Sec. 44. "Urban area" means:
(1) an urbanized area designated by the Bureau of the Census;
(2) if an urbanized area lies within more than one (1) state, the part of the area that lies within the boundaries of Indiana; or
(3) an urban place designated by the Bureau of the Census having a population of at least five thousand (5,000) that is not within an urbanized area and is within boundaries cooperatively established by the department and local officials.