Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
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Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
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Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#2Drove across Wyoming the other day on the way to Denver and I could definitely appreciate that it was the least populated state in the US (or least densely populated). Lots of open space.
Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#3Drove across Wyoming the other day on the way to Denver and I could definitely appreciate that it was the least populated state in the US (or least densely populated). Lots of open space.
I'm a recluse and I've actually considered one day retiring to a state like Montana, Wyoming, or Idaho. This infographic just made my eyes light up. "Oh my god I can finally get away from everyone" I thought.
Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#4Drove across Wyoming the other day on the way to Denver and I could definitely appreciate that it was the least populated state in the US (or least densely populated). Lots of open space.
Surely Alaska is the least densely populated state. 1.7 million km2, with a population of around 730,000.
Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#5So what are the average sizes of these census blocks? Assuming an average is at all indicative of anything, I'd guess that it was perhaps around 1 km2 on average (going by number of census blocks). I can imagine that pieces of 1 km2 of land being totally uninhabited would be fairly easy to come across a lot of places.
Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#6Can anyone explain whats going on with Maine? It doesn't make sense for a coastal state to be so uninhabited.
Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#7Drove across Wyoming the other day on the way to Denver and I could definitely appreciate that it was the least populated state in the US (or least densely populated). Lots of open space.
Surely Alaska is the least densely populated state. 1.7 million km2, with a population of around 730,000.
Yes, apparently Wyoming only "wins" on the lower 48 at 5.9 people per square mile, vs Alaska at 1.3 per sq mile.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_populati...
Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#8So what are the average sizes of these census blocks? Assuming an average is at all indicative of anything, I'd guess that it was perhaps around 1 km2 on average (going by number of census blocks). I can imagine that pieces of 1 km2 of land being totally uninhabited would be fairly easy to come across a lot of places.
A lot of them are lakes, or just have offices/factories in them.
Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#9Almost exactly 1/2 of the US population lives east of the Mississippi, which is almost exactly 1/3 of the land mass.
Re: Nobody lives here: the 5 million US census blocks with zero population
#10Drove across Wyoming the other day on the way to Denver and I could definitely appreciate that it was the least populated state in the US (or least densely populated). Lots of open space.
I'm a recluse and I've actually considered one day retiring to a state like Montana, Wyoming, or Idaho. This infographic just made my eyes light up. "Oh my god I can finally get away from everyone" I thought.
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