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Old 02-24-2011, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Old 02-24-2011, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Found these maps on swamplot.
Great find Spade, this one deserves a rep. I truly love how diverse Houston is in every meaning of the word.
 
Old 02-24-2011, 07:40 PM
 
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I'm surprised that the map isn't all the way yellow (multiracial).
 
Old 02-24-2011, 08:27 PM
 
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So..........if/when Houston surpasses the population of Chicago does that mean that H-Town will then be awarded a 2nd sports franchise in any pro sport? Or is this just another case of America playing favorites?
 
Old 02-24-2011, 08:31 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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So..........if/when Houston surpasses the population of Chicago does that mean that H-Town will then be awarded a 2nd sports franchise in any pro sport? Or is this just another case of America playing favorites?
Houston is 3.7 Million people away from surpassing Chicagoland, that is a long long time. With present trends it's at least two decades and personally this level of growth rate isn't sustainable for 20 more years so I'm guessing it will take 3 decades even with Chicagoland's growth. By city, Houston is still 15 years away from surpassing Chicago, to get more professional sports teams its going to need a sizable market for it, meaning like 7.5 Million people. Boston has 7.6 Million people and it doesn't have any extra teams for any sports, Bay Area at 7.4 Million people does though.
 
Old 02-24-2011, 08:45 PM
 
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Houston is 3.7 Million people away from surpassing Chicagoland, that is a long long time. With present trends it's at least two decades and personally this level of growth rate isn't sustainable for 20 more years so I'm guessing it will take 3 decades even with Chicagoland's growth. By city, Houston is still 15 years away from surpassing Chicago, to get more professional sports teams its going to need a sizable market for it, meaning like 7.5 Million people. Boston has 7.6 Million people and it doesn't have any extra teams for any sports, Bay Area at 7.4 Million people does though.
I take that as a likely 'no' on the 1st question.
 
Old 02-25-2011, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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I take that as a likely 'no' on the 1st question.
It all comes down to market size, not how big the city population is. Houston is the 10th largest market in the nation. Chicago is the 3rd largest market. That said, if the White Sox wasn't so historic and ingrained in the history of that city, they would have moved by now because even Chicago has a hard time supporting two baseball teams. Really only one market (maybe two) should have 2 baseball teams and that's New York and maybe Los Angeles.
 
Old 02-26-2011, 12:48 PM
 
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Houston is 3.7 Million people away from surpassing Chicagoland, that is a long long time. With present trends it's at least two decades and personally this level of growth rate isn't sustainable for 20 more years so I'm guessing it will take 3 decades even with Chicagoland's growth. By city, Houston is still 15 years away from surpassing Chicago, to get more professional sports teams its going to need a sizable market for it, meaning like 7.5 Million people. Boston has 7.6 Million people and it doesn't have any extra teams for any sports, Bay Area at 7.4 Million people does though.
I wonder where all those people will go.
 
Old 02-26-2011, 03:15 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I wonder where all those people will go.

There is still plenty of room for development and infill. Houston will continue to grow at a steady, good pace.
 
Old 02-26-2011, 04:33 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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I wonder where all those people will go.
Unless you have a crystal ball, it shouldn't matter. Houston passing Chicago is downright impossible for the next 20 years unless more counties are added in.
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