Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Berkeley in California is. Here is the answer:
Berkeley, California covers an area of 45.82 square kilometers (17.69 square miles).
With 122,324 people living in Berkeley that comes to a population density of 2669.66 inhabitants per square kilometer (6914.87 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).
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Berkeley ( BURK-lee) is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2010 census recorded a population of 112,580.Berkeley is home to the oldest campus in the University of California system, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed and operated by the University. It also has the Graduate Theological Union, one of the largest religious studies institutions in the world. Berkeley is considered one of the most socially liberal cities in the United States.
Cities with a similar size as Berkeley
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Berkeley, California, here you go:
- Huntington, West Virginia with a size of 47.82 square kilometers (47.82 sq mi), population: 48,113
- Lexington, North Carolina with a size of 46.56 square kilometers (46.56 sq mi), population: 18,931
- Beaverton, Oregon with a size of 50.56 square kilometers (50.56 sq mi), population: 89,803
- Elko, Nevada with a size of 46.26 square kilometers (46.26 sq mi), population: 18,297
- Willmar, Minnesota with a size of 40.85 square kilometers (40.85 sq mi), population: 19,610
- Oakley, California with a size of 41.89 square kilometers (41.89 sq mi), population: 35,432
- Taylor, Texas with a size of 47.90 square kilometers (47.90 sq mi), population: 15,191
- Kentwood, Michigan with a size of 54.27 square kilometers (54.27 sq mi), population: 48,707
- Union City, California with a size of 50.24 square kilometers (50.24 sq mi), population: 73,000
- Claremore, Oklahoma with a size of 38.97 square kilometers (38.97 sq mi), population: 18,581
Cities with a similar population density as Berkeley
Other cities that have a similar population density as Berkeley, California are:
- Cheney, Washington with a population density of 2,423 people per sq km (6,266 / sq mi).
- Oak Park, Michigan with a population density of 2,241 people per sq km (5,809 / sq mi).
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island with a population density of 3,049 people per sq km (7,897 / sq mi).
- White Plains, New York with a population density of 2,260 people per sq km (5,857 / sq mi).
- Boston, Massachusetts with a population density of 2,660 people per sq km (6,890 / sq mi).
- Suisun City, California with a population density of 2,607 people per sq km (6,757 / sq mi).
- Camden, New Jersey with a population density of 2,888 people per sq km (7,480 / sq mi).
- Lakewood, Ohio with a population density of 3,007 people per sq km (7,792 / sq mi).
- Parlier, California with a population density of 2,415 people per sq km (6,247 / sq mi).
- Jurupa Valley, California with a population density of 2,263 people per sq km (5,863 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Berkeley
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Berkeley, California:
- Clearwater, Florida with a population of 107,685 people
- Waterbury, Connecticut with a population of 110,366 people
- Escondido, California with a population of 143,911 people
- Lansing, Michigan with a population of 114,297 people
- Sunnyvale, California with a population of 140,081 people
- Billings, Montana with a population of 104,170 people
- Warren, Michigan with a population of 134,056 people
- Kansas City, Kansas with a population of 145,786 people
- Elgin, Illinois with a population of 108,188 people
- Carlsbad, California with a population of 105,328 people
