[Leica] American small towns

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 4/29/07 12:48 PM, "Phil Swango" <pswango@att.net> typed:

> Larry Z wrote:
> Most Europeans and Asians assume that the USA is characterized by the
> few big cities (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc.) shown in the
> movies and in TV. In fact the USA has a very low population density
> when compared with most countries in Europe and Asia. Australia
> excepted, of course. About 80% of the US population lives in cities
> along the coastline and major waterways. Most of the rest of the
> country is sparsely populated. The actual population density of the
> entire country is 79 people per sq. mile in comparison to India's 898
> people per sq. mile, Denmark's 328 per sq. mile, Japan's 867 per sq.
> mile, France's 283 per sq. mile or the UK's 640 per sq. mile. Even
> Kiribati has 340 people per square mile.
> =====================================
> 
> Interesting reading Larry.  Here in New Mexico it's even sparser, at about
> 15 persons per sq. mi. (Wikipedia).  And we are the 5th largest state in
> area.  I live in Albuquerque, the largest city in the state, but there's an
> open-air weekly farmer's market right across the street from my home.


So as you walk down the street which is a mile
5279.9 / 19.75
= 267.3367088608
 

You run into a person every 267 feet! That's pretty spaced out!

But noticed its different in Nebraska vs. here in Manhattan.
It varies place to place.

Mark Rabiner
8A/109s
New York, NY

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