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Map showing changes to the mean center of population for the United States, 1790–2020 (US Census Bureau) [1] Map of the Position of the U.S. Geographic Center of Area, Mean Center of Population, and Median Center of Population, 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau) [2] The center of the US population, 13th census, near Bloomington, Indiana The center of the US population, 13th census (1910), near ...
This is a list of urban areas in the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau, ordered according to their 2020 census populations. An urban area is defined by the Census Bureau as a contiguous set of census blocks that are "densely developed residential, commercial, and other nonresidential areas".
The median center of U.S. population is determined by the United States Census Bureau from the results of each census. The Bureau defines it to be: The Bureau defines it to be: the point through which a north-south line and an east-west line each divides the total population of the country in half.
Map of the Position of the U.S. Geographic Center of Area, Mean Center of Population, and Median Center of Population, 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau) [1] The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Belle Fourche , South Dakota at 44°58′2.07622″N 103°46′17.60283″W / 44.9672433944°N ...
Metropolitan area Country Population Year Notes Mexico City Mexico 21,804,515 2020 [1]New York United States 19,563,798 2022 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area [2]
The geographic center of the United States is northeast of Belle Fourche in Butte County, South Dakota 1] while that of the contiguous 48 states is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas The geographic center of North America lies near Rugby, North Dakota ( 48°10′N 100°10′W / 48.167°N 100.167°W / 48.167; -100.167 ), though ...
The mean center of the United States population (using the centroid definition) has been calculated for each U.S. Census since 1790. Over the last two centuries, it has progressed westward and, since 1930, southwesterly, reflecting population drift.
The urbanization of the United States occurred over a period of many years, with the nation only attaining urban-majority status between 1910 and 1920. [2] Currently, over four-fifths of the U.S. population resides in urban areas, a percentage which is still increasing today. [2]