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What will be the future of smaller yet stagnant American cities? (cities with a population of 40,000-100,000) These are cities that aren't really declining anymore, but aren't growing much either. There are many of these cities in the Midwest and Northeast. Three good examples are Lima, OH; Decatur, IL and Muncie, IN. Will they experience growth like some of the much larger cities, or will they continue to stagnate?
Those with access to larger cities will do well, especially if they can siphon off them. If Duluth had quick, cheap and convenient transportation to Mpls. (a bullet train), it would look ALOT better.
Well you can add Grand Rapids to your list of Stagnant cities. Its just slightly bigger( about 200,000 people). Its had SOME growth but its very slow and there hasnt been tons of it. sometimes remaining there for awhile. But on the bright side it was ranked best city to raise a family because unlike the rest of the U.S there was never a bubble to pop here so when the housing market crashed GRs didnt lose too much
they will become more trival to the united states. Unless they have a fortune 500 or a good university in the city limits they will acutally decline as people focus less on local cities and more on the regional cities.
Those with access to larger cities will do well, especially if they can siphon off them. If Duluth had quick, cheap and convenient transportation to Mpls. (a bullet train), it would look ALOT better.
Fort Smith, Arkansas (pop 72,000) is about as stagnant as you can get and its in that size range. The town has been stagnant for about three decades now. It was a city built on manufacturing and that manufacturing base is slowly drying up. I definitely see this town declining in the future as most educated young people move away.
I dont however think that all cities in the 50,000-100,000 range will decline. There are plenty that still have an economic base and they will continue to exist as they always have.
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