Why No One Wants to Live in the Center of the US
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- čas přidán 3. 12. 2023
- Ever wondered why the center of the U.S. isn't buzzing with city life? The lack of a bustling metropolis in the heartland isn't due to any mysterious reasons. Historically, coastal regions stole the limelight as trade hubs and cultural epicenters, leaving the center feeling a bit left out. Plus, the vastness of the Midwest didn't exactly scream "let's build a city here" in the early days. While the center has its charms, the allure of coastal cities, job opportunities, and cultural hotspots often steal the show. But hey, every region's got its own unique flavor, right? 🏞️🌆
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I live in Texas and there are millions of people here
Exactly
Texas is in the south and to the left of central U.S....and not part the Louisiana Purchase which covers most of middle U.S.
Name them??
Then more millions in other states
It would have been more accurate to draw a circle right in the center of the US instead of drawing the imaginary line up and down thru Texas.
Who wants to tell them that Texas is the second most populous state and it’s population is growing faster than California
me
@@SoupCanTheAnimator Same as a Texan myslef
California population has been shrinking the last couple years.
my thoughts exactly.
Simeon has been watching too much conservative media. The population drop in Cali has been overstated, and Texas only attracts people because it’s cheap and the standard of living in this country has been dropping for a while.
Thumbnail is false:
In it, the area where supposedly only "1% live" includes Houston, which alone has a metro population of more than 2% of US population.
Don't forget the even bigger Dallas metro
@@tsunami870 Definitely.
Thanks.
I mean look at the lights in the thumbnail , NY, LA, ATL, are all dark but West Virginia is absolutely covered in lights? LOL
@@Raine_Furakare West Virginia is the future
*Americans should still feel fortunate that they have a lot of arable land for such a big country especially when compared to Canada or Australia where their size is roughly the same but only 10-20% of their land is actually livable. Not to mention, US has some of the most diverse climates in the world. It's pretty cool that we're able to drive down from the snowy mountains, chill by the beach, and then cut through the dry dessert all in a span of a few hours drive (I live in CA)*
Cant do that in the eastern usa tho. It’s completely flat no mountains and everything just looks the same. This is from a Californian that just moved to the midwest. Take me back!! Your so right
I live in Nc I have mountains and the beach around 3 hours away.
@@placefeature5329 yeah but those arent really mountains tho, theyre just tall hills-- but im sure the beach is nice there. The west coast has some awesome mtns you should check out
@@placefeature5329 Same but I'm from Charlotte
*desert 🏜
DFW, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio were edited out of the thumbnail. I guess we don’t count.
Too far east.
The makers of this video clearly don't know that Mid -West doesn't mean the middle of the West.
How would they know if they're not from here
@@RedLineShortFilms : Well, reading an encyclopedia, for one...
But why would anyone learn anything from reading? 🙄
@@RedLineShortFilms the minimal level of research yields the correct information.
I consider my location of Oklahoma central where as it's always called south or Midwest even tho it clearly isn't 😏
agreed no part of colorado or wyoming for example are the midwest.
It only works if you draw that line west of the big cities in the south. Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Oklahoma City are all huge.
I would'nt really classify Texas as a central state.
It is a Sunbelt state with a mix of Southern, Southwestern cultures. While the northern area is probably more similar to Western Kansas.
i think they drew the lines because as you get further west from States like Oklahoma and Kansas, the climate pattern shifts from Continental and Humid Subtropical to SemiArid, a more harsh climate for agriculture.
While States like Wisconsin and Michigan can get more cold, their abundance of rain and closeness to large bodies of water make them more important for agricultural regions and most agricultural regions usually will have a large city somewhat nearby for trade.
All of those are east of the 100th Meridian. The 100th Meridian is important because it's the line in which west of it, rainfall quantity and reliability drops off rapidly, making agriculture difficult without irrigation. This was a bigger deal 100 years ago than it is today.
@@bchristian85 Understood. But the cover pic and part of the video does not reflect this. They just draw a line across the middle of the country, which is not really the point, but your point is the heart of the message and more accurate.
@@jsmacks11well our time zone is Central
Don’t forget Houston and Corpis Cristi
Thumbnails:
Texas would like to speak with you.
Canada has a much more extreme case of population density disparity than the US.
That is more obvious though as the northern part of the country has more of a Tundra and Arctic climate which would make it very hard to live. Basically the same Reason Alaska isnt that populated.
@@jsmacks11
Right. Biologically, humans aren’t meant for colder areas. Humans are meant for more neutral weather. Not too hot and not too cold. That’s most non arctic or tropical mammals.
Australia too. 90% of Australia is empty.
