Demographia

High-Income New World Urbanized Areas
Population and Density

Rank (Among >500,000) Nation Urbanized Area Population Rank (Among >500,000) Square Miles Square Kilometers Rank (Among >500,000) Population/Square Mile Population/Square Kilometer   Date & Source
1 Canada Montreal, PQ 2,610,000 19 340 881 51 7,676 2,964   1996 Demographia
2 USA Los Angeles--Long Beach--Santa Ana, CA 11,789,000 2 1,668 4,320 6 7,068 2,729   2000 US Census
3 USA San Francisco--Oakland, CA 2,996,000 15 428 1,108 40 7,004 2,704   2000 US Census
4 Canada Toronto, ON 3,840,000 10 560 1,450 25 6,857 2,648   2000 US Census
5 USA San Jose, CA 1,538,000 29 260 674 68 5,914 2,283   2000 US Census
6 Canada Ottawa, ON-PQ 730,000 60 125 324 84 5,840 2,255   1996 Demographia
7 Canada Calgary, AB 750,000 57 140 363 79 5,357 2,068   1996 Demographia
8 USA New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT 17,800,000 1 3,353 8,683 1 5,309 2,050   2000 US Census
9 Canada Winnipeg, MB 600,000 68 115 298 85 5,217 2,014   1996 Demographia
New Zealand Wellington 312,000 60 155 5,200 2,008   1998 Demographia
11 Canada Vancouver, BC 1,810,000 25 350 906 50 5,171 1,997   1996 Demographia
12 USA New Orleans, LA 1,009,000 46 198 512 76 5,102 1,970   2000 US Census
13 New Zealand Auckland 1,023,000 44 205 531 74 4,990 1,927   1991 Kenworthy-Laube
14 Canada Hamilton, ON 550,000 79 115 298 85 4,783 1,847   1996 Demographia
15 USA Honolulu, HI 718,000 62 154 399 78 4,660 1,799   2000 US Census
16 Canada Edmonton, AB 600,000 68 130 337 82 4,615 1,782   1996 Demographia
17 USA Las Vegas, NV 1,314,000 37 286 741 63 4,597 1,775   2000 US Census
New Zealand Christchurch 309,000 70 181 4,414 1,704   1998 Demographia
19 USA Miami, FL 4,919,000 5 1,116 2,891 11 4,407 1,702   2000 US Census
20 Australia Sydney, NSW 3,539,000 12 812 2,103 16 4,358 1,683   1991 Kenworthy-Laube
21 Canada Quebec, PQ 530,000 84 130 337 82 4,077 1,574   1998 Demographia
22 USA Fresno, CA 555,000 77 139 359 80 4,003 1,546   2000 US Census
23 USA Denver--Aurora, CO 1,985,000 24 499 1,292 30 3,979 1,536   2000 US Census
24 USA Chicago, IL--IN 8,308,000 3 2,123 5,498 2 3,914 1,511   2000 US Census
25 USA Mission Viejo, CA 533,000 82 137 355 81 3,894 1,503   2000 US Census
26 Australia Melbourne, VIC 3,023,000 14 782 2,025 20 3,866 1,493   1991 Kenworthy-Laube
27 USA Salt Lake City, UT 888,000 51 231 598 70 3,847 1,485   2000 US Census
28 USA Sacramento, CA 1,393,000 33 369 956 48 3,776 1,458   2000 US Census
29 USA Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 2,907,000 16 799 2,069 18 3,638 1,405   2000 US Census
30 USA Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 1,507,000 30 439 1,136 36 3,434 1,326   2000 US Census
31 USA San Diego, CA 2,674,000 18 782 2,026 19 3,419 1,320   2000 US Census
32 USA Washington, DC--VA--MD 3,934,000 8 1,157 2,996 10 3,401 1,313   2000 US Census
33 USA Portland, OR--WA 1,583,000 28 474 1,228 32 3,340 1,290   2000 US Census
34 USA San Antonio, TX 1,328,000 36 408 1,056 43 3,257 1,258   2000 US Census
35 USA Concord, CA 553,000 78 176 457 77 3,132 1,209   2000 US Census
36 USA Detroit, MI 3,903,000 9 1,261 3,267 9 3,094 1,195   2000 US Census
37 USA El Paso, TX--NM 675,000 65 219 568 73 3,080 1,189   2000 US Census
38 Australia Adelaide, SA 1,023,000 44 336 870 52 3,045 1,176   1991 Kenworthy-Laube
39 USA Baltimore, MD 2,076,000 22 683 1,768 21 3,041 1,174   2000 US Census
40 USA Houston, TX 3,823,000 11 1,295 3,355 8 2,951 1,139   2000 US Census
41 USA Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX 4,146,000 6 1,407 3,644 7 2,946 1,138   2000 US Census
42 USA Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD 5,149,000 4 1,799 4,661 4 2,861 1,105   2000 US Census
43 USA Columbus, OH 1,133,000 43 398 1,030 45 2,849 1,100   2000 US Census
44 USA Seattle, WA 2,712,000 17 954 2,470 12 2,844 1,098   2000 US Census
45 USA Austin, TX 902,000 49 318 824 56 2,835 1,095   2000 US Census
46 USA Omaha, NE--IA 627,000 67 226 586 71 2,768 1,069   2000 US Census
47 USA Cleveland, OH 1,787,000 26 647 1,676 23 2,761 1,066   2000 US Census
48 Australia Perth, WA 1,143,000 42 415 1,075 41 2,754 1,063   1991 Kenworthy-Laube
49 USA Milwaukee, WI 1,309,000 38 487 1,261 31 2,688 1,038   2000 US Census
50 USA Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN 2,389,000 20 894 2,316 13 2,671 1,031