Citations:ruralpolitan

Noun: "an urbanite who moves to the countryside, especially to start an agricultural venture"

 * 1997 — Scott Kilman, "'The Green Acres Experience'", The Beacon-News, 15 October 1997:
 * Animal feed maker Purina Mills Inc. is test-marketing stores aimed at what it calls the "ruralpolitan" market.
 * 1999 — Charity Goodwin, "Feed Store Changes Its Image", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 19 July 1999:
 * "Ruralpolitans" -- also known as exurbanites -- are people who've moved to the fringes of a metropolitan area.
 * 1999 — Florence Shinkle, "Marketing Strategy For Horse-Crazy Consumers Misses With America's Country Stores", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 30 August 1999:
 * Purina Mills even has articulated our core philosophy: "Ruralpolitans are not playing golf," said Frank Moore, the Harvard-educated director of equine marketing and research for the firm.
 * 2007 — Diane Wedner, "On a rural route", Los Angeles Times, 25 March 2007:
 * These "ruralpolitans" are willing to invest beaucoup bucks to pay for equipment to reap and sow organic vegetables; raise niche crops, such as herbs, grass-fed beef or organic pork; shear sheep or llamas for wool production; or harvest grapes for wine.
 * 2008 — Jon Ortiz, "Elk Grove John Deere outlet shows its softer side", Sacramento Bee, 14 April 2008:
 * But as farmland gave way to home building, a new class of "ruralpolitans" emerged, families that leave the city to settle on large parcels just outside the city.
 * 2009 — Keith Snow, The Harvest Eating Cookbook, Running Press (2009), ISBN 9780762443529, page 294:
 * Recently, there has been a growing trend which is directly opposite of the ruralpolitans. These are urban farmers who are raising chickens and goats within the city limits
 * 2010 — Jennifer Bain, "Almanac is useful to food lovers", Toronto Star, 16 September 2010:
 * So how often does he use "ruralpolitan" to define a city slicker who relocates to the countryside?