1940-2000, the Population Expansion within American Combined Statistical Areas [Visualized Decade-by-Decade Maps] (Atlanta, Los Angeles)

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Credit to BuildZoom for the visualization maps of decade-by-decade population expansion within American CSAs from 1940 to 2000.

New York:


Los Angeles:


Chicago:


Washington DC-Baltimore:


the San Francisco Bay Area:


I like how apparent the increasing connections are with the Washington DC-Baltimore map, as it shows that the areas began establishing a connection in development between them as early as the 1960s. They have since only grown much more together since that time period.

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Boston:


Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex:


Houston:


Miami-Fort Lauderdale (Southeast Florida/South Florida):


Philadelphia:


Atlanta:


Detroit:

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Seattle:


Phoenix:


Minneapolis-Saint Paul:


Denver:


San Diego:


Portland:

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Cleveland:


Orlando:


Tampa:


Saint Louis:


Pittsburgh:


Charlotte:

[GatsbyGatz]

Really fascinating images. It's crazy to see just how much cities sprawled outwards post-1950's.

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Originally Posted by GatsbyGatz

Really fascinating images. It's crazy to see just how much cities sprawled outwards post-1950's.

They kept track of all the biggest offenders too.

https://www.buildzoom.com/blog/wp-co...oads/Top40.png

Then they began classifying them as well:

https://www.buildzoom.com/blog/wp-co..._expansion.png

[Mr Ambitious]

Amazing! All the areas have greatly expanded but man those sunbelt metros have grown like crazy.

[animatedmartian]

Pretty cool. I think it's interesting how in many metro areas, outlying small towns seem to reach peak growth at some point only to get completely swallowed by the central city's sprawl.

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Some more.

Sacramento:


Kansas City:


Columbus:


Indianapolis:


Cincinnati:


Milwaukee:

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Salt Lake City:


Las Vegas:


San Antonio:


Raleigh-Durham (Research Triangle):


Austin:


Nashville:


Virginia Beach-Norfolk: