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It does have A larger Metro Area, But most of the counties outside of Fulton, Gwinett, Cobb, Dekalb, Forsyth, and Cherokee are very very Rural area. Even if Charlotte had as many counties as the Atlanta metro. It would still be significantly smaller. Actually, I just thought about it compared to Charlotte it does feel its size
Well, its not apples to apples. The counties in Georgia are much smaller. However, I think you mean that if Charlotte and Atlanta had the same land area, Charlotte would feel significantly smaller.
However, the point you about almost all of the developed area of the Atlanta Metro area being a fraction of the land area can be applied to almost any major metro area. Take DFW for example. Its 9,000 square miles as a metro area with 6.7 million people, however almost 6 million of them reside in 3,400 square miles. Most of the rest is farm and ranch land. The same principle can be applied to Atlanta, LA, Houston, and Miami.
Not exactly. Charlotte's MSA has 16 counties (none above 1 million yet), Atlanta's MSA has 30 counties I believe with 1 over a million, and three above 700,000. Mecklenburg is the only county in Charlotte's MSA above 700,000.
You could include the nearest 14 counties in addition to Charlotte's MSA and it comes fairly close to Atlanta's MSA, but that's not how it works.
I agree with that. Just like with the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin MSA, it only includes 4 counties but if it included 16 counties, it would be as large as Charlotte.
I agree with that. Just like with the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin MSA, it only includes 4 counties but if it included 16 counties, it would be as large as Charlotte.
Ehh, no. South Carolina is short about 5 million people. The counties aren't as populated.
i'm aware. Are you aware of charlotte's distance to the sc line? That's why. You can't pick any county you want and add it to a msa just because.
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