Urbanization in the United States from 1945
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DATA |
1945 |
1950 |
1960 |
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1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
1945-2000 |
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Urban Land Area (Square Miles) |
23,456 |
30,048 |
40,238 |
54,103 |
73,930 |
87,376 |
92,505 |
294.4% |
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Urban Population |
86,513 |
96,468 |
125,269 |
149,647 |
167,051 |
187,053 |
222,353 |
157.0% |
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Urban Households (Estimated) |
23,736 |
27,881 |
36,884 |
46,668 |
59,828 |
69,152 |
83,340 |
251.1% |
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DENSITY (PER SQUARE MILE) |
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Popuation Density |
3,688 |
3,210 |
3,113 |
2,766 |
2,260 |
2,141 |
2,404 |
-34.8% |
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Household Density |
1,012 |
928 |
917 |
863 |
809 |
791 |
901 |
-11.0% |
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CHANGE |
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Urban Land Area |
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28.1% |
33.9% |
34.5% |
36.6% |
18.2% |
5.9% |
294.4% |
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Urban Population |
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11.5% |
29.9% |
19.5% |
11.6% |
12.0% |
18.9% |
157.0% |
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Urban Households |
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17.5% |
32.3% |
26.5% |
28.2% |
15.6% |
20.5% |
251.1% |
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Population Density |
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-13.0% |
-3.0% |
-11.2% |
-18.3% |
-5.3% |
12.3% |
-34.8% |
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Household Density |
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-8.3% |
-1.2% |
-5.9% |
-6.2% |
-2.2% |
13.8% |
-11.0% |
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ANNUAL CHANGE |
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Urban Land Area |
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5.08% |
2.96% |
3.01% |
3.17% |
1.69% |
0.57% |
2.53% |
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Urban Population |
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2.20% |
2.65% |
1.79% |
1.11% |
1.14% |
1.74% |
1.73% |
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Urban Households |
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3.27% |
2.84% |
2.38% |
2.52% |
1.46% |
1.88% |
2.31% |
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Population Density |
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-2.74% |
-0.31% |
-1.18% |
-2.00% |
-0.54% |
1.17% |
-0.78% |
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Household Density |
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-1.72% |
-0.12% |
-0.61% |
-0.64% |
-0.22% |
1.30% |
-0.21% |
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RATIOS |
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Land Area/Population Change |
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2.31 |
1.12 |
1.68 |
2.87 |
1.48 |
0.33 |
1.46 |
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Land Area/Household Change |
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1.55 |
1.04 |
1.26 |
1.26 |
1.15 |
0.30 |
1.09 |
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NOTES |
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Estimated from US Census Bureau & Department of Agriculture Economic Reseasrch Service data |
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Land Area: Actual |
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Population & Households: 000s |
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Density: Actual |
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Definitional changes occured during the period |
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