The airport soon became a business hub for what was once a rural, sparsely populated portion in the southern end of the county.
One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The ward also added the rural northern portion of the former city of Kanata.
I-355 is routed north and slightly west through rural, hilly portions of Will County.
The district includes most of the rural western portion of the state.
The route runs north, and then curves to the west, through rural portions of the county.
The district is mixed urban and rural as it also contains large rural portions.
The two-lane route continues through rural portions of the state.
The decision was made to split the township in two, with the northern, rural portion becoming North York.
They are essentially the rural portion of what would normally be a county.