What's the Biggest City in the USA?

THE 20 BIGGEST cities in the United States might not be what you think but it also depends on what "biggest" means to you

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#1 SITKA AK 2.870m2 #2JUNEAU AK 2.702m2 #3WRANGEL AK 2.541m2

#4 ANCHORAGE K 1.705m2 #5 JACKSONWILLE FL 747m2 #6 ANACONDADEER LODGE MT 737m2

#7 OKLAHOMA CITY OK 606m2 #8 HOUSTON TX 600m2 #9 PHOENIX AZ 517m2 #10 LOSANGELES 469m2 CA #11 SAN ANTONIO TX 461m2 #12 SUFFOLK VA 400m2 #13 BUCKEYE AZ 375m2 #14 CHESAPEAKE VA 341m2 #15 DALLAS TX 341m2 #16 FORTWORTH TX 340m2 #17 SAN DIEGO CA 325m2 #18 MEMPHIS TN 315m2 #19 KANSAS CITY MO 315m2 #20 NEW YORK NY 303m2

In this case, "cities" refers to U.S.Census Bureau places described as Functional Status A: Active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

www.census.gov/geo/www/2010 census/gtc/gtc-area-attr.html

Geographic area is derived from and ranked by the Area Land attribute of the U.S Census Bureau's 2010 Shapefile of Places.

www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles2010/main

Never heard of some of these? It could be a consolidated city. I had to look it up...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_City-county

These cities are presented in the Albers Equal Area map Projection-which does an alright job of preserving relative size-a good fit for this illustration.

Also, it's true-things in Alaska and Texas are just big.

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2012 John Nelson, IDV Solutions 20 THE BIGGEST Gities in the United States might not be what you think but it also depends on what 6biggest' means to you 20 19 14 12 18 17 16 15 SITKAK JUNEAUAK WRANGELLAK 2,870 MI? 2,702 MI? 2,541 MI? ANCHORAGEAK JACKSON- VILLE ANACONDA- DEER LODGE" 1,705 mı? MT 747 MI? 737 mI² HOUSTON* OKLAHOMA CITYOK AZ ок 600 MI? 517 M 606 MI? #1 SAN ANTONIO LOS ANGELES CA SUFFOLKA 469 MI? 400 MI 461 MI? 14 CHESAPEAKEVA BUCKEYEZ DALLAS TX 375 MI? 341 m? 341 MI? FORT WORTH SAN DIEGOA MEMPHIS TN 325 MI? 315 MI? 340 MI In this case, "Cities" refers to U.S. Census Bureau places described as Functional Status A: Active government providing primary general-purpose functions. www.census.gov/geo/www/2010census/gtc/gt C_area_attr.html KANSAS CITY NEW YORKY Geographic area is derived from and ranked зо3 м? by the Area Land attribute of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 Shapefile of Places. www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles2010/ main 315 мг? Never heard of some of these? It could be a consolidated city. I had to look it up... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_city-cou nty These cities are presented in the AIbers Equal Area map projection -which does an alright job of preserving relative size -a good fit for this illustration. Also, it's true -things in Alaska and Texas are just big. More fun stuff at uxblog.idvsolutions.com ©2012, John Nelson, IDV Solutions