It has been a continuous goal of Mapline to design and develop mapping tools that are easy to use yet produce powerful results. One way is to make US geographical territories be available to use. Since you asked for it, we gave you the very best answer! After all, Mapline wouldn’t be the best territory mapping software for nothing. Territories defined by the Census Bureau can now be used for mapping. So now, you can create a CBSA map in under a minute.

The Core Based Statistical Area or CBSA is defined by the US Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) as a geographic area consisting of one or more counties with an urban center with a population of not less than 10,000. It should also have adjoining counties that are connected to the urban center by commuting. It took effect in June 2003. Currently, there are 927 CBSA in the US.

An area can be considered as CBSA if it has one of these characteristics:

• Metropolitan Statistical Areas with at least 50,000 population or more
• Micropolitan Statistical Area with at least 10,000 – 50,000 in population
• Combined Statistical Area combining adjacent Metropolitan or Micropolitan areas