Use the real map of India 🇮🇳
@@brettlarch8050Inuits
And that, makes the area quite attractive to some of us. Though i grew up in NYC, I prefer the task of surviving the elements of the upper Midwest over surviving "people". To each their own.
In addition, proximity to coasts and large navigable rivers tended to favor the development of larger cities because of ease of shipping.
1:39 Colorado definitely isn't midwest, I don't know a single other person in Colorado who considers themselves midwestern. It *is* the most eastern part of the west, but west nonetheless, mountain west if you want to be more specific. It does have mainly plains on the eastern half of the state, but having plains doesn't make it midwest.
The rain shadow effect occurs long before storms approach the Rockies; there are mountains that run parallel to the west coast(Santa Monica Mountains; Santa Ana Mountains; Coast Ranges; Sierra Nevada; Cascades). The areas just east of these mountains also arid(Great Basin; Mojave Desert; Columbian Plateau). In addition, another reason many people don't want to live on the Great Plains is that severe weather(tornadoes; hail; blizzards) is common in the region.
Totally agree. Way more arid WEST of the Rockies due to the shadow of the western most mountain ranges. The area shown in the video is really more of a historic hostile environment, low surface water, and more farming density issue.
nobody wants rebuilt their home from scratch every 10 years due to sever weather destroying it season after season
The thumbnail is very misleading, it shows DFW in the dark, yet DFW is anticipated to be the most populated metro area by 2030. Beating out LA and NYC.
Ok, but as far as size, you're taking two cities versus just one (DFW is 2 different cities, LA and NYC are each their own city). Also, the area of DFW is around 9,000 square miles. LA is around 500 square miles, and I think NYC is around 250 or 300 square miles. Big differences.
@@smileygladhandsLA and NYC are both considered metro areas, and they do include surrounding areas when talking about size
You know what is interesting? When you measure the whole urban agglomeration of Dallas-Fort Worth, is the biggest agglomeration in the world by size, even bigger than Tokyo or New York, measure it by yourself on google earth, and then only urban agglomeration and not the metro with rural areas.
The correct map seems to be shown later in the video. The population density drops off significantly 75 miles west of the I-35 corridor. This is also where the Great Plains (Hill Country/Cross Timbers) start with drier, rocky lands mostly not suitable for farming.
@@smileygladhandswrong.
You’re confusing metro for city.
LA is a metro areas compromising of over 400 cities.
LA is no different and DFW is no different.
Considering the Texas Triangle Houston, Dallas San Antonio triangle has more people in that region then any region in the US
This is actually incorrect. Look at 'Megaregions of the U.S.' on Wikipedia. There are 3 regions that are bigger. Both the Great Lakes & Northeast Megalopolis regions have the Texas Triangle beat by more than double.
Monument Valley and the Salt Flats are not east of the Rockies as the video seems to suggest in the video.
I think whatever census you pulled this from is way out of date
How is entering an air conditioned room on a scorching hot summer day "not a pleasant feeling"?
You and I were thinking the same thing😂
I thought hot and cold therapy was beneficial for humans
They show Half Dome in Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada Mountains while talking about the Rocky Mountains.
I live in Colorado on the east side of the Rockies and it doesn’t feel empty at all that’s for sure 😂
@4:19 you say "east of this region (referring to the Plains) there's a huge patch of...." (referring to the Rockies). The Rockies are WEST of the plaines not EAST.
Why was Half Dome pictured when you talked about the Rockies? Half Dome is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range not the Rockies
It deals with lack of water and the lack of beaches, Great Lakes and oceans. That’s why people didn’t move there. Boring
It seems to me that many people who commented on this video need to listen to it again! Happy and paying attention and living in N.Y. 😊
I live in rural eastern New Mexico. Very few humans out here. Lots of cows, deer and herds of elk. Having to stop on a rural highway and wait for a huge herd of elk to run across the road is common. We even have bears and cougars too. But not many people. You can drive on a rural highway for two hours and pass about 3 other vehicles.
I am in Florida right now and this sounds like HEAVEN ❤
@@reviewsfitness florida nearly is as bad as nyc downtown traffic
04:30 - Yosemite (Half Dome) is in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range - not the Rockies.
YUP....I know Half Dome quite well, as I've climbed it a half dozen times going all the way back to the late 60's. Not a lot of people know this, but there are several acres of relatively flat land on top.
Also, back in the 60's, a huge fire was created near Glacier Point, burned all day, then at dark (about 9 pm) a large bulldozer would push the ashes over the clift, (being very careful not to get too close) creating what was known as a "Firefall" I would often stay to watch this, then drive 200 miles home, arriving at about 1:00 AM....get a few hours sleep, then get up and go to work. BHE
But I live in the center like where the line is half-and-half what do you do?
