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View Poll Results: How close to your birthplace do you live?
0-49 miles 47 29.94%
50-99 miles 7 4.46%
100-249 miles 12 7.64%
250-499 miles 13 8.28%
500-749 miles 8 5.10%
750-999 miles 9 5.73%
1,000+ miles 61 38.85%
Voters: 157. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-24-2009, 11:51 AM
 
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You've probably all heard the saying that a lot of Americans live within a short distance of their birthplace. I can't remember the exact percentages and numbers, plus they vary by source. But let's see just how close the people on city-data live to their birthplace.

I live about 90 miles from my birthplace, but that will soon change to about 2,000 miles.
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Old 04-24-2009, 11:53 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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About 7 miles from the hospital I was born at, about 3 miles from where Dad and Mom's house was located.

Now if you had asked this question during any of the last 25-30 years, the answer would never have been closer than 1500 Miles.
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Old 04-24-2009, 11:54 AM
 
Location: Lemon Grove, CA USA
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Opposite coast. About 2500 miles or so.
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Old 04-24-2009, 11:54 AM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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I was born in Galion, OH and now live in Ybor City, FL :/
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Old 04-24-2009, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.
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I live just a couple miles away. Born in Queens (NYC) and now live in Queens just a couple towns away.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:06 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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According to MapQuext. 1422.97 miles.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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I was born in National City California which is in the San Diego area. I now live in Florida and have lived in several other places in the US.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:08 PM
 
Location: roaming gnome
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I'll be approximately 2631 miles soon.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:14 PM
 
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Google Maps calls it 861 miles, exactly.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:15 PM
 
Location: a bar
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Currently 23 miles from the hospital I was born. I've never lived any further.
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