@article{a136c762c34340f2b58d6d9a9850b1c7,
title = "Change in U.S. Small Town Community Capitals, 1980–2010",
abstract = "The county scale has thus far dominated rural demographic research—this descriptive profile of small town America is unique with its place-based lens. Another important extension is the nationwide application of the Community Capitals Framework which builds on the body of research examining capitals within case studies focused on one or more communities. Here, we examine place-based “community capitals” at the national scale through novel integration of data from a wide variety of sources. The goal is to identify tiny town socioeconomic and demographic patterns of change—or trajectories—over the past several decades—and contrast remote small towns with those proximate to metropolitan areas. Results reveal both commonalities and distinctions. Instead of differences in trends across time, the analyses suggest that what differs are the more general profiles of small places as contrasted with national data. For example, regardless of metro proximity, small town America has lower levels of human and financial capital. Still, distinction also appears in that rural population growth has focused on high-amenity regions, bringing some increases in community capitals but potentially also exacerbating inequalities. In all, the analyses presented here offer an important foundation for necessary work at the place scale to improve understanding of the nuances inherent in population shifts, and their implications, within rural communities.",
keywords = "Community capitals, Demography, Population, Rural, Tiny towns, Trends",
author = "Hunter, {Lori M.} and Talbot, {Catherine B.} and Connor, {Dylan Shane} and Miriam Counterman and Uhl, {Johannes H.} and Gutmann, {Myron P.} and Stefan Leyk",
note = "Funding Information: This research has been supported by Project Number R21HD098717-01A1, “Health, Social, and Demographic Trends in Rural Communities” funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The project has also benefited from research, administrative, and computing support, also provided by NICHD, to the University of Colorado Population Center (CUPC; Project 2P2CHD066613-06). The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official view of the CUPC, NIH or CU Boulder. Funding Information: Funding for this research was provided by the University of Colorado Boulder{\textquoteright}s Research and Innovation Office. This research has also benefited from research, administrative, and computing support provided by the University of Colorado Population Center (Project 2P2CHD066613-06), funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the CUPC, NIH or CU Boulder. Indirect support was provided by the Welcome Trust (Agincourt Unit, grant 085477/Z/08/Z) through its support of the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit. The authors would like to thank the communities, respondents, field staff and management of the Agincourt Unit for their respective contributions to the production of the data used in this study. Acknowledgements Funding Information: This research has been supported by Project Number R21HD098717-01A1, ?Health, Social, and Demographic Trends in Rural Communities? funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The project has also benefited from research, administrative, and computing support, also provided by NICHD, to the University of Colorado Population Center (CUPC; Project 2P2CHD066613-06). The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official view of the CUPC, NIH or CU Boulder. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Nature B.V.",
year = "2020",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s11113-020-09609-4",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "39",
pages = "913--940",
journal = "Population Research and Policy Review",
issn = "0167-5923",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "5",
}