Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I would already say that DC is either 3rd or 4th in the Nation in terms of importance but size.....that's another issue. City proper is only half a mill or so and the MSA is a little over half of Chicago's.
Houston city size = 601.7 square miles
Dallas city size = 385.0 square miles
Phoenix city size = 515.1 square miles
Atlanta city size = 132.4 square miles
Washington D.C. city size = 68.3 square miles
The city proper of Washington D.C. can never grow in size unless Virginia and/or Maryland is willing to give D.C. more land and it is approved by the Federal Government.
The city itself is already 3 times more dense than the other 4 cities.
I can't hazard a guess, CTown, but you got me thinking. What WERE the boomtowns of the 20th century and when? Here's my arguable list (not trying to hijack your thread )
1900: Chicago, St. Louis (railroads)
1910: Cleveland, Buffalo, Pittsburgh (industialization)
1920: NYC (immigration)
1930: NYC (financial)
1940: Detroit (war production)
1950: Seattle (aircraft)
1960: Los Angeles ("quality of life")
1970: Denver, Houston (oil)
1980: San Jose (Silicon Valley)
1990: Miami (immigration, "lifestyle")
2000: Las Vegas (whatever they do there)
Do you think any of the cities you listed might make it over 3,000,000 people?I was thinking Houston,but thats a given,unless growth slows there.What about some of the other cities through,any chace they might make it over 3,000,000?
I think that is pretty irrelevant all things considered. But to answer your question none of these cities will reach 3 million in the city proper any time soon. do you have any idea how many condos, high rises that would take? Not for many years at least.
Has Chicago even hit the 3 million mark yet? I know LA recently hit 4 million.
The city proper of Washington D.C. can never grow in size unless Virginia and/or Maryland is willing to give D.C. more land and it is approved by the Federal Government.
The city itself is already 3 times more dense than the other 4 cities.
That's true but why did you bring up square mileage? I was referring to Metro DC not the actual district. For reasons you brought up the city populations are meaningless.
That does surprise me though. I had no idea DC was that geographically small.
Las Vegas (whatever they do there) ..... LOL
I really do not understand why its booming other than gambling jobs.
Having been there, it lacks the things I like such as TREES, GRASS, RIVERS, CREEKS AND STREAMS.
Also, I don't care what anyone says about "dry heat" 117 is miserable.
I'm in agreement here... the Las Vegas economy is largely based around gambling/tourism jobs and I just can't understand how so many people there can afford all of those $300,000+ homes on $10/hr hotel and casino type jobs. I'd guess that there are alot of retirees moving into the area, which also fuels the local economy.
I'm in agreement here... the Las Vegas economy is largely based around gambling/tourism jobs and I just can't understand how so many people there can afford all of those $300,000+ homes on $10/hr hotel and casino type jobs. I'd guess that there are alot of retirees moving into the area, which also fuels the local economy.
I can't speak for Las Vegas, but the casino workers outside of Memphis in Tunica, MS make really good money, especially for the area.
That's true but why did you bring up square mileage? I was referring to Metro DC not the actual district. For reasons you brought up the city populations are meaningless.
That does surprise me though. I had no idea DC was that geographically small.
Oh, I thought you were talking about the DC's city proper being only a little over 500,000 in population. Just trying to say that the city proper can never increase in size because of the laws and it being a city state with no room to enlargen unless land is given over to it by MD or VA.
Also, there are building restrictions that outlaws any man-made structure in D.C.'s city proper to be built higher than the Washington Monument, so it hinders the ability to build skyscrapers to compensate for the lack of land.
It makes for the unusual sight of actually having to be in the city proper to look at the skylines of MD and VA cities in the suburbs than the other way around in like just about every other major city.
And yes, I knew the geographical land area of D.C. was small, but I too, was shocked to find out how small compared to the other cities. 68.3 square miles to 300-600 square miles? Shocked.
I think KY and TN are going to get very big. I was considering both very seriously but we'd decided to stay north, not south.
I feel you will get the northerners going down there, and the Florida people coming up (as they get squeezed out of the Florida housing markets.)
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
a look back
)