I lived and worked in Amarillo, Texas for eleven years, and I loved it.
1:15 - Rivers. Especially the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
It is really the East Coast that has tons of people. Fully 40% of America lives within 300 miles of the Eastern seaboard, from Maine down to Miami.
The 14,000 ft elevation peak is El Capitan in the Sierra Nevada mountains, not the Rocky Mountains.
There’s a lot of misleading context about your video, first off I don’t know where that night photo of the US shows so many people in rural Arizona and New Mexico but completely leaves out 4 of Texas major metro areas accounting for nearly 20 million people. RealLifeLore made a much more informative and well-researched video talking about the US’s population differences.
There’s a lot of people in Houston idk what you’re talking about and that’s only one city in Texas.Dallas FW,San Antonio,and Austin have a large population as well.
I don’t know about anyone else but the lack of masses of people leaves a lot of wide open spaces. This is why I stay living here in Nebraska.
@4:19 "East of this region is a brown patch". Uh, the Rockies are WEST of the Great Plains...
0:12 excuse me, but why does the U.S. dip FAR into canada?
PLEASE do South Africa next🙏🙏
The area of the Louisana purchase doesn't correcspond to the "midwest". Five truly midwest states are not in this region and the entire western part of the purchase is in the rockiy Mountains.
I live in Tennessee what is the current population of my state?
Tennessee is fairly dense though with a few large cities (Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis), and lots of agriculture (because of ample rain, water, and climate) and eastern Tennessee is a pretty scenic area and is also has alot of passthrough driving visitors going to other cities like ATL, Florida, Chicago etc.
By Traffic patterns of driving through Tennessee it is alot more dense than its Western neighbors.
Somewhat of a small state but alot more people is packed into Tennessee. Im guessing it is probably more dense than Texas just not as populated because Tennessee is alot more smaller in size.
While Tennessee has alot of rural areas, it never feels that isolated compared to places like Kansas where it feels like you could drive for hours before reaching anywhere.
You travel down through there it seems like you see a lot of people though… There’s just enough of them there to block the left-hand lane when you’re trying to drive through…
tbh I’m surprised tornado alley wasn’t mentioned🤷🏼♀️
In the thumb nail he just whipped out San Antonio Houston Austin and dalles-fort worth 💀
Obviously not considering the last census in the past 20 years. Louisiana purchase was a while ago
I love the picture of Yosemite's Half Dome in CALIFORNIA when they talk about the Rockies hahaha. Also, showing imaginary of the Mojave desert when talking about the middle of the county. Geez.
04:19 - The Rockies aren't to the east of the Great Plains - they are to the west.
Really happy to see this video. Thank you❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
I live in this belt (Western South Dakota) and am glad I do.
Over the years, I have visited Mt Rushmore many times, but with the winters there, not sure I'd want to live there. Right now, I live 110 miles north of San Francisco, seven miles north of the small town of Gualala. We live at an elevation of 1100' and from my computer room, I have an excellent view of the ocean about a mile away. Every clear day, I watch the sun set, always on the outlook for that ever elusive 'green flash'.
Here we may have a light dusting of snow....perhaps once every ten years.
In 2013, I rode my motorcyle all around the USA on a mission to 'bag' the 13 states I had never previously been in.....and can now say I've been in all 50 states. Because I've traveled the world, primarily to view total solar eclipses, I have also been on six continents....all except Antarctica. Once had a chance to do that too, from Melbourne, AU....for $60, but for reasons too long to go into here, passed. I have kicked myself ever since, for I could have slept on the plane. BHE
Ok ok the map shows all of Texas included. That is about 30 million right there or 10% of the US population. Where are we getting this info?
Was this video made by Google AI? I just get that feeling.
Is this area the same as "tornado alley"?
yes
Probably because there is not a lot of water. I live in this area a and there is no big rivers just very very small ones
Bro Texas had more than 1% itself
We're not supposed to live in the Great plains. The prairie area or what used to be, is essential to the survival of our country's agriculture, and regression of our climate crisis.
That's where I'm moving to.
Me too lol
The idea is that businesses can be more successful on or near a port. It’s also a tourist attraction. So if all they are scoping is flat desert like areas for the population then Houston should be omitted.
You also need to account for job opportunity and economy and if its sustainable for a lot of average people to live there haha
That area is useful for farming and cattle ranching. Farming and cattle ranching are hard work. Today's Americans don't want hard work. That's why they don't live there.
Because clearly, who wants to be surrounded by breathtaking landscapes, friendly communities, and a rich cultural tapestry when you can have overcrowded cities and endless traffic jams instead?
We are coming to populate that area
Dallas and Houston are towns in Texas that have over 1 million people.
This looks like the outline of tornado alley which I’m sure contributes to it💀
This is false context !!!!!!
