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Density Profiles:
Paris Urban Area and Los Angeles Compared

Population per Square Mile % of Urban Land Area Paris Urbanized Area Density: 1990 Los Angeles Density: Same Percentage of Urban Area: 1990 Compared to Los Angeles
11e 0.16% 109,000 51,538 111.5%
18e 0.26% 81,000 37,626 115.3%
10e 0.13% 80,738 33,142 143.6%
20e 0.26% 79,908 29,568 170.3%
3e 0.05% 77,698 27,493 182.6%
17e 0.25% 74,040 25,960 185.2%
9e 0.10% 69,016 24,949 176.6%
15e 0.37% 68,289 23,530 190.2%
19e 0.30% 63,048 22,307 182.6%
14e 0.25% 62,989 21,551 192.3%
5e 0.11% 62,475 21,286 193.5%
13e 0.31% 62,061 20,767 198.8%
6e 0.09% 57,629 20,276 184.2%
16e 0.34% 56,116 19,810 183.3%
2e 0.04% 54,186 19,392 179.4%
12e 0.28% 52,944 19,112 177.0%
4e 0.07% 52,206 18,840 177.1%
7e 0.18% 39,907 18,601 114.5%
8e 0.17% 27,258 18,144 50.2%
1e 0.08% 26,048 17,992 44.8%
Hauts de Seine 7.13% 22,681 14,078 61.1%
Siene-St. Dennis 10.29% 15,196 10,099 50.5%
Val-de Marne 10.63% 13,056 7,882 65.6%
Balance 68.16% 7,503 3,091 142.7%
Total 100.00% 12,088 6,044 100.0%
         
Population per Square Kilometer % of Urban Land Area Paris Urbanized Area Density: 1990 Los Angeles Density: Same Percentage of Urban Area: 1990 Compared to Los Angeles
11e 0.16% 42,053 19,883 111.5%
18e 0.26% 31,250 14,516 115.3%
10e 0.13% 31,149 12,786 143.6%
20e 0.26% 30,829 11,407 170.3%
3e 0.05% 29,976 10,607 182.6%
17e 0.25% 28,565 10,015 185.2%
9e 0.10% 26,626 9,625 176.6%
15e 0.37% 26,346 9,078 190.2%
19e 0.30% 24,324 8,606 182.6%
14e 0.25% 24,301 8,314 192.3%
5e 0.11% 24,103 8,212 193.5%
13e 0.31% 23,943 8,012 198.8%
6e 0.09% 22,234 7,823 184.2%
16e 0.34% 21,650 7,643 183.3%
2e 0.04% 20,905 7,482 179.4%
12e 0.28% 20,426 7,373 177.0%
4e 0.07% 20,141 7,269 177.1%
7e 0.18% 15,396 7,176 114.5%
8e 0.17% 10,516 7,000 50.2%
1e 0.08% 10,049 6,942 44.8%
Hauts de Seine 7.13% 8,750 5,431 61.1%
Siene-St. Dennis 10.29% 5,863 3,896 50.5%
Val-de Marne 10.63% 5,037 3,041 65.6%
Balance 68.16% 2,895 1,193 142.7%
Total 100.00% 4,664 2,332 100.0%
Paris urbanized area from Kenworhty & Laube, Arrondissement data from INRETS, Los Angeles data for census tracts in Los Angeles and Orange Counties with more than 500 population per square mile.

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