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View Poll Results: Which created city would you most want to live in? (I only used cities that have been updated)
Perone City (#4, 38, 87, 125) 6 12.00%
Athena (#12, 57, 61, 78, 94, 95, 99, 106, 109, 111, 116, 119, 122, 124, 135) 15 30.00%
San Aguilar (#8, 66) 10 20.00%
Heliconia (#14, 58) 0 0%
Bradonberg (#44, 59, 70) 7 14.00%
New Emporis (#83, 84, 115, 141) 6 12.00%
Arcadia Falls (#35, 53, 85, 104) 6 12.00%
Voters: 50. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-03-2010, 05:13 PM
 
Location: STL
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Haha, my thread has been resurrected from the depths of City-Data.
I just wanted to edit New Emporis a bit.

(average of 1-20 largest US cities - average of 21-51 largest US cities)
New Emporis city
Area: 69 sq. miles
Population Density: 12,566 per sq. mile
Population: 867,504 (1,573,901 - 380,622)
White %: 40.8% (40% - 46.3%)
African-American %: 31.4% (27% - 30.2%)
Hispanic %: 11% (23.2% - 16.4%)
Asian %: 14.1% (7.6% - 4.3%)
% of Resident's With a Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 34.6% (29.9% - 29.9%)
Median Household Income: $50,265 ($46,337 - $40,398)
Median House Value: $314,159 ($278,920 - $210,039)
% of Individuals Below Poverty Level: 12.8% (18.8% - 20.7%)
% of Foreign Born Residents: 18.9% (20.1% - 14.3%)
% of Residents That Speak Language Other Than English at Home: 25.1% (31.1% - 21.9%)
% of Residents 65 Years and Older: 11% (10.1% - 11.2%)

Month------High(F)-Low(F)-Rain(In)-Snow(In)
January-------40------30-------1.5--------6.0
February------46------32-------1.5--------3.0
March--------56------42--------3.0--------0.0
April----------64------48-------3.0---------0.0
May----------72------54-------3.0---------0.0
June----------80------60-------2.5--------0.0
July-----------84------62-------2.5--------0.0
August--------80------60-------2.5--------0.0
September----72------54-------2.0--------0.0
October-------64------48-------2.0--------0.0
November-----56------42-------2.0--------0.0
December-----46------32-------1.5--------3.0
Totals-------63.3-----47-------27--------12
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Old 04-05-2010, 12:33 AM
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City name: Bellevindra
City population: 900,000
Metro population: 1,100,000
White %: 25
African-American %:25
Hispanic %: 25
Asian %:25
10 tallest buildings heights in feet: 1,500 1,300 1,300 1,100 1,100 1,1000 900 900 800 800
Buldings >950 feet tall: 6
>800 feet tall: 20
>650 feet tall: 40
>500 feet tall: 40
Sports teams: NO SPORTS TEAMS Education, the Arts, The Music Scene, The Urban Amenities, The Culture, The Architecture, The Parks, and Pretty much Everything Else that actually Matters would be focused on.
Average high: 60 Average Low: 55 (The summers 80/70 on average and the other months mostly 70-50 with the exceptions of December-January where it will be 25-35.)
Average precipitation:120 inches of rain evenly distributed throughout the year. This region is flood resistant
Average sunshine days:180-200 One day sunny all day the next day moderate/heavy precipitation all day then sunny then moderate/heavy precipitation all day so evenly distributed sunny/rainy days
Average snow fall: 70-80 inches which is 6-7 feet of snow which equals 7-8 inches of precipitation Snow only falls December-January
Percent of residents with a Bachelor's degree or higher: 85% Evenly distributed among all races
Medium household income: $100,000 Evenly distributed among all races
Medium household value: $250,000
Percent of individuals below poverty line: 5% Evenly distributed among all races
Percent of Foreign Born residents: 15%
Crime: Very low in all neighborhoods
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Old 04-11-2010, 03:45 AM
 
Location: Newark, Delaware
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City name: Liaison
City population: 2,500,000
Metro population: 13,000,000
White %: 30
African-American %: 20
Hispanic %: 30
Asian %: 20
10 tallest buildings heights in feet:
Buldings >950 feet tall: 4
>800 feet tall: 4
>650 feet tall:15
>500 feet tall: 35
Sports teams: All
Yearly weather averages (average high-low, rain, snow): July (80/60) January (65/40)

built mainly on 2 islands in the middle of a river. San Diego-like Vegetation, Near ocean
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Old 04-11-2010, 10:48 AM
 
Location: ATL via ROC
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City name: Linkbinellega?
City population: 478,185
Metro population: 1,809,631
White %: 50
African-American %: 30
Hispanic %: 12
Asian %: 8
10 tallest buildings heights in feet: 789, 700, 647, 639, 600, 598, 550, 428, 376, 321
Buldings >950 feet tall: 0
>800 feet tall: 0
>650 feet tall: 2
>500 feet tall: 7
Sports teams: NFL, MLS, NHL
Yearly weather averages (average high-low, rain, snow): high - 87 low - 27 29'' rain, 70'' snow
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Old 07-14-2010, 02:43 PM
 
