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According to the United States Census Bureau, the City of Chicago has a total area of 606.1 km 2 (234.0 sq mi). 588.3 km 2 (227.1 sq mi) of it is land and 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 2.94% water. The city has been built on relatively flat land, the average height of land is 579 feet (176 m) above sea level.
The exact geographic center of the U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown — the default center starting point for the U.S. Virgin Islands on Google Maps is located in the Caribbean Sea, 18.21 miles (29.30 km) south-southeast of Saint Thomas and 18.31 miles (29.47 km) north of Saint Croix — note that this point is the approximate center of the 3 ...
Central United States. Coordinates: 40°N98°W40°N 98°W. Not to be confused with Central America or Geographic center of the United States. 40°N98°W40°N 98°W. This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the ISS. The pass begins over Canada and ends in the Caribbean Sea, covering the entire Central United States.
Lake Michigan ( / ˈmɪʃɪɡən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume [5] (1,180 cu mi (4,900 km 3 )) and the third-largest by surface area (22,405 sq mi (58,030 km 2 )), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
Map of the Position of the U.S. Geographic Center of Area, Mean Center of Population, and Median Center of Population, 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau) The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 mi (32 km) north of Belle Fourche , South Dakota at 44°58′2.07622″N 103°46′17.60283″W / 44.9672433944°N 103. ...
The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. [3] A typical metropolitan area is polycentric and no longer monocentric due to suburbanization of employment and has a large historic core city, such as New York City or Chicago. [4]
Metro Detroit. (2020) Metro Detroit is a major metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and over 200 municipalities in the surrounding area with its largest employer being Oakland County. [2] There are varied definitions of the area, including the official statistical areas designated by the Office of ...
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2023 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km 2 ).