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Here's a list I just put together...not sure if I'm missing some major cities towards the low end:
Land Area (mi²)
Anchorage, Alaska 1,697
Jacksonville, Florida 758
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 607
Honolulu, Hawaii 600
Houston, Texas 579
Phoenix, Arizona 515
Nashville, Tennessee 502
Los Angeles, California
San Antonio, Texas 408
Indianapolis, Indiana 362
Dallas, Texas 343
San Diego, California 325
Kansas City, Missouri 314
New York City, New York 305
Fort Worth, Texas 293
Lexington, Kentucky 285
Memphis, Tennessee 279
Austin, Texas 252
El Paso, Texas 249
Virginia Beach, Virginia 248
Charlotte, North Carolina 242
Chicago, Illinois 227
Columbus, Ohio 210
Tucson, Arizona 195
Colorado Springs, Colorado 186
Tulsa, Oklahoma 183
Albuquerque, New Mexico 181
New Orleans, Louisiana 181
San Jose, California 175
Denver, Colorado 153
Birmingham, Alabama 150
Detroit, Michigan 139
Wichita, Kansas 136
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 135
Portland, Oregon 134
Atlanta, Georgia 132
Kansas City, Kansas 124
Mobile, Alabama 118
Little Rock, Arkansas 116
Omaha, Nebraska 116
Raleigh, North Carolina 115
Las Vegas, Nevada 113
Tampa, Florida 112
Salt Lake City, Utah 109
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 109
Jackson, Mississippi 105
Greensboro, North Carolina 105
Fresno, California 104
Sacramento, California 97
Charleston, South Carolina 97
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 96
Arlington, Texas 96
Durham, North Carolina 95
Orlando, Florida 94
Knoxville, Tennessee 93
Seattle, Washington 84
Baltimore, Maryland 81
Toledo, Ohio 81
Cincinnati, Ohio 78
Cleveland, Ohio 78
Lincoln, Nebraska 75
Washington, D.C. 61.4
Oakland, California 56
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 55.5
Buffalo, New York 52.5
Boston, Massachusetts 48
San Francisco, California 47
Rochester, New York 36
Miami, Florida 36
Providence, Rhode Island 20.5
Here are a few you missed:
Minneapolis, MN - 55
St Paul, MN - 56
St. Louis, MO - 62
Richmond, VA - 62
St. Petersburg, FL - 60
Come on guys, I wanna hear length and width in miles not square miles. Square miles are not always accurate( L.A. has hills and mountains). Example:
Fresno California is from 12-14 miles north to south and 8-10 miles east to west. This is Fresno city limits only and is a rough estimate. Population on city limit sign is 500,121.
Come on guys, I wanna hear length and width in miles not square miles. Square miles are not always accurate( L.A. has hills and mountains). Example:
Fresno California is from 12-14 miles north to south and 8-10 miles east to west. This is Fresno city limits only and is a rough estimate. Population on city limit sign is 500,121.
houston is not regularly shaped, but at its widest (east to west) is about 25 miles, and at its tallest (north to south) is about 15 miles. But there are off shoots that circle the airport, NASA and other areas giving the city an odd shape
Interesting that Philadelphia (135 Sq Miles) is the only city to have +1 Million population and less than 200 Square Miles. San Jose (175 Sq Miles) is very close with a population of about 900,000.
Does anyone know what the area of Philly would be if Fairmount Park were not included?
Interesting that Philadelphia (135 Sq Miles) is the only city to have +1 Million population and less than 200 Square Miles. San Jose (175 Sq Miles) is very close with a population of about 900,000.
Does anyone know what the area of Philly would be if Fairmount Park were not included?
Wikipedia states Philly occupies approximately 142.6 square miles. At 14.3 square miles, Fairmont Park encompasses roughly 10% of the corporate limits. If you subtract the area of the park and that of the airport at 3.6 square miles (nearly all of that in the city limits), you end up with a figure of roughly 125 square miles.
at 3.6 square miles (nearly all of that in the city limits), you end up with a figure of roughly 125 square miles.
the airport area is that small?
Hobby and Ellington field together are about that size. IAH covers about 5 times as much land tho. It is about 17 sq miles. DFW airport is even more sprawling. It probably takes up twice that land area.
GB park is about 10 sq miles, and there are 2 other parks that are about 8 sq miles here. Think its Cullen and Bear Creek. There are over 400 parks here everything is a park nowadays
houston is not regularly shaped, but at its widest (east to west) is about 25 miles, and at its tallest (north to south) is about 15 miles. But there are off shoots that circle the airport, NASA and other areas giving the city an odd shape
Wow.......I was expecting Houston to be more taller north and south than that.
I was expecting 30-35 miles by the way city data posters make it seem.
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everything is a park nowadays 
