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Largest cities in the United States by population by decade
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:08 pm
Pretty interesting stuff...New Orleans was in the Top 10 from 1810-1880...Brooklyn was once a city...etc
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Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:13 pm to 805tiger
you coulda added this
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:16 pm to 805tiger
San Antonio bigger than Dallas? Wouldn't have ever guessed that
This post was edited on 7/21/14 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:21 pm to 805tiger
One thing that I noticed was that Atlanta was never in the top 10. I would not have guessed that San Jose, Dallas, and San Antonio were all larger. I guess a lot more people live outside of the city limits than I'd have guessed.
I went back and checked to see that less than 500,000 live inside the city of Atlanta while there's over 5 million in the metro area. That's some pretty epic sprawl.
I went back and checked to see that less than 500,000 live inside the city of Atlanta while there's over 5 million in the metro area. That's some pretty epic sprawl.
This post was edited on 7/21/14 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:28 pm to Schmelly
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San Antonio bigger than Dallas? Wouldn't have ever guessed that
Dallas / Fort Worth MSA - 6.4 million
San Antonio MSA - 2.2 million
Dallas proper - 1.24 million
San Antonio proper - 1.38 million
Atlanta MSA - 5.5 million
Charlotte MSA - 2.34 million
Atlanta proper - 440,000
Charlotte proper - 775,000
This post was edited on 7/21/14 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:31 pm to kingbob
You can see in 1950 that 8 of the Top 10 had their peak population. That's when suburbanization started to really kick in...
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:37 pm to 805tiger
Interesting, but metropolitan areas are the true measure of city size. Metropolitans are what most people think of when they say where they live or think about other cities.
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:42 pm to 805tiger
quote:I think sporcle has a quiz based on this. Neat stuff
Largest cities in the United States by population by decade
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:43 pm to kingbob
City limits are pretty meaningless these days and can skew comparison. For example, San Antonio's city limits incorporate over 450 square miles, while Atlanta's is something like 125.
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:54 pm to sneakytiger
Didn't know Houston was so big.
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:14 pm to vuvuzela
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Didn't know Houston was so big.
In terms of population Houston may take Chicago's spot in a couple decades...
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:19 pm to 805tiger
Just to clarify, this list doesn't include metro area, correct?
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:19 pm to brewhan davey
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Just to clarify, this list doesn't include metro area, correct?
Correct, just within the city limits...
This post was edited on 7/21/14 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:30 pm to 805tiger
quote:less than that, probably next census
In terms of population Houston may take Chicago's spot in a couple decades...
they keep moving here and keep shooting each other in Chicago
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:32 pm to vuvuzela
quote:lotta people needed to create all that culture
Didn't know Houston was so big
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:37 pm to kingbob
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I went back and checked to see that less than 500,000 live inside the city of Atlanta while there's over 5 million in the metro area. That's some pretty epic sprawl.
Lots of sprawl, but the city limits don't extend very far to begin with. Emory and the CDC aren't located within the city limits for example.
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:38 pm to joey barton
I'd like to see a list of the top 10 metro areas by decade. That would make for an interesting comparison.
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:46 pm to Schmelly
quote:It's not. City proper is a stupid parameter. Dallas is massive.
San Antonio bigger than Dallas? Wouldn't have ever guessed that
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:48 pm to kingbob
quote:I had a site like that but I lost the link
I'd like to see a list of the top 10 metro areas by decade. That would make for an interesting comparison
The most interesting thing was BR went from 30K people in 1940 to 120K in 1950
Posted on 7/21/14 at 3:50 pm to Kafka
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The most interesting thing was BR went from 30K people in 1940 to 120K in 1950
Which explains why the whole city looks like it was built in the 50s out of shitty, cheap materials.
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