Leon Swarts' Books

POVERTY – NO BOUNDARIES

No One In Sight Miles Around Searching For Shelter Longing For Food Cold Weather In Sight Still Living Poor Urban Apartments Crumbling Houses Abandoned Parks Unkept Streets Unsafe Sidewalks Impassable Still Living Poor Suburban Neighborhoods Run Down Housing Insecure Landlords Absent Haves & Have-nots Shelters Unfound Still Living Poor Rural-Urban-Suburban Needs Unmet Searching For Shelter […]

RURAL, URBAN, and SUBURBAN POVERTY IN AMERICA

To classify whether an area is rural, urban, or suburban, census information takes the number of housing units, distance from the airport, the presence of group quarters, and more to define the three geographic areas. Population determiners for categorization include: Urban – at least 2000 housing units or a population of at least 5000. Any […]