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Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Event

Figure 37. Frontier, Rural, and Urban Counties (Region VIII)

Map of Region VIII States showing frontier, rural and urban counties. Frontier county is defined as having 6 or few persons per square mile.  Rural county has a population fewer than 50,000; a frontier county is also a rural county. Urban county has a population greater than 50,000.

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