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Quote: "Greater Washington may already be the country's third-most-populous region, according to new population projections from the Census Bureau. Under the bureau's broadest definition of a metropolitan area, called a "Combined Statistical Area," the Washington-Baltimore area was just shy of the Chicago region as of July 2017. Continued growth here means that this region's population may have recently surpassed Chicago's."
A "region" seems so ethereal. It may mean different things to different people.
I don't think DC or the DC/Baltimore "region" will feel as big as Chicago to me in my lifetime
A "region" seems so ethereal. It may mean different things to different people.
I don't think DC or the DC/Baltimore "region" will feel as big as Chicago to me in my lifetime
The 228 sq mi of the City of Chicago feels urban and huge and DC does not have that same feel. After you leave the city propers it’s all the same.
"Under the bureau's broadest definition of a metropolitan area" ... is it really the broadest definition of a metropolitan area? I thought that definition was clear: MSA. In the end, it really doesn't matter: Chicago is bigger than either DC or Baltimore.
I predict before too many more years go by, Chicago and Milwaukee will merge together and create 1 region. The most Northern Chicago suburb is only what - 20 to 30 miles - from the Southern most Milwaukee suburb? On the map it looks like it's almost all urban between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Creating mega metro regions seems to be the direction the country is heading. I believe Cincinatti and Dayton are fixin' to merge as one metro if they haven't already. I've even seen some stats that combines Muncie and Anderson with the Indianapolis metro.
I predict before too many more years go by, Chicago and Milwaukee will merge together and create 1 region. The most Northern Chicago suburb is only what - 20 to 30 miles - from the Southern most Milwaukee suburb? On the map it looks like it's almost all urban between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Creating mega metro regions seems to be the direction the country is heading. I believe Cincinatti and Dayton are fixin' to merge as one metro if they haven't already. I've even seen some stats that combines Muncie and Anderson with the Indianapolis metro.
Actually, they meet. Kenosha is Chicago and Racine is Milwaukee. If you check a map, the two meet.
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