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Los Angeles Urban Area:
Distribution of Population: 2000

Sector Population Land Area (Square Miles) Density Land Area (Square Kilometers) Density
Core 1,752,000 128 13,700 332 5,300
Balance of City 1,943,000 341 5,700 883 2,200
City of Los Angeles 3,695,000 469 7,900 1,215 3,000
Suburbs 10,134,000 1,775 5,700 4,597 2,200
Urban Area 13,829,000 2,244 6,200 5,812 2,400
Balance of Metropolitan Area 771,000        
Metropolitan Area 14,600,000        
           
Combined Los Angeles, Riverside-San Bernardino & Mission Viejo urbanized areas. Metropolitan area estimate based upon Forstall, Greene & Pick.

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