Comparison of Medium Sized Urban Areas:
Demographics & Public Transport
(Le Havre, Ft. Wayne & Peoria)
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Item |
Le Havre, Seine Maritime, France |
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA |
Peoria, Illinois, USA |
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Urbanized Area |
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Population |
236,051 |
248,424 |
242,353 |
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Land Area (Square Miles) |
37.8 |
104.1 |
140.0 |
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Population per Square Mile |
6,243 |
2,386 |
1,731 |
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Land Area (Square Kilometers) |
98.0 |
269.8 |
362.9 |
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Population per Square Kilometer |
2,409 |
921 |
668 |
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Central City |
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Population |
190,924 |
173,072 |
113,504 |
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Land Area (Square Miles) |
18.1 |
62.7 |
43.1 |
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Population per Square Mile |
10,529 |
2,760 |
2,634 |
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Land Area (Square Kilometers) |
47.0 |
162.5 |
111.7 |
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Population per Square Kilometer |
4,062 |
1,065 |
1,016 |
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Central Area Equal to Le Havre in Size (18 Square Miles) |
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Population per Square Mile |
10,529 |
5,019 |
4,748 |
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Population per Square Kilometer |
4,062 |
1,936 |
1,832 |
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Outside Central Area (Outside 18 Square Miles) |
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|
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Population per Square Mile |
2,294 |
1,824 |
1,291 |
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Population per Square Kilometer |
885 |
704 |
498 |
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Employment |
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|
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Central Business District Employment |
25,000 |
19,022 |
17,863 |
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% of Employment in CBD |
36.2% |
16.8% |
15.9% |
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Public Transport |
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|
|
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Annual Boardings |
24,498,000 |
1,599,000 |
2,077,100 |
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Annual Boardings per Inhabitant |
103.8 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
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Market Share (Motorized): 1992, 1998, 1998 (See Note) |
13.2% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
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Annual Vehicle Miles |
5,162,000 |
1,450,000 |
1,794,000 |
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Vehicle Miles per Square Mile |
136,530 |
13,929 |
12,814 |
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Annual Vehicle Kilometers |
8,310,000 |
2,335,000 |
2,888,000 |
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Vehicle Kilometers per Square Kilometer |
84,796 |
8,654 |
7,959 |
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Central Business District (CBD) Orientation of Public Transport System (2000) |
12 of 13 bus routes serve CBD. 13th interfaces with others at a transfer center. One peak only route to a non-CBD industrial area. Over 98 percent of ridership is on routes serving the CBD. Funicular railway serves CBD. |
All 18 bus routes serve CBD. |
9 of 11 bus routes serve CBD. Two other routes meet CBD oriented routes. |
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Comparisons to Le Havre |
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Urbanized Area Population |
1.00 |
1.05 |
1.03 |
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Urbanized Area Population Density |
1.00 |
0.38 |
0.28 |
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Density of Central Area |
1.00 |
0.48 |
0.45 |
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Density Outside Central Area |
1.00 |
0.80 |
0.56 |
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CBD Employment Share |
1.00 |
0.46 |
0.44 |
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Public Transport Trips per Inhabitant |
1.00 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
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Public Transport Market Share |
1.00 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
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Public Transport Service per Sq. Mile |
1.00 |
0.10 |
0.09 |
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Year of Data (Except as otherwise noted) |
1999 |
1990 |
1990 |
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Note: Le Havre's public transport market share (motorized) of 13.2 percent is nearly 50 percent higher than that of the New York City metropolitan
area (9.3 percent), which is the highest in the United States. Le Havre's public transport market share is nearly three times that of second
ranking Honolulu (4.6 percent). |
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