Location: STL
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New Emporis city
Area: 75 sq. miles
Population Density: 20,106 sq. mile
Population: 1,507,964
White %: 45.6%
African-American %: 25.1%
Hispanic %: 12.6%
Asian %: 12.6%
% of Resident's With a Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 40.8%
Median Household Income: $50,265
Median House Value: $314,159
% of Individuals Below Poverty Level: 9.4%
% of Foreign Born Residents: 25.1%
% of Residents That Speak Language Other Than English at Home: 33%
% of Residents 65 Years and Older: 11%

New Emporis Metro
Area: 1,256 sq. miles
Population Density: 4,002 per sq. mile
Population: 5,026,548
White %: 50.3%
African-American %: 20.4%
Hispanic %: 12.6%
Asian %: 12.6%
% of Resident's With a Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 45.6%
Median Household Income: $50,265
Median House Value: $314,159
% of Individuals Below Poverty Level: 9.4%
% of Foreign Born Residents: 23.6%
% of Residents That Speak Language Other Than English at Home: 31.4%
% of Residents 65 Years and Older: 11%

Month------High--Low--Rain-Snow--7AM Hum.-1PM Hum.
January------50F---38F---1.0'---2.0'------72%------58%
February-----54F---42F---1.0'---0.5'------72%------58%
March-------60F---46F----2.5'--0.0'------69%------55%
April---------66F---52F----2.5'--0.0'------69%------55%
May---------72F---56F----2.5'--0.0'------66%------52%
June---------78F---62F---2.0'---0.0'-----66%------52%
July----------84F---66F---2.0'---0.0'-----63%------49%
August-------80F---62F---2.0'---0.0'-----63%------49%
September---74F---58F---1.5'---0.0'------66%------52%
October------68F---54F---1.5'---0.0'------69%------55%
November----62F---48F---1.5'---0.0------69%------55%
December----56F---44F---1.0'---0.0'------72%------58%
Totals-------67F--52.3F--21'--2.5'------68%-----54%

Record High in Januray: 60
Record Low in January: 28
Record High in July: 90
Record Low in July: 56

Fall
-68F/53.3F
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Winter
-53.3F/41.3F
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Spring
-66F/51.3F
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Summer
-80.7F/63.3F
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Old 07-14-2010, 03:35 PM
 
Location: ADK via WV
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City name: Thorofare Hills
City population: 5,000
Metro population: 15,000
White %: 75
African-American %: 15
Hispanic %: 2
Asian %: 8
10 tallest buildings heights in feet: 30
Buldings >950 feet tall: 0
>800 feet tall: 0
>650 feet tall: 0
>500 feet tall: 0
Sports teams: 0
Yearly weather averages (average high-low, rain, snow):high 80-40, rain, snow
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Old 07-14-2010, 05:39 PM
 
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City name: Montrivon
Area: 21.0 (I'm sure I can find 21 square miles somewhere in this country to build my dream city...)
City population: 874,000
Pop. Density: 41,619 (or something similar to Paris)
Metro population: 874,000 (I don't like suburbs)
White %: 45 (try to match the representation of America in 20 or 30 years)
African-American %: 15
Hispanic %: 20
Asian %: 20 (including South and Southeast Asians)
Buildings: I want a very bold skyline, but basically I want a good number of mid-rises placed around the city
Sports teams: 4 professional (plus all the college teams)
Colleges: 3 main colleges
Yearly weather averages: Winter (50-35), Spring (65-50), Summer (80-65), Fall (60-45)
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Old 07-14-2010, 05:54 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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Reputation: 7752
City name: NotSouh
City population: 345,000
Metro population: 999,999
White %: 42
Black %: 40
Hispanic %: 2
Asian %: 16
10 tallest buildings heights in feet: 10,00ft combined height
Buldings >950 feet tall: 49
>800 feet tall: 62
>650 feet tall: 110
>500 feet tall: 270
Sports teams: NBA,MLS
Yearly weather averages:78/15
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Old 07-14-2010, 08:34 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM - Summerlin, NV
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I missed this... wow... so old.

Brandonberg is still kickin'
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Old 07-14-2010, 10:46 PM
 
Location: Morgantown, WV
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City name: Plattsville
City population: 745,322
Metro population: 1,178,323
White %: 76.52% (Non-Hispanic whites)
African-American %: 11.33%
Hispanic %: 10.10%
Asian %: 2.05%
Sports teams: MLB (Plattsville Beavers) ; NFL (Plattsville Eagles)
% of Resident's With a Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 67.54%
Median Household Income: $505,433
Median House Value: $976,432
% of Individuals Below Poverty Level: 3.65%
% of Foreign Born Residents: 10.09%
% of Residents That Speak Language Other Than English at Home: 23.43%
% of Residents 65 Years and Older: 16.75%
Yearly weather averages (average high-low, rain, snow):

High :
107 Degrees
Average :
75 Degrees
Low : 48 Degrees
Rain :
6"
Snow : 2"
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