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In-Depth Information
Density
1970
(hab,/km²)
Standard
Distance
1970 (km)
Density
2000
(hab,/km²)
Standard
Distance
2000 (km)
Population
2000
Population
1970
Metropolitan area
Area (km²)
New York
2
7,837
21,050,736 19,421,870 697
4
4.1
7
57
4
8.6
L
os Angeles
8
8,486
1
6,373,209
9
,972,037
1
13
4
6.6
1
85
5
4.6
C
hicago
1
8,154
9
,156,756
7
,952,044
4
38
3
2.9
5
05
3
6.1
Washington - Baltimore 25,435
7
,608,070
5
,396,463
2
12
4
1.4
2
99
4
5.8
S
an Francisco
1
9,605
7
,039,362
4
,751,989
2
42
4
1.6
3
59
4
6.7
B
oston
2
3,899
6
,488,420
5
,501,319
2
30
4
7.2
2
71
5
1.4
P
hiladelphia
1
6,037
6
,188,463
5
,673,378
3
53
3
2.5
3
86
3
7.2
Detroit
1
7,300
5
,456,428
5
,309,922
3
07
3
6.5
3
15
3
9.1
Dallas - Fort Worth
2
4,541
5
,221,801
2
,432,706
9
9
3
6.1
2
13
3
7.8
Houston
2
1,931
4
,669,571
2
,181,315
9
9
3
1.1
2
13
3
4.0
Atlanta
1
6,085
4
,112,198
1
,763,626
1
10
3
0.0
2
56
3
4.2
Miami - West Palm
B
each
1
4,195
5
,004,308
2
,236,645
1
58
3
7.8
3
52
4
0.1
S
eattle
1
9,046
3
,554,760
2
,038,533
1
07
3
3.3
1
86
3
7.5
P
hoenix
3
7,829
3
,251,876
1
,035,438
2
7
2
9.4
8
6
2
8.9
Minneapolis - St. Paul
1
6,446
2
,968,806
2
,026,715
1
23
2
4.3
1
80
2
8.4
S
t. Louis
1
8,873
2
,626,411
2
,471,223
1
31
2
6.5
1
39
3
2.0
Denver
2
2,126
2
,581,506
1
,325,233
6
0
2
4.9
1
17
2
7.8
Tampa - St Petersburg
7
,039
2
,395,997
1
,104,944
1
57
2
4.9
3
40
2
8.4
P
ittsburgh
1
2,104
2
,358,695
2
,683,853
2
22
2
8.9
1
95
3
0.9
Portland
18,241
2,265,223
1,264,790
69
31.0
124
32.0
Table 7.1.
Urban sprawl in the main metropolises of the US, 1970-2000
(
Source: US census
)
