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USA Urbanized Land:
1960-2000 US Census

This table reflects the corrected data released
by the US Census Bureau 2002.08.25

  1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
POPULATION          
Urban 125,269,000 149,646,629 167,050,952 187,053,487 222,353,453
Rural 55,402,158 53,655,402 58,491,251 61,656,386 59,068,453
Total 180,671,158 203,302,031 225,542,203 248,709,873 281,421,906
           
POPULATION CHANGE        
Urban   19.46% 11.63% 11.97% 18.87%
Rural   -3.15% 9.01% 5.41% -4.20%
Total   12.53% 10.94% 10.27% 13.15%
           
LAND AREA (SQUARE MILES)        
Urban 40,238 54,103 73,930 87,376 92,505
Rural 3,496,040 3,482,175 3,462,348 3,448,902 3,443,773
Total 3,536,278 3,536,278 3,536,278 3,536,278 3,536,278
           
LAND AREA CHANGE        
Urban   34.46% 36.65% 18.19% 5.87%
Rural   -0.40% -0.57% -0.39% -0.15%
Total   0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
           
POPULATION DENSITY        
Urban 3,113 2,766 2,260 2,141 2,404
Rural 16 15 17 18 17
Total 51 57 64 70 80
           
DENSITY CHANGE        
Urban   -11.15% -18.31% -5.26% 12.28%
Rural   -2.77% 9.64% 5.82% -4.05%
Total   12.53% 10.94% 10.27% 13.15%
           
LAND AREA SHARE BY CLASSIFICATION      
Urban 1.14% 1.53% 2.09% 2.47% 2.62%
Rural 98.86% 98.47% 97.91% 97.53% 97.38%
Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
           
URBAN LAND SHARE WITHOUT ALASKA: 2000      
Urban Land without Alaska (Square Miles)     92,245
Share of US Land         3.12%

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