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Providence can get to 270,000 in 28 square miles and in 34 sq miles have 302,000 (Central Falls, Pawtucket, North Providence) which is equal to the population of St Louis, Pittsburgh or Cincinnati but in a smaller area.
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Originally Posted by KoNgFooCj
If Washington DC reclaimed it's old boundaries (including all of Arlington and part of Alexandria), the population would be approximately 990,000 now. Possibly even 1 million.
DC’s original “Diamond District” which includes Alexandria and Arlington is 1.1 million people today in 2019. This would be the 10th largest city in the country ahead of San Jose and after Dallas, Tx in 103 sq mi.
Pittsburgh, at an estimated population of 301,048 in 2018, is currently estimated to be the nation's 66th-largest city.
New Pittsburgh, at an estimated population of 668,751 in 2018, would be the nation's 25th-largest city---a smidge below Nashville and a bit above Portland, OR. [/b]
For comparison purposes Nashville houses an estimated 669,053 (2018) within 473.3 square miles of land (1,414/square mile) (This seems incorrect, to me, as Nashville is supposedly this poster child of new urbanism, no?)
For comparison purposes Portland houses an estimated 653,115 (2018) within 133 square miles of land (4,911/square mile)
That's sad, considering it'd be smaller than its mid-20 Century population if 676,806 in 1950 census on the same footprint it currently has! . Furthermore, while "New Pittsburgh" would be the nation's 25th largest city in 2018, "old" Pittsburgh actually was the 8th largest in 1910, 9th largest in 1920, and 10th largest in 1930 and 1940!
That's sad, considering it'd be smaller than its mid-20 Century population if 676,806 in 1950 census on the same footprint it currently has! . Furthermore, while "New Pittsburgh" would be the nation's 25th largest city in 2018, "old" Pittsburgh actually was the 8th largest in 1910, 9th largest in 1920, and 10th largest in 1930 and 1940!
What would be most interesting is Pittsburgh annexing Dormont, which is less than 1 square mile. That would put PGH ahead of CIN, STL, and St. Paul while increasing its density.
Those two cities have a greater land area than Philadelphia and Pittsburgh combined
...and yet, the Phoenix urban area still doesn't sprawl as much as the urban areas of Philly and Pittsburgh do for their sizes.
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