Thursday, March 26, 2009

Is Los Angeles really half the size of Massachusetts?


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: los angeles; massachusetts

Why: Lauren said it is.

Answer: Sort of, depending on what you're measuring. Here are the facts!
  • MA total area - 10,555 sq mi (27,336 km²)
  • LA total area - 498.3 sq mi (1,290.6 km2)
  • LA County total area - 4,752 sq mi (12,308 km²)
  • MA population - 6,497,967
  • LA population - 3,849,378
  • LA County population - 9,878,554
Source: Wikipedia

The More You Know: Click here to see what the U.S. Census Bureau considers a useful webpage.

1 comment:

  1. wow. the census bureau sure knows how to design an easy-to-use web page.

    btw, I love this blog. I feel like I am learning so much!

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