USA Urban Area Land and
Population Change 1950-2000
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URBAN AREAS OVER 1,000,000 BETWEEN 1950 AND 2000 |
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Urban Area |
Population |
Urban Land Area |
Ratio |
Growth Category Average |
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Orlando |
1484.9% |
1712.0% |
1.15 |
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Phoenix |
1245.8% |
1352.7% |
1.09 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino |
1007.4% |
619.7% |
0.62 |
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Miami |
971.7% |
853.8% |
0.88 |
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San Jose |
773.9% |
326.2% |
0.42 |
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Atlanta |
590.3% |
1751.9% |
2.97 |
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Sacramento |
557.1% |
778.6% |
1.40 |
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San Diego |
517.6% |
488.0% |
0.94 |
1.18 |
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Houston |
445.4% |
379.6% |
0.85 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
405.4% |
345.6% |
0.85 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
384.9% |
437.0% |
1.14 |
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Seattle |
336.0% |
675.6% |
2.01 |
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Denver |
297.8% |
375.2% |
1.26 |
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Norfolk |
262.1% |
750.0% |
2.86 |
1.24 |
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Portland |
208.6% |
315.8% |
1.51 |
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Washington |
205.7% |
550.0% |
2.67 |
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San Antonio |
195.1% |
353.3% |
1.81 |
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Los Angeles |
194.9% |
91.5% |
0.47 |
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Columbus |
158.7% |
512.3% |
3.23 |
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Indianapolis |
142.8% |
507.7% |
3.55 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
142.0% |
287.0% |
2.02 |
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Providence |
101.5% |
252.4% |
2.49 |
2.22 |
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Kansas City |
95.1% |
291.9% |
3.07 |
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Cincinnati |
84.9% |
360.3% |
4.24 |
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Boston |
80.6% |
403.2% |
5.00 |
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Baltimore |
78.7% |
349.3% |
4.44 |
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Philadelphia |
76.2% |
476.6% |
6.25 |
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Chicago |
68.8% |
199.9% |
2.90 |
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San Francisco-Oakland |
59.7% |
83.6% |
1.40 |
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New Orleans |
52.9% |
-10.8% |
-0.20 |
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Milwaukee |
57.9% |
377.5% |
6.52 |
3.74 |
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St. Louis |
48.3% |
263.6% |
5.45 |
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New York |
44.8% |
167.6% |
3.74 |
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Detroit |
41.8% |
198.1% |
4.74 |
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Cleveland |
29.1% |
115.7% |
3.97 |
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Pittsburgh |
14.4% |
235.4% |
16.41 |
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Buffalo |
9.2% |
198.4% |
21.65 |
9.33 |
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Calculated from US Census data. |
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Caution advised due to definitional changes |
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Note: New Orleans urban definition included substantial rural land in 1950. |
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