funschooler5 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I'm just curious....how many of us are from small towns vs. big cities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 neither small or large....just over 75K, which always shocks people when I tell them that, b/c it feels much smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Toronto: population 2.5 million (5.5 million in Greater Toronto Area). Interesting fact: half of the population of the city was born outside of Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Sorry, took me a minute to get the poll up :) I just voted. My town has a population of almost 16,000. My family moved here when I was a kid (almost 30 years ago) and the population was a little over 7000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 "City" would be a misnomer - We (the county seat) have 2960, as of the 2000 census. As of the same census, our county only has around 29,000. We're outnumbered, about 100:1, by chickens. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Toronto: population 2.5 million (5.5 million in Greater Toronto Area). Interesting fact: half of the population of the city was born outside of Canada. That is interesting! What country do most of them come from? The U.S.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Almost exactly 1000 people. We're the county seat and boast the only stoplight in the county! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I chose 5-20,000 as the population of the town in my mailing address (I live in the country). However, that town is a suburb of a small city population something over 150,000. We are just 15 minutes away from the larger town which gives us access to, well, whatever. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 1,300 in town (village, really) 4,988 in township, about 40sq miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Way too big, imo. Around 200,000 in the city limits. The whole area is probably about double. I hate the traffic. In my dreams, I live in a little village where everyone rides bikes. Oh well.... Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 According to chamber of commerce......19,765 residents My town has a very small town feel. Our downtown is 2 streets long, we have no McDonalds, burger king or any fast food restaurants. We have no chain restaurants. Its all very nice but you spend a lot of time driving to other towns. Barely any traffic (and it really doesn't qualify as traffic). Its nice but I look forward to moving someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We're not actually in a town, but statistics say we have 32 people per square mile here. I think that seems a bit high. Perhaps some of them are seasonal residents who only come in for hunting season! It amuses me that while I used to live in the heart of Tampa, Florida, I now drive the 6 mile dirt road to the highway and if I pass two cars, wonder what all the traffic is about. (And comment to dd that I am glad we don't live on such a busy road!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I'm not sure how to answer the question. We don't live in a town, but there are five towns that form a circle around us. The one whose post office delivers our mail had a population of 692 according to the 2000 census, but it is actually the furthest away of the five towns. The biggest of the five has a population of 25,000. Also, we live less than 15 miles from Raleigh, NC, which has a population of about 392,000, but 1,690,000 if you count the entire metropolitan area. Raleigh is the fastest growing city in the US, so we are watching our rural area rapidly changing to suburbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Las Vegas is huge! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I don't even really belong to a village. I'm out on a rural road. I don't know how many people live in our neck of the woods but I'd say it would only be in the hundreds and we're pretty widely spaced. There's not even a store or gas station here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Houston, need I say more. From a girl who grew up in a town of 400 people of which most were cousins. Thinkin HeeHaw here.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I didn't know off the top of my head so I googled it...It says as of 2000 census there are 2350 people in the city... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We have an area of 26.2 square miles and a permanent population of 250,000 people. That number doubles during tourist season from November to April. The people double I mean, not the area. ;) :p hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingM Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Originally Posted by Janet in Toronto Toronto: population 2.5 million (5.5 million in Greater Toronto Area). Interesting fact: half of the population of the city was born outside of Canada. That is interesting! What country do most of them come from? The U.S.? No, there are a lot of Indians, Middle Easterners, East Asians, Russians, and other Eastern Europeans. Some from Latin America, too, but Toronto's ethnic minorities are a different complexion than those found in most American cities. I'm not from Canada, but I do spend a week every year in Toronto for a writing retreat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 The city of Chesapeake is about 340.7 sq miles. Big enough to be it's own county and the only city in the "County" we are I guess considered an independant city LOL The population as of 2008 was 220,111 We don't really consider it home though. Once the Navy is done with us we'll most likely move back to the midwest. I'd love to one of those on the poll in the under 5000 category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I live in a village of one hundred houses. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Melbourne has 3.9 million people, it's the fastest growing city in Australia, growing by 200 people a day, or 2% growth a year. It's supposed to top 4 million by the end of the year. It's a very multi cultural city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I live in "Unincorporated _____________ County". It has a name, but is not an incorporated city. That said, it has a population just over 50,000. :confused: And we are squeezed on each side by two cities of 80-90,000 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 the closest town ( village really ) about 3 km away has about 200 people. the closest town about 20 km away has 1000 people. the nearest big town ( city) is 120 km away and has 10,000 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Well.... according to wikipedia: 79,810 But it's not a city. It's a "Regional municipality" and "urban service area" ...with the population of a small city, yet the appearance of.. a crowded town. Or something. Okay it's easier if I just link you :) I don't know if the wikipedia pop. figures are counting all the work camps, and I highly doubt that they are counting all the people who are sleeping in rooms, basements, garages, sheds, campers, and whatever else. Or those who live here & back east, coming & going. We lost some in the whole economy downturn thing, but it's still hopping here. Not quite as bad as the other year - when I said sheds, I meant it. People were renting out their sheds to people. Others were (are) living in motorhomes/campers/vans parked around town. Bit nippy in the frigid winter, but that's what happens when there are more people than there are places to rent. It's a strange place. (We moved here from a town - that actually does call itself a city - of about 15,000. