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I always wonder why people all ways assume just because a city is not by the ocean and are land lock as they say doing better in population growth then L.A.,NYC,Chicago?
I have notice these cities Dallas,Atlanta and Austin growth rate in Metro Area is growing at a faster rate.
The water supply maybe a reason but the cities do have enough money to build lakes to serve there population or we would see declines in these particular cities.I am not knockin these other cities but I always see them saying that this city is land lock or that city is land lock thats why it doesn't have what we have or grow like we grow really!
I would like to get your input on this topic thanks!!
Houston isn't exactly on an ocean. It is, however, about 50 miles from The Gulf of Mexico.
The Gulf of Mexico is part of the Ocean. Give me a break already. And Houston metro area is directly on the Gulf of Mexico, there is no "50 miles" to the gulf.
If you want to be that hyper-technical, then we can say that Tokyo, or New York, or Hong Kong aren't on the ocean, because they are in protected harbors, not the open ocean.
Houston isn't exactly on an ocean. It is, however, about 50 miles from The Gulf of Mexico.
The Houston/Galveston area has about 100 miles of Gulf beaches to enjoy not to mention the 2nd or 3rd busiest port in the country which has a turning basin just a few miles east of downtown Houston. You can enjoy the sunny beaches, deep sea fishing, sailing, cruise line vacations to the Caribbean, great FRESH seafood in the Houston area. Houston is far from being "land locked". Anywhere you are in the metro you are only an hour or so from the coast at the most and if you choose you can live seaside or bayside directly on the water...
I always wonder why people all ways assume just because a city is not by the ocean and are land lock as they say doing better in population growth then L.A.,NYC,Chicago?
I have notice these cities Dallas,Atlanta and Austin growth rate in Metro Area is growing at a faster rate.
The water supply maybe a reason but the cities do have enough money to build lakes to serve there population or we would see declines in these particular cities.I am not knockin these other cities but I always see them saying that this city is land lock or that city is land lock thats why it doesn't have what we have or grow like we grow really!
I would like to get your input on this topic thanks!!
My input??
I refuse to answer a question that classifies Chicago as an "oceanside city"
I apologize if I seem rude, but anyone who has that little geographic knowledge should not be taken seriously.
No need to crucify the guy because he didn't address Houston.
To answer your question OP - yes, as a general rule, the majority of the cities and metros with "booming" rates of population growth are in inland areas currently. Notably exceptions (in addition to Houson of course) include the Bay Area, Seattle, Miami (possibly?) and some of the other Florida cities. Most other cities along the coast are seeing far more modest rates of population growth. The simple answer is that most of the coastal cities/metros are already mature and/or have large populations so massive growth rates normally aren't sustainable. It doesn't mean coastal cities aren't growing, but it's just not as pronounced as it is in smaller cities. i.e. when the New York metro adds 500,000 people the percentages aren't going to be as impressive as when say the Charlotte metro adds 500,000 people.
Landlocked cities are growing rapidly because of class divide. More people are getting poorer, so they have to move to the dirt cheap inland landlocked land because they can't afford the coast.
Landlocked cities are growing rapidly because of class divide. More people are getting poorer, so they have to move to the dirt cheap inland landlocked land because they can't afford the coast.
This is true for places down south in the Sun Belt, but this doesn't apply to the majority of the landlocked Midwest.
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