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Without looking too much into the particular places, I’ll just note that cities with 19th-century street grids, and “quaint” pre-war housing stock in places where land is at a premium when it comes to cost will simply be denser than cities built up and expanded during the automobile era in a region with plenty of developable land.
I couldn't find the info on the area of each Downtown. Here are a few I was able to find. Maybe others can add…?
Dallas - 1.4 sq mi
Houston - 1.8 sq mi
Miami - 3.8 sq mi
Atlanta - 4.0 sq mi
Chicago - 1.5 sq mi
Charlotte - 2.1 sq mi
Cleveland - 3.0 sq mi
Cincinnati - 0.98 sq mi
Detroit - 1.4 sq mi
Philadelphia - 7.7 sq mi
Minneapolis - 3.0 sq mi
Oklahoma City - 1.2 sq mi
Los Angeles - 5.8 sq mi
Pittsburg - 0.64 sq mi
Portland - 1 sq mi
Dallas has about 15,000 people in Downtown. Downtown Dallas is only 1.4 sq mi. It’s expected to double in population in the next 5 years with all the projects planned or U/C.
That's wrong. The Census maps show about 15,000 for tracts that cover the Downtown freeway loop, BUT those tracts also include large areas outside it for a total of 3.2 square miles.
Those numbers are old.....they are from 5 to 7 years ago... I know at least for Charlotte the uptown population is now around 30,000 and this doesn't include SouthEnd or Midtown....
Those numbers are old.....they are from 5 to 7 years ago... I know at least for Charlotte the uptown population is now around 30,000 and this doesn't include SouthEnd or Midtown....
Which areas of Charlotte constitute Uptown Charlotte?
Zipcode 28202 is 1.8 sq. miles and has a population of 14,153.
Found this analysis from Brookings that states Chicago has the fastest growing downtown population of any major city. Includes a bunch of other cities in this analysis as well.
I’m not surprised if this is the truth about Chicago, The Loop used to have barely anyone 30 years ago, and now it’s close to 50k. The Near North Side has filled out well and the South Loop and West Loop have also gone from having little amounts of people to being populated.
Found this analysis from Brookings that states Chicago has the fastest growing downtown population of any major city. Includes a bunch of other cities in this analysis as well.
I’m not surprised if this is the truth about Chicago, The Loop used to have barely anyone 30 years ago, and now it’s close to 50k. The Near North Side has filled out well and the South Loop and West Loop have also gone from having little amounts of people to being populated.
They use an odd definition for Downtown Chicago, going too far south and not far enough north. This does give it a large percentage growth however.
Poking around the map tool, they used weird choices for a lot of cities.
Between MLK Blvd, Warren Street, Falls Street and Franklin Street it’s 1.1 sq miles and 12,935.
If you extend it to Central Av or 1.3 sq miles you’re up to 15,869.
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