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Originally Posted by Docere
So Boston in 1910 was #2 for surrounding area, not surprising given Boston's age and small size. And Pittsburgh is third, it has a lot of industrial satellite boroughs.
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I was actually surprised that Pittsburgh had the larger outlying population, rather than Philadelphia.
The 1920 numbers keep the same order. NYC ‘burbs > Boston ‘burbs > Pitts ‘burbs > Phily ‘burbs > Chicago ‘burbs. Providence develops a substantial ‘burb population in this decade, partially as a result of its merger with Fall River.
Detroit, St. Louis, Cincy, Cleveland, Scranton, and others also have larger numbers of collar communities in these decades.