Look up the numbers. here in Texas we have Californian’s Moving here at a astonishing rate . Austin in filled people from California and Florida
That thumbnail is more on the dim side than the bright side 😂
"It's just home to three million people. That's slightly less than the population of the largest U.S. territory, Puerto Rico."
Tornado alley
Nothing wrong with just looking at beautiful land in its natural state without humans.
second, but i know a lot of people that live in texas
Did this man just say stepping into an air conditioned room on. A hot summers day is not a pleasant feeling?
I'm glad to hear your voice again. And that you are fine.❤
Every videos of Bright Side before clicking I literally pray to be in this guy voice.
He also has his own channel Mystery History
@@waqasdotofficial thank you for telling I will check it out. I literally have a crush on his voice 🤣. I wish I could meet and talk to him.🥰
@@ANRAB666
Where???
Can you eloborate what you want
@@ANRAB666
Your words are just going above me
Expected more details....video lacks in unique information about mid west
You need to get some of your pictures correct when describing certain areas!
This video is inaccurate. Most of the arid scenes shown are WEST of the Rockies. The Pre-Shadow if you will.. far more arid than the east and in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevadas, not the Rockies. The East of the Rockies is just "low" in surface water but also in the farming belt so a low population density.
The reasons are historic and geographic but this is misleading.
The state of wyoming only has five hundred and seventy thousand people living in
Fun fact : Alaska has more population than Wyoming !
What would draw people there? I always wanted to check the state out.
Wyoming has a lot more If you include the 8 million tourists who visit every year.
What about areas like the Middle East. Specifically, Israel. A very small sliver of land, mainly desert, and yet inhabited in most areas.
because its in a perfect weather area in the world. No hurricanes no tsunamis no tornadoes no tropical storms no droughts no hail no blizzards, its mainly 75f year round for over 4k years. Worst case scenario's are an earthquake or 110f heat waves.
Currently looking at homes in Tulsa.
This just voided itself 😅
Hm...Dallas-Fort Worth 'Metroplex'; Salt Lake City; Front Range (Denver, et al); even Omaha ~ 🤔😐
Texas alone has a population of 30 million, which is 9 percent of the entire US!
It’s about money! You have to know the what people do! Especially the criminals 😳
not true people move to texas alot
Then why does the DFW area alone have more population than about 75% of the entire US
DFW has a population of around 260 million then? Wow.
DFW? Dallas Fortworth?
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@@LoriJSykes yes
@@SpaceJettMJ21 thanks. 😆
The area outlined in the thumbnail has far more than 3million people
Water.
It's mostly about water.
Without water you cannot support a large population.
Yeah it’s crazy how there is a tiny circle in Asia that has more then half the population of the world.
Amazing video
I have a niece and other relatives that live in Norman, Oklahoma. Also I have been in 48 states in the US. Never made it to Alaska, and somehow bypassed Oregon. Hawaii twice in the USAF.
oregan is forgettable the area is mainly purchased to cut down forests to print our fiat currency. The towns and cities look like a 4th world country
Not only the centre,but also in the north
Sounds aboot right ay
Well, we don't want a bunch of you people here to start with. Stay where you are. We like it this way. If I want to see people.....I'll drive to town.
Yep. PARADISE!
Better life in a city !? BS btdt more money higher cost less peace Not a better life
I live in Nigeria
It's not that nobody wants to live in the mid-America States its because there are few industries have production facilities or headquarters based there.
Glad to know I'm part of at least 1% of US population. I love the Great Plains, the beauty is subtle. Inexpensive land and housing are also a great benefit. One does know how to dress for 40F swings.
Inexpensive land lol
weird how houses in north cali cost the same as wyoming, south dakota....
I wouldn’t want to either, except Dallas
excuse me you forgot about denver
Maybe because a lot of it is farming or ranching. Hard work. Up early n early to bed.
-50 degrees in the north, great plains which are boring to look at, dust bowl, tornadoes, too far from the great lakes or either ocean. It doesn't really appeal to me.
its uninhabitable.
I can tell you why bc thas tornado alley
I live in Georgia every store there’s like 100 people!!!!
You would do well to look on the BRIGHT SIDE and be grateful for the Midwest, or as the chronically negative call it 'Flyover Country'. For without this vast, unobstructed area and the hard working people who DO populate, your grocery bill would be far worse than it already is.
I’m pretty sure Colorado has atleast 10 million people living in that state and Texas definitely has more than 10 million people in that state as well😭
colorado, our home, now has nearly six million people. that's triple what is was prior to the 2000 census. thankfully most reside in the urban corridor not in the higgh country where we live.
I'll take Nebraska snd Staten Island too.