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We are the opposite over here. Big counties with very few cities.
Loving county for example has zero cities, it just has one community with about 79 people. The population density is about 0.099 ppsm or one person per every ten square miles. Now that's privacy
Wayne County has 1.8 Million people. That would put Detroit above Philadelphia, which is in 6th place.
If Detroit-Wayne County were to merge, cities such as Dearborn and Livonia would remain independent, and not be counted towards the total. Detroit wouldn't have 1.8 million. It would have about 1 million. Most of the county population is already incorporated.
If Detroit-Wayne County were to merge, cities such as Dearborn and Livonia would remain independent, and not be counted towards the total. Detroit wouldn't have 1.8 million. It would have about 1 million. Most of the county population is already incorporated.
Last I checked, the suburbs of Dearborn and Livonia are still a part of Wayne County.
If there was a County-City a merger, they can't NOT be a part of the merger. That's not how it works. It doesn't matter if the land is incorporated or not.
Besides, this is all completely hypothetical. Detroit becoming a super city is merely a pipe dream of mine (I expect pigs to fly before that happens).
Last I checked, the suburbs of Dearborn and Livonia are still a part of Wayne County.
If there was a County-City a merger, they can't NOT be a part of the merger. That's not how it works. It doesn't matter if the land is incorporated or not.
Besides, this is all completely hypothetical. Detroit becoming a super city is merely a pipe dream of mine (I expect pigs to fly before that happens).
I don't think you understand how this works, exactly.
I live in a city that has consolidated with the county. There are other cities in the county that have their own governments, and are NOT part of the population total for the "city."
Essentially what you have is the county population, minus the other independent municipalities. That's why in many cases, it is referred to as the "balance" population.
Unless Dearborn, Livonia, and all the rest either elect to surrender their charters, or were forced to do so by the state of Michigan (which I highly doubt would happen), then they would count towards the population total of Wayne County only, not Detroit-Wayne County. The "balance" population is what is used for the official population rank, so again, Detroit would move to 10th. For now.
I always thought Miami and Dade County were already consolidated, but I looked it up and apparently Dade County only added "Miami" to its name. It's rather bizarre, I think:
For the Most part which ever city is helped the most, the rest of the county is hurt the most, because combining City-County does not actually do anything to help the situation, just changes the area in which you measure.
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