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View Poll Results: Is the population large because the land area is large or the other way around?
The population is large because there is lots of land 7 29.17%
The city spread out as it grew because it could 17 70.83%
Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-28-2010, 06:38 PM
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Never said it would be.
Actually, it's exactly what you said...

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So yeah, back on track, sort of....the inner loop is 110-ish square miles. Population's somewhere in the 500-600K range. That could stand alone as a major city, if not the fourth largest in the US.
...unless you meant to say "...as a major city, but not the fourth largest..."
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:05 PM
 
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...unless you meant to say "...as a major city, but not the fourth largest..."
That was the intent, but I'm not going to get into a semantics debate over something meaningless.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:40 PM
 
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Dang, Houston is so freaking huge!
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Old 07-29-2010, 05:56 AM
k_s
 
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That was the intent, but I'm not going to get into a semantics debate over something meaningless.
Clarification =/= debate
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Old 07-29-2010, 06:38 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Well Houston is a major city no matter how you look at it. How many cities can claim to have be in the 2M league. Only 4.
Philadelphia at it's peak was 2.1 million. So in USA 5 cities can claim they have ever touched that number Detroit fell short of that in 1959 by 200,000 give or take.
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Old 07-29-2010, 10:13 AM
 
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Philadelphia at it's peak was 2.1 million. So in USA 5 cities can claim they have ever touched that number Detroit fell short of that in 1959 by 200,000 give or take.
yeah Philly was there and they will be again if they use the cheesesteak strategy. That is the key to getting back into the 2M club
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Old 07-29-2010, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Houston Inner Loop
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Trust me, as cool of a city as Philadelphia is, it will never be in the 2mm club again. Classic case of taxes impeding true growth and prosperity. Sad really...
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Old 07-29-2010, 06:08 PM
 
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So you are saying it is a burnt out city???^^^^^
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