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United States and Canada:
Extended (Contiguous) Urban Areas:

Nation Urban Area Population Mi2 Density Km2 Density Year
Canada Toronto 5,220,000 830 6,300 2,150 2,450 2001
United States Boston 5,834,000 2,628 2,200 6,806 850 2000
United States Dallas-Fort Worth 4,445,000 1,529 2,900 3,959 1,100 2000
United States Houston 3,912,000 1,337 2,900 3,463 1,150 2000
United States Los Angeles 14,000,000 2,298 6,100 5,952 2,350 2000
United States New York 19,666,000 4,325 4,500 11,202 1,750 2000
United States San Francisco 5,638,000 1,056 5,300 2,735 2,050 2000
               
Extended urban areas: Continuous urban areas within the same labor market but not recognized as a single urban area by the national census authority.              
               
URBAN AREAS INCLUDED IN EXTENDED URBAN AREAS            
Canada Toronto: Toronto, Hamilton, Oshawa            
United States Boston: Boston, Providence (RI), Worcester, Nashua (NH)          
United States Dallas-Fort Worth: Dallas Fort Worth, Denton            
United States Houston: Houston, The Woodlands            
United States Los Angeles: Los Angeles, Riverside-San Bernardino, Mission Viejo        
United States New York: New York, Bridgeport (CT), New Haven (CT), Trenton (NJ), Danbury (CT), Hightstown (NJ)  
United States San Francisco: San Francisco, San Jose            

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