Atlanta's Metro Pop. growth increases from year before -- Nearly +89k (Dallas: suburbs, residential)

[JoeP]

Pittsburgh is not in the midwest but does share some of the dynamics. That said no other metro really suffers from its legacy of natural decline from the steel collapse in the 80s - even as it grows in migration, deaths cause it to lose population.

Columbus is really doing even better than it had been, but it's not sun belt and a smaller metro, so it's not going to have Dallas and Atlanta numbers.

Chicago is tough to pin down. I doubt it will see real decline since it's such a true big city and honestly I don't know anyone who doesn't like Chicago (weather aside). However, it and many other northern cities are mature and face challenges that mature cities face. We're starting to get a glimpse of that in some sun belt cities. Dallas proper has slowed down some.

[skbl17]

Aside from the usual disclaimer about these being population estimates, here are some interesting tidbits:

- Forsyth County has passed the 200,000 mark!
- Clarke County (Athens)'s population declined. Interesting.
- Fulton County isn't officially at 1 million, but I suspect that it already passed that last year. The 2015 estimates will certainly have Fulton above 1 million.
- Gwinnett is just short of 900,000. I wouldn't be surprised if, considering the growth in Atlanta's economy and population, it reaches 1 million by 2022 or so.

Oh, and Taliaferro County is stagnant. It's population of 1,693 is the exact same as 2013. Bibb County (Macon)'s population dropped a bit.

- skbl17

[hautemomma]

So those who loathe anything outside the City of Atlanta are excited by this news, when most of the growth is outside the COA itself? Hmmm....

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by hautemomma

So those who loathe anything outside the City of Atlanta are excited by this news, when most of the growth is outside the COA itself? Hmmm....

And this thread is officially going to turn to crap. Thanks.

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by hautemomma

So those who loathe anything outside the City of Atlanta are excited by this news, when most of the growth is outside the COA itself? Hmmm....

I mean, the city of Atlanta is like 140 square miles. The Atlanta metro is 6,000 square miles. Just saying...of course, the vast majority of growth will be in the suburbs. This is in every metropolitan area.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

I mean, the city of Atlanta is like 140 square miles. The Atlanta metro is 6,000 square miles. Just saying...of course, the vast majority of growth will be in the suburbs. This is in every metropolitan area.

Bingo.

[Saintmarks]

Originally Posted by hautemomma

So those who loathe anything outside the City of Atlanta are excited by this news, when most of the growth is outside the COA itself? Hmmm....

As far as I can tell, only county estimates have been released, no city estimates so don't know why you are downing the COA. Atlanta could have gained a good percentage of that Fulton gain. North Fulton is pretty much built out, gains there could be negated by losses in South Fulton, the majority of Fulton's gain could be in the CoA.

Not saying this has happened, but you are making a premature judgment on the CoA's population when city figures aren't out yet. Premature denunciation maybe?

[chiatldal]

Originally Posted by JoeP

Pittsburgh is not in the midwest but does share some of the dynamics. That said no other metro really suffers from its legacy of natural decline from the steel collapse in the 80s - even as it grows in migration, deaths cause it to lose population.

Columbus is really doing even better than it had been, but it's not sun belt and a smaller metro, so it's not going to have Dallas and Atlanta numbers.

Chicago is tough to pin down. I doubt it will see real decline since it's such a true big city and honestly I don't know anyone who doesn't like Chicago (weather aside). However, it and many other northern cities are mature and face challenges that mature cities face. We're starting to get a glimpse of that in some sun belt cities. Dallas proper has slowed down some.

How ever while Dallas slowed Fort Worth was the fastest growing major city in Texas last decade. it's around 800k or close now. DFW is more complex because it's so multi polar. Not only is Dallas completing against another major city but supersuburbs, Arlington, Irving, Plano, and etc over 200k.

[hautemomma]

Cherokee and Gwinnett are the fastest growing counties in Metro Atlanta. I am not downing the City of Atlanta, as I'm not one of those on here who have an irrational loathing for any particular part of town or those who live in any specific area. However, I find it ironic that anti-OTP and anti-suburb people are apt to champion the metro-wide growth when the odds are great that most of it occurred in those very areas they denigrate.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by hautemomma

Cherokee and Gwinnett are the fastest growing counties in Metro Atlanta. I am not downing the City of Atlanta, as I'm not one of those on here who have an irrational loathing for any particular part of town or those who live in any specific area. However, I find it ironic that anti-OTP and anti-suburb people are apt to champion the metro-wide growth when the odds are great that most of it occurred in those very areas they denigrate.

No one here was bashing OTP in this thread though. You were the first to bring it up.