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hfojvt

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87. does that make Hand County, SD an urban area?
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 04:00 PM
Jan 2013

Hand County has 3,241 people so more than 2,500 The big county seat of Miller has 1,241 people.

That's urban?

Or how about the urban metropolis of Milbank, SD - 3,203 people. More than 2,500 in Grant County with 7,101 people.

The difference between those places, and a real urban area like Kansas City is

1. In Miller and Milbank everyone pretty much knows everybody else, or they feel like they do.
2. In Miller and Milbank and even in neighboring Watertown or Huron (my home town) or Pierre there is maybe one homicide every five years. In Kansas City there are two or three every week.

My rural cousins from Upstate New York used to call us City Slickers, but heck, even Huron, which once was the 4th largest city in SD and is still in the top 15, is not really an "urban" area. It is a small town. And many small towns are more like rural areas than they are like urban ones.

Your statement is incorrect. The difference between urban and rural people is justiceischeap Jan 2013 #1
So true. nick of time Jan 2013 #2
I live in a rural area, but work in a city. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #13
No, the main difference is ketchup Taverner Jan 2013 #41
Urban drives can take forever ... the length of TIME can be greater. kwassa Jan 2013 #96
conclusion: country folk are ignorant and feel helpless around those from different cultures while bettyellen Jan 2013 #3
"Simplify as much as possible and no further" - Albert Einstein. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #36
it's all in your post, jeff. you chose to highlight the positive, but the negative was drawn from bettyellen Jan 2013 #40
Too bad you chose to destroy Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #4
Would you please expand your position. bvar22 Jan 2013 #15
No one is coming to grab his guns... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #34
The risk of anyone realistically taking away guns is close to zero. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #42
There are many, many more voices Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #46
Ah, I see what your problem is. bvar22 Jan 2013 #65
Right from his OP... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #71
The only thing I have to say about "Banning Guns".. bvar22 Jan 2013 #94
Palm Beach is a barrier island... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #98
"very few choose to be shot, suicides being the exception." Not quite true.... Ghost in the Machine Jan 2013 #113
As much of our gun violemce is committed by Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #114
You should check out DU sometime. Seen some folks there wanting to take guns away The Straight Story Jan 2013 #125
I have little patiences with the extremists on either side. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #135
The main difference is that urban people represent 86% of the population frazzled Jan 2013 #5
102% JVS Jan 2013 #28
And yet, we own 60% of the Senators. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #43
and that's undemocratic CreekDog Jan 2013 #84
Good luck with your second constitutional convention. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #88
does that make Hand County, SD an urban area? hfojvt Jan 2013 #87
Excellent point just1voice Jan 2013 #101
Speaking for myself Horse with no Name Jan 2013 #6
The reading shakespeare part trips me up. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #44
Audiobooks! :-) riqster Jan 2013 #47
I will have to speak up here 2naSalit Jan 2013 #60
In the same way that city folk are blind to the infrastructure that supports them... lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #66
Many of us also have spent time in cities 2naSalit Jan 2013 #70
... L0oniX Jan 2013 #7
Having lived in the city for many years I now choose to live in a rural area but work in the city Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #8
I'm a security guard and took a psych test. I wish a gun purchase required the same or better test. L0oniX Jan 2013 #12
yeah my slightly sociopathic cousin failed the psych for the NYPD. I thought that was pretty bettyellen Jan 2013 #24
I'm an urbanite. sadbear Jan 2013 #9
I have traveled extensively, London, Paris, Rome, panader0 Jan 2013 #10
Prior to retiring I traveled overseas often, but oldbanjo Jan 2013 #58
Seriously? PotatoChip Jan 2013 #105
Poster is probably zabet Jan 2013 #116
Oh, ok. I get it now. PotatoChip Jan 2013 #120
Not me. If I had my choice, I would go live in urban areas around Europe and spend most CTyankee Jan 2013 #112
I have traveled to the British Isles, Paris, Mexico City and many Caribbean islands, RebelOne Jan 2013 #129
Let's see, I've lived at East 74th street in Manhattan, and in dairy farm country in upstate NY mrsadm Jan 2013 #11
my trespassing problem is city folk who park on my property to gain access to some falls in the nati loli phabay Jan 2013 #16
Start charging for parking..they probably won't park there anymore. shraby Jan 2013 #59
well the tow company charges them and the tow me for free when i get stuck so i guess loli phabay Jan 2013 #63
Likewise, I've lived in NW DC, urban and rural VA, and now in rural/suburban Conn. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #23
My personal experience with people of ill intent is also pretty close to zero. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #35
City people ARE nice kwolf68 Jan 2013 #14
I find rural folk to be suspicious and unhelpful unless Lex Jan 2013 #21
yep, I've seen many a situation where many NYers immediately jumped in to help bettyellen Jan 2013 #26
+1 Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #90
+1 Jimbo S Jan 2013 #95
whether or not they have sidewalks? nt NoGOPZone Jan 2013 #17
You city folk are just book larned... ret5hd Jan 2013 #18
For someone defensive about the value of your book larnin', your reading skills could improve. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #48
My husband grew up in a rural area, and we've lived on an old farm hedgehog Jan 2013 #19
This is stereotyping. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #20
It's generalizing. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #50
did he attribute cultural generalities specific to rural voices? LanternWaste Jan 2013 #100
Kind of like folks do about the South (nt) The Straight Story Jan 2013 #126
I am both. I grew up rural and moved to the city. Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2013 #22
