Stolen: How many people live in your town?

[alabasterangel]

According to Google we've got - 128,429 - making us the second largest city in Iowa!

[OrangePixyStix]

Where I work (4th largest city in the US) - 2.1 million people in the city, 6.3 million for the entire metro area (including suburbs)

About 12,000 people reside in the actual suburb that we live in.

[alabasterangel]

We have suburbs too but I don't know how to find those numbers.

[OrangePixyStix]

I just did a lookup on Wikipedia for the main city and it had the population total within city limits, total rural and total metro area.
Although the $12K for my suburb was based on the 2000 census and I have a feeling that is very outdated and we've probably got more now since there are several new neighborhoods going up around us.

[latte]

Approximately 94000 in our city, which you would never guess if you looked at our significant lack of shopping and amenities.

[lexxasaurus]

Dec 31, 2014 10:49:31 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

Where I work (4th largest city in the US) - 2.1 million people in the city, 6.3 million for the entire metro area (including suburbs)

I do not miss Houston.

There's just over 86k where I live (though I think it feels smaller than that), and almost 150k in the city where I work, and where my brother lives.

[alabasterangel]

Dec 31, 2014 11:03:29 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

I just did a lookup on Wikipedia for the main city and it had the population total within city limits, total rural and total metro area. 


We're bumped up to 255,452 then!

[OrangePixyStix]

Dec 31, 2014 12:03:19 GMT -5 lexxasaurus said:

Dec 31, 2014 10:49:31 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

Where I work (4th largest city in the US) - 2.1 million people in the city, 6.3 million for the entire metro area (including suburbs)

I do not miss Houston.

There's just over 86k where I live (though I think it feels smaller than that), and almost 150k in the city where I work, and where my brother lives.

It's got it's good and bad things regarding the size.  That 6 million is spread so far around that at least we aren't living on top of eachother, lol. I mean, it could take someone the same time to drive from the Woodlands to Clear Lake and be in the same "metro city" as it would to cross 3-4 different states in the Northeast!

BUT, with a massive population like we have, it's rather disappointing they haven't come up with a better method of public transportation and the stupid light-rail only caters to those living in the city (when it's obvious there are MANY more that live outside in the 'burbs who could use some better options).

 

[lexxasaurus]

Lol, the 6 million is spread out but even that 2.1 mil... I moved there from an island that had maaaaybe 10k people on it, and 30 miles of road. Houston was a shock! Plus I was right in the middle of it all (Galleria area, worked in River Oaks). I cannot lie though, the food there is like nowhere else. I would give a kidney for the variety of food!

ETA: it really is a bummer that they haven't implemented a better public transportation system because that would make a load of difference. The lack of that and the ridiculous traffic was stressful.

[lizardesque]

2.7 million in the city proper
About 9.5 million in the metro area

[sapphire bou]

17,000-19,000 depending on what source you use. Plus an additional 8000-ish during the regular school year. (College town)