Joined
·
55,632 Posts
Charlotte Now Over 750,000
1 - 20 of 247 Posts
Joined
·
1,346 Posts
If the economy will just stabilize a little bit, and we push really hard we should pass Forth Worth in the next 2 years.
Joined
·
5,297 Posts
I don't know about that, Fort Worth is also growing at a pretty good clip.
Indeed, San Antonio is a pretty good example of this since while in theory it has 1.3 million within the city limits, in reality the city limits are so expansive that they take up most of Bexar County and make up 80%-90% of the land area in the entire metro, meanwhile you have cities such as Atlanta and Boston which are restricted by law from annexing more land so they deceptively show their city limits as having less people even though their metro areas are much larger then say San Antonio's or Charlotte's.
Joined
·
572 Posts
I was going to make a thread about whether Mecklenburg County or Wake County was going to hit the 1,000,000 person milestone first..they both were in the 900,000 area with Mecklenburg several thousand more.......this is a good thread as ever to ask???
What yall think????
Furthermore:
-Not Southeastern cities per se/arguably.........but wow at Washington, DC growing by 16K in one year, while Baltimore (though having some interesting neighborhoods to boom) is still bleeding slow, and is about to be overtaken
-Detroit is going to be below 700K.....I remember when they mid were 900K
-Austin, TX is about to leapfrog/long jump over Indianapolis and Jacksonville in one fell swoop.......amazing..
What yall think????
Furthermore:
-Not Southeastern cities per se/arguably.........but wow at Washington, DC growing by 16K in one year, while Baltimore (though having some interesting neighborhoods to boom) is still bleeding slow, and is about to be overtaken
-Detroit is going to be below 700K.....I remember when they mid were 900K
-Austin, TX is about to leapfrog/long jump over Indianapolis and Jacksonville in one fell swoop.......amazing..
Joined
·
841 Posts
Weim, I don't think that's raining on anyone's parade. It's a sprawling city that's the size of Chicago in land area. We all know that. Most of us are not delusional about it.
As for Wake vs Mecklenburg, I haven't looked at the numbers recently, but it's a similar point, Wake has the land area advantage, so I wouldn't be shocked if it gets to the 1 million mark first.
As for Wake vs Mecklenburg, I haven't looked at the numbers recently, but it's a similar point, Wake has the land area advantage, so I wouldn't be shocked if it gets to the 1 million mark first.
There is a lot more to do it than just public transportation. This topic can be a ten page thread on the Midwest forum. Probably has been.
Joined
·
414 Posts
Oklahoma City growing at 2.06%, adding 11,966 for a total of 591,967. We should be passing Portland soon, and both us and Portland should be taking over Milwaukee within the next year or so.
OKC also has incredibly large city limits though. Massive actually.
OKC also has incredibly large city limits though. Massive actually.
I'm not for certain how much longer Charlotte can keep growing at that rate considering the unemployment situation and the struggling (local) financial sector. It's always had a can-do type mentality, the next 5-10 years will be interesting to note. OKC is chugging along...
I'm happy for Charlotte and other cities whose city number go up, but as noted, it's hard to take a "city" number seriously for cities that have increased land area so vastly and continue to be expansive in land. Every measue has its drawbacks, but I find it difficult to equate city numbers since cities vary so greatly in their land growth patterns etc.
Do people outside Ohio know that Columbus is its biggest city? Is it in reality?
Or that San Diego is "bigger" than San Francisco or that Jacksonville is the largest city in FL? Is it, in reality?
Again, nothing against any of these cities at all.
Do people outside Ohio know that Columbus is its biggest city? Is it in reality?
Or that San Diego is "bigger" than San Francisco or that Jacksonville is the largest city in FL? Is it, in reality?
Again, nothing against any of these cities at all.
Joined
·
710 Posts
Yeah, but still our Metro area is Growing at a good pace also.
People keep throwing up Annexing, What did we Annex in 2011 to gain 20,000 people?
Joined
·
1,346 Posts
Its actually staggering the amount of midrises being built in Southend, downtown and midtown. I posted a list in the Charlotte Development thread.
Joined
·
2,249 Posts
I love seeing Charlotte and OKC continue to grow at impressive rates. Both cities have really made names for themselves and will continue to do so.
Camp Stewart South, Whitehall, and Rhyne are 3 areas that were annexed in 2011. The areas make up 3.8 square miles and about 4,000 people: http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Annexation/2011/Preliminary_2011_Annexation_Report.pdf
I don't want to be "throwing up" annexation (yuck), but Charlotte has annexed quite a bit over the past couple of decades and that process has largely contributed to the city's population growth. There is nothing wrong with that of course, but I wouldn't see it as a source of pride for my city either. http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Annexation/Annexation_History.pdf
Joined
·
710 Posts
Better we Annex then become sprawling with multiple urban centers and towns that decide our fate when it comes to transit.
Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, Austin, etc. are growing... Georgia, Florida, and Texas are growing. Mecklenburg county is growing. Center city Charlotte and urban neighborhoods are growing...
So we added 16,000 residents not including the 4000 from annexation in 1 year.
Joined
·
2,889 Posts
Don't forget your neighbors down South....New Orleans was the fastest growing city in the country last year.....
Okay...could you post a more defensive response? :lol:
Calm down...nobody was trying to slight Charlotte. I believe you asked what Charlotte annexed last year so I looked it up and responded. Get over it.
1 - 20 of 247 Posts
Join the discussion
Join now to ask and comment!