Talk:Lipscomb, Texas
Latest comment: 6 years ago by Sbmeirow in topic settlement_type field
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settlement_type field
editFor settlement_type field in communities:
- "County seat" preferred over ("City" / "Town" / "Unincorporated community" / or many other community terms) and also preferred over CDP.
- "City" / "Unincorporated community" / or other community terms are preferred over census-designated place (CDP), because CDP is not a common term and it's typically used ONLY for census related discussions.
In the intro, CDP should not be the first descriptive term for a community, instead city / unincorporated community / other community terms should be used first, then CDP afterward (if desired).
I don't think I've ever seen the term CDP or it's long form on common maps, which is a reason why it shouldn't be used as the primary way to describe a community.