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Originally Posted by goat314
I agree, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and all the other Rustbelts would probably benefit greatly from a Unigov system. It's helped Nashville, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, and Louisville to consolidate governments and streamline services.
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and it might help change some perceptions a bit too.
city proper census 2020 #s:
jacksonville: 949,611 (747.3 sq. miles)
Indy: 887,642 (361.6 sq. miles)
Nashville: 689,447 (475.8 sq. miles)
Louisville: 633,045 (324.9 sq. miles)
Detroit: 639,111 (138.7 sq. miles)
Milwaukee: 577,222 (96.2 sq. miles)
Cleveland: 372,624 (77.7 sq. miles)
Cincinnati: 309,317 (77.8 sq. miles)
Pittsburgh: 302,971 (55.4sq. miles)
St. Louis: 301,578 (62.7 sq. miles)
Buffalo: 278,349 (40.4 sq. miles)
UniGov'ed rust-belters census 2020 #s:
Detroit: 1,793,561 (612.1 sq. miles)
St. Louis: 1,305,703 (569.5 sq. miles)
Cleveland: 1,264,817 (457.2 sq. miles)
Pittsburgh: 1,250,578 (730.1 sq. miles)
Buffalo: 954,236 (1,042.7 sq. miles)
Milwaukee: 939,489 (241.4 sq. miles)
Cincinnati: 830,639 (405.9 sq. miles)