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Originally Posted by DCReid
Another interesting question - are metros like Cleveland and Pittsburgh now considered medium in 2020 whereas they might have been considered large in 1970? Would the opposite be true for metros like DFW and Houston, when comparing 1970 vs 2020 standing?
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yeah, over the past 100 years, there's certainly been a pretty big role reversal in the urban fortunes between the rustbelt and sunbelt.
in 1920, 7 of the the nation's 13 largest cities were classic rustbelters:
1. New York: 5,620,048
2. Chicago: 2,701,705
3. Philadelphia: 1,823,779
4. Detroit: 993,078
5. Cleveland: 796,841
6. St. Louis: 772,897
7. Boston: 748,060
8. Baltimore: 733,826
9. Pittsburgh: 588,343
10. Los Angeles: 576,673
11. Buffalo: 506,775
12. San Francisco: 506,676
13. Milwaukee: 457,147
today, other than chicago, none of the other 6 are even in the top 25 anymore for city proper. and by MSA, only detroit (#14) and st. louis (#21) make the top 25 MSAs.
meanwhile, down in the sunbelt, unrelenting growth.