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This is a list of the fifty most populous metropolitan areas in North America as of 2024, the most recent year for which official census results, estimates or projections are available for every major metropolitan area in North America. Where available, it uses official definitions of metropolitan areas based on the concept of a single urban core and its immediate surroundings, as opposed to ...
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In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area ( MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the region. [1] [2] Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be and are not legal administrative divisions like counties or separate entities such as states. As a result, sometimes the precise ...
This is a list of the most populous incorporated places of the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes cities, towns, villages, boroughs, and municipalities. [a] A few exceptional census-designated places (CDPs) are also included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places. [b] Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type ...
Urban areas are distinguished from rural areas: any area not part of an urban area is considered to be rural by the Census Bureau. The list in this article includes urban areas with a population of at least 50,000, but urban areas may have as few as 5,000 residents or 2,000 housing units.
Note 3: The most populous sub-districts of the U.S. Virgin Islands (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) are listed. [5] The three largest towns are Charlotte Amalie (10,354), Christiansted (2,433) and Frederiksted (859). Note 4: Though Maryland has a number of incorporated places, many major population centers, usually suburbs in the ...
This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population within city limits exceeding 500,000 that year. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban agglomeration or metropolitan area, which typically does not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. They refer to mid-2020 populations with the ...
List of metropolitan areas in the Americas. The New York metropolitan area, the most populous metropolitan area in the Americas with a population of 22,431,833 as of 2022. The list of metropolitan areas in the Americas has the top 50 most populous as of the most recent census results or projections. It is impossible to definitively compare and ...