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I think it'd technically be impossible for a county to completely depopulate because it's a level of government. There's got to be some amount of residents to deal with government operations like taxes on land and whatnot. I would imagine if a county government was disbanded due to population loss, its land area would just be merged with adjacent counties thus making it so that there's never a depopulated county in existence.
No I do not think so. The world is gaining people not losing them. There are some small communities in the Dakotas, Nebraska that are facing serious population loss. Some small towns may disappear, but there will remain some people in the area farming the land. Detroit Michigan is another place with very serious population loss. The city may die, its already an urban nightmare, much of it abandoned and only a fraction of the residents it once had. Will it disappear??? doubtful, too many people in its suburbs, which are NOT dead. Eventually as it empties out the surrounding suburbs will begin to redevlope the abandoned areas. In time, maybe lots of time it will grow inward from its suburbs. Land is way to valuable for large areas to depopulate, baring some terrible disaster that renders the area useless.
No I do not think so. The world is gaining people not losing them. There are some small communities in the Dakotas, Nebraska that are facing serious population loss. Some small towns may disappear, but there will remain some people in the area farming the land. Detroit Michigan is another place with very serious population loss. The city may die, its already an urban nightmare, much of it abandoned and only a fraction of the residents it once had. Will it disappear??? doubtful, too many people in its suburbs, which are NOT dead. Eventually as it empties out the surrounding suburbs will begin to redevlope the abandoned areas. In time, maybe lots of time it will grow inward from its suburbs. Land is way to valuable for large areas to depopulate, baring some terrible disaster that renders the area useless.
Old news...Detroit is far from dead and is coming back. It's fun for some of the haters to hate, but the Downtown area in particular is booming.
Right, it's unreal that someone could seriously pose the question "(Detroit) may die, its already an urban nightmare, much of it abandoned and only a fraction of the residents it once had. Will it disappear???"
Ok I guess I should not have used it as an example on CD, LOTs of Detroit cheerleaders on here that don't like statements like mine. However it is often cited as a place with serious population loss, so it is relevant to this thread. Also may I add I have seen Detroit, I saw its abandonment with my own eyes. It is shocking, as is the types of dazed drugged people on the streets. I have also see the "downtown redevelopment" you speak of. The skysrapers are abandoned with broken windows (what other city have you ever seen that in), but yes there is a few blocks of redevelopment. Its what you imagine Bagdads greenzone being like, a small safe protected area that is nicer, surrounded by the abyss. You can call me a hater, or whatever you like but I have seen the place with my own eyes. Nothing you type will refute what my own eyes have seen. Its the most depressing place I have ever seen. I feel sorry for anyone who lives there. Ironically though Detroit has some of the nicest suburbs in the country. The area to the north and west of Detroit is where the center of activity is, that is another world compared to the old Detroit.
Ok I guess I should not have used it as an example on CD, LOTs of Detroit cheerleaders on here that don't like statements like mine. However it is often cited as a place with serious population loss, so it is relevant to this thread. Also may I add I have seen Detroit, I saw its abandonment with my own eyes. It is shocking, as is the types of dazed drugged people on the streets. I have also see the "downtown redevelopment" you speak of. The skysrapers are abandoned with broken windows (what other city have you ever seen that in), but yes there is a few blocks of redevelopment. Its what you imagine Bagdads greenzone being like, a small safe protected area that is nicer, surrounded by the abyss. You can call me a hater, or whatever you like but I have seen the place with my own eyes. Nothing you type will refute what my own eyes have seen. Its the most depressing place I have ever seen. I feel sorry for anyone who lives there. Ironically though Detroit has some of the nicest suburbs in the country. The area to the north and west of Detroit is where the center of activity is, that is another world compared to the old Detroit.
This is completely and laughably inaccurate. You cannot have been to Detroit within the last ten years to have posted something this ridiculous, and if you ever were there, it must have been in the middle of the night.
I am not necessarily a Detroit cheerleader, but I am a truth cheerleader, and the truth is that there are many, many people who are slowly turning Detroit around and deserve credit for that. What they do not deserve is for people who are nowhere near the process and obviously have an ax to grind with the entire state of Michigan to get on internet forums and spew untruths like those above. It is true that Detroit has many beautiful suburbs with much wealth and prosperity. Would wealthy, successful people who could live anywhere stay in Metro Detroit if any of what you posted here was the truth?
The reality is that, while Detroit still has much work to do, large areas have become not only once again livable, but actually quite desirable. There are currently waiting lists for the loft apartments and condos in Midtown and Downtown, and other neighborhoods are seeing urban revival and an influx of people from around the country who want to be part of the exciting rebirth of what was once one of the greatest cities in America. And I can say this because I have actually been there recently and have family who live in some of the beautiful suburbs and have no desire to be anywhere else.
Whenever I read a post like this one, the first thing that comes to mind is, if you're so happy where you moved to, then why do you constantly come on this forum and trash the place that you left? Happy people don't do that. Happy people live and let live and wish others well, regardless of where they choose to live.
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