On the Border of Rural

I recently read an article that defined rural vs. urban.

• Rural:  400 - 1000 people per square kilometer
• Semi-rural:  1000 - 30,000
• Semi-urban:  30,000 - 500,000
• Urban:  500,000 and up

In a fit of curiosity, I had to research the density of my town... because we are next to a big nature area, technically we are just 1100 people per square kilometer!

As a country girl at heart, I am pretty excited about this.  We picked the house based partly on its nearness to nature (well, it is as far as we can get from cities without being too far from our jobs), and it is fun to know that we practically made it to rural levels that mimic our childhood years.
 

 I've always been a bit of a nature sprite.

It doesn't always feel like we're rural, being on just a 1/4th acre lot in a quiet little community, but it is good to remember exactly how far from busy city life we live.