Map of the Day: NYC's Population is as Big as...

Very Small Array created this fun map that shows which U.S. states have populations similar to the populations of NYC's boroughs. For reference, according to 2000 Census numbers, the populations of the boroughs are: Bronx-1.332 million; Brooklyn-2.465 million; Manhattan-1.537 million; Queens-2.229 million; and Staten Island 443,728. And here's more population fun from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates. [Via Curbed]

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By Jen Chung in News on September 8, 2008 5:27 PM

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NandyPandy

I think it's appropriate to claim New York City has the equivalent of one Senator, since it has, according to the 2006 census, less than half of the state population, and it's generally understood that city political priorities often differ from those upstate. Let's not forget there have been attempts for NYC to secede from the rest of the state, if not the union.

As for New York City making up for that Senate deficiency with House members, I did a quick check of the number of Congressmen for the 5 states mentioned versus those assigned to NYC. The 5 states have 11 House Reps, while NYC has about 13 (of 29 total in the stete). I say about 13 because a couple of the disticts extend into the Metro area instead of being confined to the city boundaries.

If anything, the other states have fewer citizens per House rep and thus theoretically have more clout.

I'm not about to try to compare effectiveness of politicians, but in terms of clout per citizen it appears NYC is under-represented.

yetanotherdamneduselessaccount

Don't they teach math in school any more?

You got me there. Read it incorrectly.

Touche.

Alex

palin effectively has the leadership experience of governing one third of manhattan's population

ixvnyc

#6:

So, 2 senators per state x 5 states shown = 10

Don't they teach math in school any more?

yetanotherdamneduselessaccount

And those five mostly red states get TEN senators while the city gets the equivalent of approximately one.

Actually, they get two senators like every other state.

Don't they teach how our government works in school any more?

Everyone can regurgitate the latest complex opinions on the subtleties of the latest political climate but . . .

henricus

They get ten senators so that places like this wouldn't overpower affairs entirely. New York makes up for it in the house anyway. Imagine if there were no Senate...I guarantee there were there would be more than a few secessionist movements in the U.S.