US demographic core moving to the south 09-07-2007 The demographic core of the United States is moving to the south of the
country. Nearly a century ago, in 1910, each of the 10 largest US cities was
within roughly 500 miles of the Canadian border. The 2006 estimates show that
seven of the top 10 - and three of the top five - are in states that border
Mexico. The US Census Bureau published a report on the most populous US cities
on 28 June, revealing a population shift from north to south.
Phoenix (Arizona) has become the America’s fifth largest city. As of 1 July
2006, the desert metropolis had a population of 1.5 million. New York continued
to be the nation’s most populous city, with 8.2 million residents. This was more
than twice the population of Los Angeles, which ranked second at 3.8 million.
Phoenix moved into fifth place ahead of Philadelphia, the latest evidence of a
decades-long population shift.
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