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Do you think the population of the City of Charlotte will cross the 1 million mark?
If so, when?
Will Charlotte become the first and only city in the Southeast with more than 1 million residents?
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For what it's worth, I think the City of Charlotte crosses the 1 million mark in about 15 years and it will be the first city in the Southeast to do it.
Do you think the population of the City of Charlotte will cross the 1 million mark?
If so, when?
Will Charlotte become the first and only city in the Southeast with more than 1 million residents?
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For what it's worth, I think the City of Charlotte crosses the 1 million mark in about 15 years and it will be the first city in the Southeast to do it.
It will probably be the first in the Southeast with a city population of 1 million but that's not really saying much since different cities draw their boundaries in different ways. The metro population is a more accurate representation of size and clearly Charlotte isn't even close to Atlanta or Miami.
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Do you think the population of the City of Charlotte will cross the 1 million mark?
If so, when?
Will Charlotte become the first and only city in the Southeast with more than 1 million residents?
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For what it's worth, I think the City of Charlotte crosses the 1 million mark in about 15 years and it will be the first city in the Southeast to do it.
Definitely. Probably somewhere between 5 & 10 years.
It will probably be the first in the Southeast with a city population of 1 million but that's not really saying much since different cities draw their boundaries in different ways. The metro population is a more accurate representation of size and clearly Charlotte isn't even close to Atlanta or Miami.
I disagree, I think that since NC cities can't annex they way they used to, 1 million is a pretty good indication that Charlotte becomes more urban than the sprawl of Georgia. Miami, on the other hand, is more urban because it is naturally constrained.
I disagree, I think that since NC cities can't annex they way they used to, 1 million is a pretty good indication that Charlotte becomes more urban than the sprawl of Georgia. Miami, on the other hand, is more urban because it is naturally constrained.
Even at a million, Charlotte's density will still be rather poor. The city limits are 297 sq miles, so a million puts us around 3367/sq mile. That would still put us about 300/sq mile south of Houston, which certainly isn't known for it's urbanism. The city of Atlanta has a much smaller footprint and population by comparison, however currently maintains 3300/sq mile as well. As long as Ballantyne, the airport and Northwest Charlotte are inside the city limits, our overall density will remain low, with obvious pockets of heavy density in the established inner ring neighborhoods.
Regarding the question, it appears inevitable we will cross the million mark in the next decade, as the city adds roughly 20k a year. Overall our growth is encouraging, it is unlikely we will annex again and haven't in about 4 years. It's apparent by simply biking around center city that we are growing from the inside out.
Even at a million, Charlotte's density will still be rather poor. The city limits are 297 sq miles, so a million puts us around 3367/sq mile. That would still put us about 300/sq mile south of Houston, which certainly isn't known for it's urbanism. The city of Atlanta has a much smaller footprint and population by comparison, however currently maintains 3300/sq mile as well. As long as Ballantyne, the airport and Northwest Charlotte are inside the city limits, our overall density will remain low, with obvious pockets of heavy density in the established inner ring neighborhoods.
Regarding the question, it appears inevitable we will cross the million mark in the next decade, as the city adds roughly 20k a year. Overall our growth is encouraging, it is unlikely we will annex again and haven't in about 4 years. It's apparent by simply biking around center city that we are growing from the inside out.
Northeast Charlotte as well. Lots of farmland and trailer parks still. The good thing (depending how you view it and who you are talking to), most development is within an urban scale and sprawl is slowing down (somewhat).
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