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But Columbus has a smaller area population than just about all of those. For example, Columbus' city limits are 212.6 sq mi while Pittsburgh's is 58.3 sq mi. By city population, Pittsburgh has 316,718 while Columbus has 754,885. However in their metros, While Columbus has 1,773,120 (32nd largest in the US), Pittsburgh has 2,462,571 (22nd largest in the US), which is quite a bit larger.
Agreed that Columbus feels like a small town though!
That's because Pittsburgh's metro sprawls out quite a bit and pretty much the SW corner of PA is the Pittsburgh metro.
Columbus has a city makeup similar to Southern and Western cities due to having sprawling city limits. So, I can see how it's in the top 20 for city population. Probably the most underrated big city in the US and it's not even close in terms of growth.....
That's because Pittsburgh's metro sprawls out quite a bit and pretty much the SW corner of PA is the Pittsburgh metro.
Columbus has a city makeup similar to Southern and Western cities due to having sprawling city limits. So, I can see how it's in the top 20 for city population. Probably the most underrated big city in the US and it's not even close in terms of growth.....
It was an example. I was making a point to the poster, that city limits doesn't mean much; its the metro that does.
That's because Pittsburgh's metro sprawls out quite a bit and pretty much the SW corner of PA is the Pittsburgh metro.
Columbus has a city makeup similar to Southern and Western cities due to having sprawling city limits. So, I can see how it's in the top 20 for city population. Probably the most underrated big city in the US and it's not even close in terms of growth.....
You're absolutely correct ... Columbus is very similar to most any of the progressive and vibrant cities that are found in the western or southeast regions of the U.S.
It feels like it should be in the sunbelt, largely due to it's ability to continue to flourish in a region that has typically seen population losses.
"It does have a small town ambiance tho" ... very nice when you consider all of the BIG CITY AMENITIES that Columbus has.
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A big city that seem small to me is Vancouver BC. It's only 50 sq mi. in size. If you go up on one of the many hills you can see the entire city. I have ridden a bike around the entire city a few times.
At 50 sq mi. it really isn't that big of a city is it?
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