Milwaukee's Ranks Eighth In Population Density

23 October 2001 - 11:00am

Milwaukee, WI, ranked eighth in a survey of population density of nation's metro areas.

"The Milwaukee metro area -- defined as Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha counties -- ranked eighth of 276 metro areas in terms of population density, according to a recent Demographics Daily report. The Milwaukee area has 942 people per square mile, or 1.5 people per acre. All but 20 metro areas have densities of less than 1 person per acre, according to the analysis of 2000 Census data."

Source: BizJournals, October 19, 2001
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