Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida > Orlando
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 10-26-2011, 07:13 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas, NV
5,779 posts, read 14,580,240 times
Reputation: 4024

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by OrlFlaUsa View Post
No I do not think it's some big huge mind blowing city, but rather was proving with numbers (IN PROPER CONTEXT) that Orlando is bigger than Raleigh. So yes numbers and facts may prove that metro Orlando is no more than an excellent mid-sized city, but they also prove Orlando>Raleigh!
Wanted to one up you for this comment

Orlando is by no means a huge mind blowing city

But it IS an excellent mid-size city
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 10-26-2011, 08:18 PM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
3,595 posts, read 6,949,187 times
Reputation: 2409
Quote:
Originally Posted by DavieJ89 View Post
Wanted to one up you for this comment

Orlando is by no means a huge mind blowing city

But it IS an excellent mid-size city
Thanks, it's so great that you and I love Orlando for exactly what it is.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2011, 06:53 AM
 
27,218 posts, read 43,942,133 times
Reputation: 32302
Quote:
Originally Posted by OrlFlaUsa View Post
No I do not think it's some big huge mind blowing city, but rather was proving with numbers (IN PROPER CONTEXT) that Orlando is bigger than Raleigh. So yes numbers and facts may prove that metro Orlando is no more than an excellent mid-sized city, but they also prove Orlando>Raleigh!
Moderator cut: snip
"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, making Raleigh currently the 43rd largest city in the United States."

"According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States".

403,892 is greater than 238,300. Yes?

Last edited by Keeper; 10-27-2011 at 02:42 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2011, 08:18 AM
 
Location: N Atlanta
4,584 posts, read 4,198,651 times
Reputation: 2323
Quote:
Originally Posted by kyle19125 View Post
"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, making Raleigh currently the 43rd largest city in the United States."

"According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States".

403,892 is greater than 238,300. Yes?
I used to think my hometown of 3,000 people was the greatest place in the entire world until I branched out a bit ...

Last edited by Keeper; 10-27-2011 at 02:43 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2011, 08:32 AM
 
27,218 posts, read 43,942,133 times
Reputation: 32302
Quote:
Originally Posted by leftee View Post
I used to think my hometown of 3,000 people was the greatest place in the entire world until I branched out a bit ...
Living in different places in my opinion is a great experience and puts a lot of things into perspective. It's one thing to travel to many cities but completely different living in them. I used to live in Washington, DC and after I moved to Philadelphia (where I also visited NYC quite often) and then returned to DC to visit, I couldn't get over how small it seemed in terms of scale and population.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2011, 09:25 AM
 
Location: Fort Mill, SC
2,532 posts, read 3,452,758 times
Reputation: 1366
Quote:
Originally Posted by kyle19125 View Post

"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, making Raleigh currently the 43rd largest city in the United States."

"According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States".

403,892 is greater than 238,300. Yes?
This is plain laughable. Visit Raliegh and then visit Orlando and I guarantee you notice HUGE differences in favor of Orlando as it relates to population.

Interesting Facts...
Orange County has 1,145,956 population according to 2010 census. Note, Orlando Metro stretches into 3 other counties...

Raliegh Metro is in Wake County, which has 900,993 population. Raliegh metro only slighty goes into a neighboring Durham County.

Overall, Raliegh-Durham-Cary is 1,749,525 vs Orlando Metro is 2,082,421.

If you add in tourists at any given time, you can drop even higher numbers for Orlando.

2,082,421 is greated than 1,749,525. Yes?

Last edited by Keeper; 10-27-2011 at 02:44 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2011, 10:37 AM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
12,135 posts, read 16,138,172 times
Reputation: 6086
Boston - NYC - DC -

Seems you like big busy cities.

Many don't.


Quote:
Originally Posted by kyle19125 View Post
Living in different places in my opinion is a great experience and puts a lot of things into perspective. It's one thing to travel to many cities but completely different living in them. I used to live in Washington, DC and after I moved to Philadelphia (where I also visited NYC quite often) and then returned to DC to visit, I couldn't get over how small it seemed in terms of scale and population.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2011, 01:07 PM
 
27,218 posts, read 43,942,133 times
Reputation: 32302
Quote:
Originally Posted by ncopus99 View Post
This is plain laughable. Visit Raliegh and then visit Orlando and I guarantee you notice HUGE differences in favor of Orlando as it relates to population.

Interesting Facts...
Orange County has 1,145,956 population according to 2010 census. Note, Orlando Metro stretches into 3 other counties...

Raliegh Metro is in Wake County, which has 900,993 population. Raliegh metro only slighty goes into a neighboring Durham County.

Overall, Raliegh-Durham-Cary is 1,749,525 vs Orlando Metro is 2,082,421.

If you add in tourists at any given time, you can drop even higher numbers for Orlando.

2,082,421 is greated than 1,749,525. Yes?
I used to live there and now both fairly well. Worth noting you're a Charlotte resident..

You're late to thread but have obviously missed out on the fact that the Orlando "metro" makes up 4000 square miles and 2,000,000 people, of which Orlando itself with a population of just 238,000 is the anchor. Do you understand the disproportion? Around 10% of the metro area population lives within the metro area it's named after. It does not have the culture, recreation or entertainment values of a concentric 2,000,000 resident metro as a result.

Raleigh alone on the other hand has a population of 403,000, while Durham which it adjoins (the cities aren't geographically separated) alone has a population of 228,000. The entire Raleigh-Durham metro area has around 2000 square miles or half that of Orlando's. The concentric layout of the Raleigh-Durham metro allows the 1.7 million resident's easier access to cultural, recreational and entertainment options than Orlando.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2011, 01:09 PM
 
27,218 posts, read 43,942,133 times
Reputation: 32302
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spring Hillian View Post
Boston - NYC - DC -

Seems you like big busy cities.

Many don't.
I don't prefer big cities, I happen to prefer cities that are mid-sized. I'm hoping Orlando can reach that level some day.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2011, 04:04 PM
 
Location: Fort Mill, SC
2,532 posts, read 3,452,758 times
Reputation: 1366
Quote:
Originally Posted by kyle19125 View Post
I used to live there and now both fairly well. Worth noting you're a Charlotte resident..
Worth noting I lived in Orlando (Dr Phillips area) for 20+ years.

You're late to thread but have obviously missed out on the fact that the Orlando "metro" makes up 4000 square miles and 2,000,000 people, of which Orlando itself with a population of just 238,000 is the anchor. Do you understand the disproportion? Around 10% of the metro area population lives within the metro area it's named after.[/quote]
Keep telling yourself that. Based on "area" from the census, Raliegh has 40+ square miles on Orlando. Again, all these numbers don't factor in the countless tourists that visit Orlando every day. Like someone showed earlier, just look at a map, you will notice the difference.

Quote:
It does not have the culture, recreation or entertainment values of a concentric 2,000,000 resident metro as a result.
Explain. Orlando has a nightlife, theme parks, parks, shopping, concerts, shows, Magic, UCF, etc. Roadways are pretty straight forward. I don't see this complaint.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida > Orlando

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:50 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top