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'Ports and other types of gateway centers serve the regions that surround them. The more important gateways serve very large regions while less important hubs serve smaller regions. Hence, it is important to differentiate between the characteristics of a hinterland and a field of influence. As a result of relative location, size, connectivity, and accessibility, cities exert a “gravitational pull” relative to their field of influence. Therefore larger, better connected, and more accessible places serve a much larger area (a hinterland) than less connected, smaller places. Moreover, the more it costs to get to a place in order to do business there, the smaller its field of influence. This means that transportation costs are inversely proportional to the gravitational pull of an urban place.'
Legit area of study in human geography. That link is a little arcane though; I prefer this succinct explanation from wikipedia:
'In shipping usage, a port's hinterland is the area that it serves, both for imports and for exports. The term is also used to refer to the area around a city or town. More generally, hinterland can refer to the rural area economically tied to an urban catchment area.'
Sioux falls SD. A small SD city that gets backed up through the stoplights on weekends from all the out of towners
This is a good one. The chapter on Sioux Falls, about which I knew absolutely nothing going in, in the following book impressed upon me its 'pull' for uh eastern South Dakotans/western Minnesotans/western Iowans:
Like for example people from Rochester will claim wings and Beef of Weck as “our thing” along with Buffalo. Despite not being in the MSA or CSA.
This one isn't really reciprocated. No Buffalonians I know are claiming garbage plates or Kodak/Xerox pride...given that lack of reciprocation, clearly Rochester is Buffalo's hinterland! Heh
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This one isn't really reciprocated. No Buffalonians I know are claiming garbage plates or Kodak/Xerox pride...given that lack of reciprocation, clearly Rochester is Buffalo's hinterland! Heh
What is odd is that those sentiments are something I’ve never heard before in regards to people in Rochester claiming wings and Beef on Weck.
Wouldn't that be Mobile or Jacksonville? I can't imagine many people in Crestview, FL going to Atlanta on a semi regular basis the same way people from Anderson, SC or even Boone, NC might.
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I would say that Dallas' "hinterlands" go as far west as Eastland county in Texas. That seems to be where it transitions to the Abilene and San Angelo sphere of influence, with Lubbock and Amarillo's to the north. Dallas' hinterlands also go as far north as about Ardmore, Oklahoma. Eastward, it weakens near Longview. Southward, extends maybe around Waco.
Houston is the big city for the Rio Grande Valley, Southeastern Texas, and Southwestern Louisiana.
In Texas, I think Dallas has a bigger hinterland.
You also forgot about San Antonio and Austin to the Houston list. Many Central and South Texans spend weekends in Houston for the cultural activities unavailable or poor-quality back home and for the ocean.
Also foreigners (and naturalized Americans) in all of Texas (and sometimes neighboring states) have to take time off of work on weekdays to visit their country's consulate in Houston for passport renewal, document authentication, etc. So Houston may have the bigger hinterland after all!
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