Small towns and manufacturing

J. F. Hart

doi:10.2307/215001

Small towns and manufacturing

J. F. Hart

Geography, Environment and Society

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The population of small towns in the Midwest has increased since World War II because of expanded regional employment in manufacturing in nonmetropolitan areas. Some new small-town factories are branch plants of large corporations, but others have been developed by local entrepreneurs. An Iowa case study shows that incorporated places have gained population consistently since 1920 and that individual places have retained their relative position in the urban hierarchy. The future of small towns depends on their ability to adapt to the change in their primary function from agricultural service to manufacturing. -Author

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	272-287
Number of pages	16
Journal	Geographical Review
Volume	78
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/215001
State	Published - Jan 1 1988

UN SDGs

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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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