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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Interesting tidbit someone over at SSC posted about.
If Columbus's estimate of 933,263 is accurate, it's not just the largest municipality in Ohio (duh), it's now the largest municipality Ohio has ever had, surpassing Cleveland's 1950 high-water mark of 914,808.
Now, the land areas are way out of balance (220 sq. miles for Columbus vs. 78 sq. miles for Cleveland and Cincy), so it's nowhere near an apples to apples thing, but still interesting from a trivia standpoint.
Columbus is also the 2nd largest municipality in the Midwest after Chicago (and it appears to have put some distance between it and Indy over the last handful of years), and it's the 3rd largest ever in history after Detroit. I don't think Columbus will ever surpass Detroit's 1950 peak, barring crazy annexation expansion.
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While I agree comparing the "legacy" city boundaries of Cincinnati and Cleveland isn't comparable to the annexation boundaries of Columbus, it is notable that of all the annexation-happy cities in the United States, Columbus is doing quite well, density-wise.
2024 Top 25 Cities (Annexation-Happy ones, not like NYC or Chicago or something):
San Jose (178 sq mi) = 5,603
Las Vegas (141 sq mi) = 4,815
San Diego (325 sq mi) = 4,321
Columbus (220 sq mi) = 4,242
Dallas (339 sq mi) = 3,911
Houston (640 sq mi) = 3,734
Phoenix (518 sq mi) = 3,230
Austin (319 sq mi) = 3,114
San Antonio (498 sq mi) = 3,065
Charlotte (308 sq mi) = 3,063
Fort Worth (347 sq mi) = 2,905
El Paso (258 sq mi) = 2,642
Indianapolis (361 sq mi) = 2,469
Nashville (475 sq mi) = 1,484
Jacksonville (747 sq mi) = 1,351
Oklahoma City (606 sq mi) = 1,176
So aside from California cities and Las Vegas (which might as well be one), Columbus is doing "the best" for all the annexation-friendly cities. And you're right, we'll never reach Detroit's highest peak...because we're aiming for São Paulo, fool!!!!
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