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Miami added 1000 ppl/sm from 2000-2010 to end the decade at ~400,000. I fully suspect that by 2020 Miami will add at least another 1000 ppl/sm since many of the residential towers built just prior to the last Census weren't occupied by the last Census date. If Miami continues that pattern (and there's no reason to assume that it won't), that puts Miami well over 500,000 in the city proper by 2050 in less than 36 square miles of land. Because it's still growing fairly rapidly and has such a small land area, I can't see how Miami isn't in the top five in 2050.
Agreed. Agreed. I don't see how Miami can't be on the Top 5.
Agreed. Agreed. I don't see how Miami can't be on the Top 5.
Then you need to do the math.
This is not about the most populated; this is about the most dense cities over 500,000 and Miami will be more dense than other cities commonly listed. At current estimates, it's already 12,360 ppl/sm. That's denser than D.C, Philly, Chicago, Seattle and others.
Even at modest growth rates, it will easily be over 500,000 by 2050 and since its limits don't expand, it will only pad its density.
While large city limits inflate city proper populations, they also deflate city density numbers.
In Philly, for example, the density is a solid (for America) 12,000/sq m. The far Northeast, however, which constitutes a moderate share of city proper area-wise, comes in only a little over 5,000/sq m. Few outsiders associate much of this area with inside city limits. Much of North Philly, which constitutes a huge amount of the city, is similarly low density, but in this case some parts are still clearly within the immediate urban fabric. West Philly matches the average city density pretty closely, South Philly approaches 17,000/sq m and Center City is in the range of 40,000/sq m.
Point is, city proper is often defined fairly arbitrarily and true city density should be broken down by region or area to get a more realistic feel.
Seattle is on it's way…it's becoming very dense. High rises going up everywhere..tons of people on the streets.
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