Us Map Population Density
Have students create a symbol for population density.
Us map population density. This map shows how many people live in different areas on earth. Visualizing 200 years of u s. Visualising population density across the globe. Census bureau website to create a thematic map of population density on one of the large maps of the americas from the americas mapmaker kit.
This interactive map shows data from the global human settlement layer ghsl produced by the european commission jrc and the ciesin columbia university. California has a total population of 39 776 830 and a population density of 255p mi texas has a population of 28 704 330 and its population density is a relatively low 110p mi although this is due to it also being one of the largest states at 261 232mi while florida s population of 21 312 211 has a population density of 397p mi. Economic census international programs metro and micro areas population estimates population projections small area income and poverty statistics of u s. Integrating huge volumes of satellite data with national census data the ghsl has applications for a wide range of research and policy related to urban growth development and sustainability and is available as open data.
The red dots scattered across most countries show cities where many people live in. Download color table info. Population density is defined as the population per divided by land area. Have students use data from the provided u s.
Population density at the moment there are around 326 million people living in the united states a country that s 3 5 million square miles 9 8 million sq km in land area. For example one figure one million people and cut out and tape the symbols onto the large map of the americas to show the population of different states. This interactive map has received 250 000 visitors since 2017. Dataset you are currently viewing.
The map is divided into numerous small boxes called grids each grid box is about 1 kilometer long by one kilometer wide and it is color coded to show how many people live there. Resident population is from the united states census bureau estimates for july 1 2015 for the 50 states dc and puerto rico and from the 2015 united nations department of economic and social affairs for territories besides puerto rico. But throughout the nation s history neither of these numbers have stayed constant. Have a whole class discussion about the patterns of population density on the large map.
Lighter areas have fewer people. Larger markers represent higher city population densities.