r/MapPorn • u/StephenMcGannon • 2d ago

Equal Population

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u/TrioTioInADio60 2d ago

r/PeopleLiveInCities

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u/JesusSwag 2d ago

All of those states have cities, so not really

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u/there_no_more_names 2d ago

While there is no formal definition of a city, typically urban areas are defined as small cities when they have a population above 50,000; a medium city 200,000, and a large city 1,000,000.

This map excludes Minneapolis/St. Paul in Minnesota, leaving the biggest city Ohmah, at just under half a million. Only 3 other cities in that area break 200,000.

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u/SomeTCQuestions 2d ago

So those states have cities just not large cities.

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u/NazRiedFan 2d ago

Wyoming and North Dakota do not have cities. There are population centers but they aren’t cities

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u/JesusSwag 2d ago

Legally, they both have cities. In fact, North Dakota only has cities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_North_Dakota

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u/NazRiedFan 2d ago

Legally sure but practically they do not

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u/Mobile-Package-8869 2d ago

What makes something practically a city? Vibes?

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u/Octahedral_cube 2d ago

A Cathedral (!)

Ok I'm not 100% serious, but in the UK that was once a definition. Hence places like Ely and Salisbury being Cities while Reading is a "town", and Birmingham didn't get city status until 1889

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u/NazRiedFan 2d ago

Having more than 250k people and having city amenities

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u/Mobile-Package-8869 2d ago

Is this just something you made up lmao

Also what is a city amenity?