Gary Drescher wrote:

Note though that it refers to "populated" places, not "congested" places.
"Congested" has technical meaning in the FARs (regarding altitude rules),
and it's not clear whether "populated" means the same thing.

It doesn't. According to the local FAA, the beaches around here are congested
areas during the summer season. They aren't congested in the winter. Sandy Hook
during summer is an example of an unpopulated congested area.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.