I live in a rural area, i love being away from people, if its not urban its always considered rural in my book. 
What is the proper definition of "Rural" anyhow?
Well a rural area is basically just a geographic area that is located outside of towns and cities.
There's no population density requirements at all? I'm pretty sure I live in a rural area myself!~
Most rural areas usually have a really low population density and small settlements or farms usually.
There are definitely farms around where I live! My backyard is basically a farm. What else can you tell me about rural areas? Any neat facts?
communities". Intermediate regions have 15 to 49 percent of their population living in a rural community. Predominantly urban regions have less than 15 percent of their population living in a rural community. Predominantly rural regions are classified as rural metro-adjacent, rural non-metro-adjacent and rural northern, following Ehrensaft and Beeman (1992). Rural metro-adjacent regions are predominantly rural census divisions which are adjacent to metropolitan centres while rural non-metro-adjacent regions are those predominantly rural census divisions which are not adjacent to
Rural area
In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines the word "rural" as encompassing "...all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. Whatever is not urban is considered rural."
Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas are commonly rural, as are other types of areas such as forest.