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #25
All joking aside, how high is the crime rate in your rural area? justiceischeap Jan 2013 #27
I live in a rural area and the only time that I have ever oldbanjo Jan 2013 #64
I agree, we should all have one of these justiceischeap Jan 2013 #69
Property crime in my county is about 20% higher than the state average lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #72
When I was mugged by two youths at gun point in Norfolk, VA (not exactly rural) justiceischeap Jan 2013 #76
Don't disagree. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #80
The difference between urban and rural people is... Botany Jan 2013 #29
+1 NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #54
We could mix better if we had better passenger rail. City could visit rural for the small town festi patrice Jan 2013 #30
With all due respect... lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #78
I wasn't thinking about light-rail. I live in a "shipping hub", amazing the amount of right-of-way patrice Jan 2013 #81
so much nonsense. cali Jan 2013 #31
do you need a machine gun barbtries Jan 2013 #32
No. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #57
far from it, barbtries Jan 2013 #117
Machine Guns are already illegal, bvar22 Jan 2013 #75
FYI, "machine guns" are already highly regulated, and fewer than 200K own them... Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #102
In my experience rural people are often well versed in local and regional history 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #33
I grew up on a farm, 9 miles from town (pop: 2,500), then lived in D.C., Chicago and Milwaukee ... Scuba Jan 2013 #37
Your avatar? legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #38
Yes. Smedley Butler. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #73
I am a fan!! legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #91
The "Skills" part only works if you're defining "skills" as things that are helpful in the country. JoeyT Jan 2013 #39
The distinction is between vertical skills and horizontal ones. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #56
Not a good enough argument to justify having an AK47. Or 30 bullet mags. Sorry. I'm sure 6'll do it judesedit Jan 2013 #45
From my own life experience, I can't really disagree. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #61
therefore urban/suburban people have no need to have people-killing guns. great news ! nt msongs Jan 2013 #49
Urban folks do have "people killing guns". They simply hire others to operate them. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #51
The Internet, even accessed over slow rural connections, bvar22 Jan 2013 #52
...is that some of them are urban and, get this, some of them are rural. Iggo Jan 2013 #53
You're probably referring to a handful of people ecstatic Jan 2013 #55
RURAL POPULATION IN DECLINE FOR GOOD REASONS AND MORE WOULD LEAVE IF THEY COULD MightyMopar Jan 2013 #62
wow! nt ecstatic Jan 2013 #68
country folk aren't afraid to speak to each other datasuspect Jan 2013 #67
It's one thing to retire to the country, it's quite another to grow up in the country MightyMopar Jan 2013 #79
Yes, you point to a lot of the hardships of rural life in much of America. antigone382 Jan 2013 #92
Do you think Democrats are trying to take your guns away? lark Jan 2013 #74
No. Because they're not listening to a vocal minority of DU'ers. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #83
this is total bullshit as evidenced by the lack of any science, any study, and CreekDog Jan 2013 #77
That's nice. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #82
So then you oppose President Obama's stand on this issue? bvar22 Jan 2013 #107
Rural people need to be understood, as do urbanites and Americans of all locales, BUT CreekDog Jan 2013 #108
I smell equivocation. bvar22 Jan 2013 #109
well you have to smell it because you sure didn't read any equivocation CreekDog Jan 2013 #111
"many people have unfounded or inaccurate fears" bvar22 Jan 2013 #119
Mostly she opposes any words found to the left of the name "lumberjack_jeff" lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #115
UH, as Americans get older, they tend to move back to rural areas. truedelphi Jan 2013 #85
Ever grow up in a small homogeneous town? Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #89
Dawson you are talking about them young apples, truedelphi Jan 2013 #136
In fairness, many college towns are nice. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #138
First nobody wants to take your guns away upaloopa Jan 2013 #86
Cultural and social differences aren't "nothing" Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #93
What tools do urban repairmen need? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #103
I live in the UK. Police here aren't armed, as a general rule. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #106
Who is planning on taking away your guns, your chainsaws, and your wrenches? LanternWaste Jan 2013 #97
There are undoubtedly people who don't fit into the urban/rural dichotomy. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #104
Why do we live in a rural area ? rickford66 Jan 2013 #99
The question of rural vs urban makes my mind explode.. PufPuf23 Jan 2013 #110
Both have inflated senses of self-importance. Robb Jan 2013 #118
The person you were for 10 years is the type of person you now hope dems waste no time with. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #121
Idiotic that this offends you. Why chase a small number of voters? Robb Jan 2013 #122
Why chase a small number of voters? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #123
Good grief. Robb Jan 2013 #124
It really doesn't matter who the census bureau thinks "rural" lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #127
Can we target self-identified handsome people, too? Robb Jan 2013 #128
If you're going to do wedge politics, know where you're putting it. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #130
Fine, we'll pander to the delusional. Robb Jan 2013 #132
Right, because "middle class tax cuts" is an electoral loser that no democrat would ever support. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #134
I must be the amazing, morphing woman. OnionPatch Jan 2013 #131
I think it's partly (mostly?) about self-identity too. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #133
I identify with OnionPatch Jan 2013 #139
A company moved some operations from Manhattan/Brooklyn to town just north of Newark FarCenter Jan 2013 #137
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