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New York City gets to count all the boroughs as the "city,"which actually contains numerous counties, but LA only gets to count the (relatively small) city. LA County, however, is almost 10 million in population.
What many here do not realize is that Chicago is UP since 2010. The estimates show a marginal loss from 2014-2015. One year of estimated declines does not indicate an exodus or decline.
Chicago is very much a tale of two cities at the moment. You have a healthy core, north side, and near west and south neighborhoods, and struggling neighborhoods pretty much everywhere else.
New York City gets to count all the boroughs as the "city,"which actually contains numerous counties, but LA only gets to count the (relatively small) city. LA County, however, is almost 10 million in population.
though NYC is only 305 sq miles with all boroughs included
LA the city is 469 sq miles
LA county is pretty massive land area wise (and by population)
Cool, but UA, MSA, and CSA are all superior metrics.
Other than calculating homicide rates and configuring city budgets, who really even cares about city propers? It seems like a lethargic thing to put any emphasis and value in.
Cool, but UA, MSA, and CSA are all superior metrics.
Other than calculating homicide rates and configuring city budgets, who really even cares about city propers? It seems like a lethargic thing to put any emphasis and value in.
Mostly true but I really didn't know Houston was that close to Chicago and that far in front of Philly....I must not have been paying attention
New York City gets to count all the boroughs as the "city,"which actually contains numerous counties, but LA only gets to count the (relatively small) city. LA County, however, is almost 10 million in population.
Is this a thing in LA? You are the second LA poster I have seen talking about this county thing...do LA city lovers really think this is a big deal?
New York City gets to count all the boroughs as the "city,"which actually contains numerous counties, but LA only gets to count the (relatively small) city. LA County, however, is almost 10 million in population.
Are you sure you don't have your cities reversed?
LA is geographically much larger than NYC, yet doesn't even have half the population of NYC. If the cities had "equivalent" areas based on size, LA would have a smaller population than Houston.
LA, like almost all Sunbelt cities, has enormous city limits. NYC, like almost all older Northeast/Midwest cities, has rather constrained city limits relative to population.
1 New York city, New York 8,550,405
2 Los Angeles city, California 3,971,883
3 Chicago city, Illinois 2,720,546
4 Houston city, Texas 2,296,224
5 Philadelphia city, PA 1,567,442
6 Phoenix city, Arizona 1,563,025
7 San Antonio city, Texas 1,469,845
8 San Diego city, California 1,394,928
9 Dallas city, Texas 1,300,092
10 San Jose city, California 1,026,908
11 Austin city, Texas 931,830
12 Jacksonville city, Florida 868,031
13 San Francisco city, California 864,816
14 Indianapolis city, Indiana 853,173
15 Columbus city, Ohio 850,106
16 Fort Worth city, Texas 833,319
17 Charlotte city, North Carolina 827,097
18 Seattle city, Washington 684,451
19 Denver city, Colorado 682,545
20 El Paso city, Texas 681,124
21 Detroit city, Michigan 677,116
22 Washington city, DC 672,228
23 Boston city, Massachusetts 667,137
24 Memphis city, Tennessee 655,770
25 Nashville-Davidson, TN 654,610
26 Portland city, Oregon 632,309
27 Oklahoma City city, Oklahoma 631,346
28 Las Vegas city, Nevada 623,747
29 Baltimore city, Maryland 621,849
30 Louisville/Jefferson County KY 615,366
Meh. The majority of these cities are massive in terms of land area so this list isn't impressive. Minneapolis and St. Paul, which border one another, have a land area of 107 sq miles and now have a population of 711,790. This ranks right behind Charlotte, which is at 298 sq miles. MSP at 298 sq miles has well over a million people.
Cool, but UA, MSA, and CSA are all superior metrics.
Other than calculating homicide rates and configuring city budgets, who really even cares about city propers? It seems like a lethargic thing to put any emphasis and value in.
UA, MSA, CSA along with city proper are all problematic metrics!!! At least the city proper metric is what it is!!!
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