§ 1203. Definitions. For the purposes of this article: 1. "Center" shall mean the New York state center for rural schools; 2.  "Committee"  shall  mean  the  rural education advisory committee,  established pursuant to the provisions of this article; and 3. "Rural area" shall mean any  county  with  less  than  two  hundred  thousand population, or any town which has a population of less than one  hundred fifty persons per square mile.