rural acres lost as an Urbanized Area spreads outward over a period of time.
An "Urbanized Area" is a central city and its contiguously developed suburbs, as calculated by the Census Bureau.
"Percent Sprawl" is the percentage increase of total acres of land in an Urbanized Area over a period of time.
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