Urban and Metropolitan Development in the United States and Canada

Compared with the rest of the Western Hemisphere, the patterns of population distribution in the United States and Canada are highly similar. This historico-statistical review shows that both nations have had "urban" majorities since at least World War I. But Canadian urbanization has lagg...

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Published in:The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 1958-03, Vol.316 (1), p.60-68
Main Authors: Schnore, Leo F., Petersen, Gene B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Canada and the United States
Censuses
Cities
Cities and towns
Communities
Growth
Human ecology
Metropolitan Areas
Population Distribution
Population growth
Population growth rate
Population size
United States history
United States of America
Urban communities
Urban populations
Urban sociology
Urbanization
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Summary:Compared with the rest of the Western Hemisphere, the patterns of population distribution in the United States and Canada are highly similar. This historico-statistical review shows that both nations have had "urban" majorities since at least World War I. But Canadian urbanization has lagged behind that of the United States, and the same thing can be said about "metropolitan" development which began on a large scale just after World War I.
ISSN:0002-7162
1552-3349
DOI:10.1177/000271625831600108