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re: What is considered a big city?
Posted on 11/9/14 at 5:51 pm to lsunurse
Posted on 11/9/14 at 5:51 pm to lsunurse
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I stand corrected....it's the 6th largest city in the US
This is poor logic. Cities are measured by their MSA; meaning the entire metro area. By that measure, Phoenix is twelfth.
Atlanta proper is under half million; roughly twice the size of Des Moines and half the size of Charlotte. Atlanta MSA is the ninth largest in America; roughly ten times the size of Des Moines MSA and twice the size of Charlotte MSA.
Phoenix is definitely a big city, though; it is over four million as an MSA.
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Posted on 11/9/14 at 5:55 pm to The Third Leg
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Cities are measured by their MSA; meaning the entire metro area
Well in that ranking list clearly they were not.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:08 pm to lsunurse
It's poor logic when talking scale in a suburban culture. All the millions of people in the 'burbs drive the economic activity in the anchor city.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:34 pm to CHiPs25
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Not sure why you guys are thinking Atlanta is a big city.
Because in modern times the size of the city itself isn't all that relevant. What matters is the size of the metro area. Atlanta's metro area is very large by North American standards.
The city that's the opposite of Atlanta in this regard is San Antonio. San Antonio's city limits stretch all the way to the county lines of Bexar County, which is a large county geographically. Thus, San Antonio's city population is only a hair smaller than its metro area population. San Antonio's metro population isn't much larger than Austin's, even though the "city" of San Antonio is larger than the "city" of Dallas, which is the largest part of the largest Metro in Texas.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:39 pm to lsucoonass
There are cities in China that you have never heard of that are larger than New York.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:49 pm to lsucoonass
2,000. 
Not what I expected.
I live in Gadsden,AL.36,000.Was 42,000 in 1995.
Small Town.
I've lived in So. AL where there are Communities.
You drive 5 minutes and you're in a different Community and they'll tell you.
I lived in Eclectic.They had the only Traffic Light around there.
No Fast Food.
Not what I expected.
I live in Gadsden,AL.36,000.Was 42,000 in 1995.
Small Town.
I've lived in So. AL where there are Communities.
You drive 5 minutes and you're in a different Community and they'll tell you.
I lived in Eclectic.They had the only Traffic Light around there.
No Fast Food.
This post was edited on 11/9/14 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:49 pm to Traffic Circle
I work midtown Manhattan. Other. Cities are bumpkin villes to a great degree. 2000 people. Thats 1 apt building.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:51 pm to tidalmouse
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I live in Gadsden,AL.36,000.Was 42,000 in 1995.
Small Town.
Nah, that's a large town.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:52 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
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2000 people. Thats 1 apt building.
this
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:56 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Yeah,I guess you're right.It's the largest Town around Birmingham,I think.
This post was edited on 11/9/14 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 11/9/14 at 6:58 pm to tidalmouse
I don't think there's a magical population number that defines a town or city, because there are variables that can make a difference. I'd think 50k is the defining point between the two, but the place I live has less than 50k and functions more like a city than many places double the population.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:00 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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the place I live
Is considered a big city in your state.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:02 pm to glassman
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the place I live
Is considered a big city in your state.
Yeah, it has a lot more going for it than most places it's size. Local restaurants and stores, theaters, symphony, ballet, etc.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:03 pm to lsunurse
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Why wasn't PHX on your list?
didn't think of it...but I would consider it a 'big city'
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:29 pm to cattus
I live in Birmingham (metro of 1.2 million) and I don't feel like it is a "big" city.
New Orleans has roughly the same number of people, but it feels more like a "big" city when I visit.
New Orleans has roughly the same number of people, but it feels more like a "big" city when I visit.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 7:43 pm to Monticello
Birmingham is a medium sized city. So is New Orleans. It's just that New Orleans' cultural significance, social cache and historical importance far, far outstrip its size.
Posted on 11/9/14 at 8:16 pm to Cooter Davenport
"Big" is very relative. I tend to think of a big city as having a metro population of over a million people. It also helps to have a pro sports team.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 8:10 am to GumBro Jackson
Well considering I lived on a houseboat all is relative I suppose
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