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Mike, speaking of counties, NJ's most dense county (Hudson) has a population density of over 13,000 per sq mile. That's pretty surprising considering how much of the west side of the county is Meadowlands.
Mike, speaking of counties, NJ's most dense county (Hudson) has a population density of over 13,000 per sq mile. That's pretty surprising considering how much of the west side of the county is Meadowlands.
Yes, yes...
My data for 2003 actually says 11865 per square mile, but even at that, this puts Hudson County nationally at # 6, behind Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and San Francisco. #7 is Suffolk (Boston) County at 11496 per square mile.
Hudson County's population density is the basis behind my nickname that it is the '6th borough' of New York. In fact, I've made the argument that NY and NJ should swap Hudson County for Staten Island. And your observation about the location of the population is spot on: once you get west of Tonnele Ave in Jersey City, for instance, the residential population there is very small.
Agreed. And even in a densely populated state, there are always places you can find tremendous solitude. For instance, northeastern California is as sparsely populated as almost anywhere else in the United States, even though the state is designated as very densely populated based on the huge coastal population.
True be that...
8 out of California's 58 counties have populations of under 7 persons per square mile. 95% of the population resides on 8% of the state's land area. Modoc County in the northeast corner looks more like Western Idaho.
True be that...
8 out of California's 58 counties have populations of under 7 persons per square mile. 95% of the population resides on 8% of the state's land area. Modoc County in the northeast corner looks more like Western Idaho.
yeah, that's like Canada - isn't it something like 90% of the population lives within 50 miles of the US border?
yeah, that's like Canada - isn't it something like 90% of the population lives within 50 miles of the US border?
You know your stuff. However, I think it's 100 miles (Toronto to Buffalo, you have to include Toronto, which is more than 50 miles). I didn't know anyone else knew that, but that's an absolutely true statement.
Toronto is 96 miles from Buffalo, but as the crow flies (which to say if you right over the lake), Toronto is about 20 miles from the US border.
I'm pretty sure the number 100 miles though.
Also, people talking about 400/sq mile being crowded makes me laugh. I've never lived in county less dense than 1700/sq mile or in a town less dense than 8000/sq mile. I know that's a little bit of warped perspective but it is what it is.
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It's roughly 70 per sq. mile where I am in VT, and that's too crowded for me. My land I'll move to in the near future is in a place with 0.10 per sq. mile (yes you read that right) and even that could be better (less dense)...
You know your stuff. However, I think it's 100 miles (Toronto to Buffalo, you have to include Toronto, which is more than 50 miles). I didn't know anyone else knew that, but that's an absolutely true statement.
LOL - hey, i grew up on jeopardy and trivial pursuit - there's a lot of useless knowledge up here <<taps head>>.....
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