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For some of these cities this may be a hypothetical,..however some of these cities are a couple of censuses from this actually happening,..Which formerly large city is best prepared to handle their population dip below 100,000 if it were to happen
In terms of
-Best plan for downsizing
-Bulldozing of vacant homes and properties
-Creating the best "Urban Prairies" (Look it up )
-Best Financial Management
-Anticipation and Adapting to population loss
Even if some of these cities population drop to below 100,000 it is important to remember that they may still retain great influence....Imagine if St Louis population drops to like 90,000,..It will still have The Arch,..The Cardinals, Busch Stadium, Six Flags, Fortune 500 companies etc....A pretty awesome city for 90,000 people if you ask me lol,...oh and a metro of 2,000,000
Another thing...people have been saying that these cities have hit the bottom of their population loss since the 70's yet some still decline , so if you dont think its possible for some of these cities to actually fall below the 100,000 threshold please explain why and tell us when will their population loss stop
Isn't Pittsburgh the smallest of these, city proper wise? If so at over 300,000 we will not see the city drop below 100,000......................um, ever.
St Louis went from like 670,000 in the 70's to 319,000 in 2010....are you sure it can't happen
I guess I'm not sure. But it seems Pittsburgh is not hemorrhaging people. Metro wise it's doing we'll too from what I understand. I don't remember what Pittsburgh's population was at it's highest but I think it was 400,0000 - 500,000. So percentage wise it didn't lose what SL did.
I hope all these cities do well, if they aren't now.
I guess I'm not sure. But it seems Pittsburgh is not hemorrhaging people. Metro wise it's doing we'll too from what I understand. I don't remember what Pittsburgh's population was at it's highest but I think it was 400,0000 - 500,000. So percentage wise it didn't lose what SL did.
I hope all these cities do well, if they aren't now.
It was about 670,000.
So, yes: it's possible it could dip below 100,000. It was possible that Rome could go from 1 million people to 50,000 after the Vandals sacked it. It was possible for Detroit to lose 1 million people, too.
Is it likely? No, not by a long shot. But possible? Yes-- the realm of possibility is an awfully big realm...
Memphis is still around 650,000 and has only had minimal decreases for 2 out of the last 3 years. The city actually grew by 6.5% between 1990 and 2000, so it really doesn't fit in with the others at all.
Pittsburgh has declined in population for 6 straight decades at about an average of 10% per decade. That is pretty serious, but if it continued at that rate it would take 15-20 years to get down to 90,000. Presumably it won't continue.
Cleveland is another one that has declined for 6 straight decades...the most recent drop was 17.1%. It would still take a very long time and a continual bleeding for it to go that low.
Buffalo is the least populated of this list and has also declined for 6 straight decades. At 260,000, I could see it getting there first - though I don't imagine any city that large falling that far. I assume people do procreate there.
They all seem to be turning things around in one way or another. I truly think that each city will eventually rebound, some more slowly than others.
Detroit because its already set up plans for urban praire. Quite frankily i wouldnt want any of these cities to reach 90,000 because then these cities would lose all of the charm they cling to.
So, yes: it's possible it could dip below 100,000. It was possible that Rome could go from 1 million people to 50,000 after the Vandals sacked it. It was possible for Detroit to lose 1 million people, too.
Is it likely? No, not by a long shot. But possible? Yes-- the realm of possibility is an awfully big realm...
Didn't know Pittsburgh had over 600,000, thanks. Though luckily the Vandals are gone.
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