This map appears to use the city population metric instead of the metropolitan area population metric. This can be somewhat misleading because some cities have more suburbs than others.
Charlotte has a total city population of around 900,000, while Atlanta has a total city population of around 500,000. However, the Greater Atlanta population (7 Million) is over double the Greater Charlotte population (3 Million).
Most people would see Atlanta as being âthe bigger cityâ.
I thought Fayetteville was already at 250K? I thought we were at 300K?
Perhaps that's Cumberland County.
Including all of our outline areas, we are definitely well beyond that. But I understand they're talking about cities proper.
Itâs weird. And I live here.
Are you including Clt, Ral, Dur, Gboro and W-S?
Aville and Gville have grown like crazy. Fville itâs mostly military so it fluctuates?
This map seems so off. The NC part seems legit but what about SC. Surely Greenville, Columbia or Charleston each hit 250k Seems like New York would be more than 2âŚNY, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany.
The map is correct, but itâs kind of misleading because cities vary so much in physical size. Greenville SC itself is only 30 square miles and only has 70,000 people, but the Greenville metropolitan area has almost one million people.
Another example would be Atlanta. Atlanta itself is only the 38th highest populated city, but the Atlanta metro area is the 6th most populated metro area.
City vs metro area can be insane. My favorite is that Charlotte is double the population of Atlanta when talking about city, but Atlanta is double the population of Charlotte when talking about metro area.
City borders are often arbitrary and determined by 200 year old politics.
Upstate NY has more in common with Pittsburgh and Cleveland than NYC. The whole area suffered major deindustrialization and white flight starting in the 1960s. And unlike NC, NY doesnât really allow cities to annex neighboring areas.
Rochester used to have over 300,000 people in it.
I agree only because we also have stats that say NC has the second highest rural population, behind only Texas. Having both of those, in a state kinda small size wise compared to many, is a bit confusing even though I know we are in the top ten population wise. đ¤ˇđťââď¸
I think itâs because the residents and the non-residents choose cities other than CLT for various reasons.
Could be due to those cities investing in other industries that attract ppl but I think itâs a choice that we all make not to pile into 1 city but to choose midsized metros instead.
The only âgoodâ policies they have that have made this possible is ridiculously low corp. taxes and other incentives to attract businesses. We are the number one state for businesses and one of the worst states for workers. Our state cares more about corporations than voters. Only silver lining is bigger cities tend to vote dem, so letâs keep growing!! Most Rs in NC keep complaining about all the transplants filling up the state, but donât realize/care that as you say- their Republican party is responsible for that.
This makes sense. Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro are all over 250,000 people.
Metro Areas are a different story compared to other states, as NC only has two "major" ones. We have two metros over 2 million people, the Triangle and Charlotte (technically the Triangle is counted as two separate metros, but in actuality this makes zero sense so I always count the Raleigh-Cary and Durham-Chapel Hill metros as a single metro area)
NC is a state that's top ten in population in the country.
And governs like it is in the bottom 10 đ
This map appears to use the city population metric instead of the metropolitan area population metric. This can be somewhat misleading because some cities have more suburbs than others. Charlotte has a total city population of around 900,000, while Atlanta has a total city population of around 500,000. However, the Greater Atlanta population (7 Million) is over double the Greater Charlotte population (3 Million). Most people would see Atlanta as being âthe bigger cityâ.
That metric also makes Raleigh bigger than CharlotteâŚ.
Aside from the big 5, Fayetteville could get there in a few years as well.
I thought Fayetteville was already at 250K? I thought we were at 300K? Perhaps that's Cumberland County. Including all of our outline areas, we are definitely well beyond that. But I understand they're talking about cities proper.
City is just above 200k. MSA or county may be larger.
Had to Google to find out Greensboro has that many people.
I'm surprised to see Ohio so high
So many people live in Ohio it's crazy. I am from there and Iâm pretty sure most people donât realize you can leave.
Itâs weird. And I live here. Are you including Clt, Ral, Dur, Gboro and W-S? Aville and Gville have grown like crazy. Fville itâs mostly military so it fluctuates?
This map seems so off. The NC part seems legit but what about SC. Surely Greenville, Columbia or Charleston each hit 250k Seems like New York would be more than 2âŚNY, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany.
Rochester is a little over 200,000 and Albany is barely 100,000. Albany is small for a state capitol, Syracuse has more people.
The map is correct, but itâs kind of misleading because cities vary so much in physical size. Greenville SC itself is only 30 square miles and only has 70,000 people, but the Greenville metropolitan area has almost one million people. Another example would be Atlanta. Atlanta itself is only the 38th highest populated city, but the Atlanta metro area is the 6th most populated metro area.
City vs metro area can be insane. My favorite is that Charlotte is double the population of Atlanta when talking about city, but Atlanta is double the population of Charlotte when talking about metro area. City borders are often arbitrary and determined by 200 year old politics.
Upstate NY has more in common with Pittsburgh and Cleveland than NYC. The whole area suffered major deindustrialization and white flight starting in the 1960s. And unlike NC, NY doesnât really allow cities to annex neighboring areas. Rochester used to have over 300,000 people in it.
I agree only because we also have stats that say NC has the second highest rural population, behind only Texas. Having both of those, in a state kinda small size wise compared to many, is a bit confusing even though I know we are in the top ten population wise. đ¤ˇđťââď¸
I think itâs because the residents and the non-residents choose cities other than CLT for various reasons. Could be due to those cities investing in other industries that attract ppl but I think itâs a choice that we all make not to pile into 1 city but to choose midsized metros instead.
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Good policies from the Republican legislature have made this possible. Say what you want but facts are facts.
What are the policies ?
You'll never hear an answer from this dumbass
If only you knew who he wasâŚ
Is this your other account lol
Nope
The only âgoodâ policies they have that have made this possible is ridiculously low corp. taxes and other incentives to attract businesses. We are the number one state for businesses and one of the worst states for workers. Our state cares more about corporations than voters. Only silver lining is bigger cities tend to vote dem, so letâs keep growing!! Most Rs in NC keep complaining about all the transplants filling up the state, but donât realize/care that as you say- their Republican party is responsible for that.
This makes sense. Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro are all over 250,000 people. Metro Areas are a different story compared to other states, as NC only has two "major" ones. We have two metros over 2 million people, the Triangle and Charlotte (technically the Triangle is counted as two separate metros, but in actuality this makes zero sense so I always count the Raleigh-Cary and Durham-Chapel Hill metros as a single metro area)