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 About 46,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 We rural with the nearest closest borough (PA's version of a village) being far less than 5000. It's probably in the hundreds. We're only 15 - 25 minutes from cities of 40 - 60,000 and around a couple of hours to cities of hundreds of thousands (Harrisburg, DC) to millions (Philly). Baltimore fits in there somewhere too at a little over an hour away. I think it's absolutely perfect as I love rural living - with access to the perks of higher populations when the whim hits, but not having to actually live in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wow! I didn't think there would be so many of us from the lower population end. There are only about 6,000 people in my whole county. Our town (1 square mile) has about 300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wow! I didn't think there would be so many of us from the lower population end. There are only about 6,000 people in my whole county. Our town (1 square mile) has about 300. Sigh! It must be nice! I wish I could live a quieter life in a smaller place. Heck! I'd be happy if I could just see the stars at night! :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 That is interesting! What country do most of them come from? The U.S.? About half of the immigrant population is from Asia and the Middle East...large groups from China, India, Philippines. Another third is from Europe, with most from Southern Europe (Italy, Portugal...). Only about 2% of immigrants are from the US. Here's the data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) Ours is about 140,000. It was 80,000 when we moved here 18 years ago. The growth has been good and bad. Good - excellent library system. Bad - a victim of its own success - more traffic, more wealthy people who have exceedingly high standards, but expect my tax dollars to pay for them (really, why does our local high school have to have a more state-of-the-art AV system than most big businesses or the most expensive workout room?) ETA: This is a suburb in a metropolitan area of over 6 million. Edited August 14, 2009 by dirty ethel rackham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 448,000 as of the 2000 Census. I grew up in a town of less than 25,000 and I would personally NOT want to go back to small town life. I've gotten too spoiled to having a variety of shopping, entertainment, museums, libraries, parks, etc. easily available. Sometimes I think I would like to experience a big city, but it looks like we're staying put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'd be happy if I could just see the stars at night! :p This is something I really treasure and would never want to give up. I've lived in a cities from large to small and have no desire to go back to crowded living. I have a crowd allergy... Fortunately, hubby and my boys do too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 This is something I really treasure and would never want to give up. I've lived in a cities from large to small and have no desire to go back to crowded living. I have a crowd allergy... Fortunately, hubby and my boys do too. :) It must be so nice! :) I would love to move to a smaller place, but financially were just not in a place to do it yet. Hopefully some day! :) I have a killer telescope and I cannot use it! It sits in its box in the closet because I would have to drive 5 hours north of where I live to be able to use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I voted to reflect our year-round population, which is about 12,000; however, when the students return to the university (which is right about now), the population doubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loupelou Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 We live outside our town of app. 500 people. The county population is less than 5000. We do have a grocery store and a gas station unfortunately for my kids there is no McDonald's within 30 miles!:D I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Sacramento is a bit under half a million according to wikipedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I voted 100,000 plus. Technically we are in a suburb with about 10k, but with the suburbs and city together it's well over 100k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 About 13,000 people I believe. Small island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Well, I currently live within the L.A. city limits, so there it is. (3.8 million, I think?) But I grew up in a town of 3,000. I liked that better :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I picked the one where I live *now*, which is 50,000 to 100,000, but when I was actually hsing, I lived first in San Diego, the second largest city in California, then in San Jose, the third largest city in California (which is just down the road from San Francisco, the *fourth* largest city in California). I'm just a big city girl, my Outer Banks roots notwithstanding, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Almost exactly 1000 people. We're the county seat and boast the only stoplight in the county! Same here. Just about 1000. And we have no stoplights in our county. At a couple major stop signs you are even allowed to turn right without stopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgilli3 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I currently live in Sharjah (UAE). The size of the emirate is 235 km2, and has a population of approx 800,000 ( no wonder it feels like I am always stuck in traffic). Next year, we will be moving back home to Australia. We will be settling back into our home state of Victoria ( Melbourne), which has a population of about 3.9 million, but the town we will be settling in has a population of 1,000 ( can't wait !!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xcorvelle Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Big, hot desert city....Phoenix, AZ to be exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I voted less than 5000, because our address is a little town that we live just north of on some acreage. We are only 12 miles from a town of 75,000, so that is where we actually shop, work (dh), etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Close to 6,000 in the town where we actually live, but we are in a county of almost 170,000 (county seat has 66,000 though it had less than 20,000 when I was growing up here IIRC), and only a few minutes from a city of almost 700,000 (the county there is close to 900, 000). The bulk of our activities are in these two counties, so going by the size of our particular town is deceptive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 My town has a population of about 3,000. Our whole county has just over 90,000 and is made up of over 20 little towns/townships/villages. The population is just over 9,000 in the county seat. It's an hour's drive to the nearest large library, Sam's Club, community college or any other sign of civilization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmommy Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 According to Wikipedia there were 7,464 in 2005. My guess is that is the estimate of those living inside the city limits, but if you counted those that live in outlying areas the number would probably almost double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhM Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I live "in town" - village of 500-some. But we're 10 minutes away from a city of 35,000+ (where we do most of our shopping) and 30 minutes away from the "big city" of ~750,000 (1.8 million metro area). We feel like we get the best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 NYC - about 8 million. My section (Queens) has about 2.2 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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