Category:Census-designated places in the United States

This is a diffused parent category for categories in Category:Census-designated places in the United States by state. It should not hold pages that belong in the state-level categories, but may hold other pages such as lists.

The United States Census Bureau defines census-designated places around population centers that have no legally-defined corporate limits and are not within an incorporated municipality (except for New England and a few other states where minor civil divisions such as a town or township can be an incorporated place). For example, compare Category:Unincorporated communities in Arkansas with Category:Census-designated places in Arkansas.
The main article for this category is Census-designated place
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