Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Moses Lake in Washington is. Here is the answer:
Moses Lake, Washington covers an area of 52.2 square kilometers (20.15 square miles).
With 20,366 people living in Moses Lake that comes to a population density of 390.15 inhabitants per square kilometer (1010.72 / 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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Moses Lake is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 20,366 as of the 2010 census. Moses Lake is the largest city in Grant County. The city anchors the Moses Lake Micropolitan area, which includes all of Grant County and is part of the Moses Lake-Othello combined statistical area.Moses Lake, on which the city lies, is made up of three main arms over 18 miles (29 km) long and up to one mile (1.6 km) wide. It is the largest natural body of fresh water in Grant County and has over 120 miles (190 km) of shoreline covering 6,500 acres (2,600 ha). Before it was dammed in the early 1900s and then incorporated into the Columbia Basin Project, Moses Lake was a smaller shallow lake. To the south of the town is the Potholes Reservoir and the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge that has a number of seep lakes and vast amounts of migratory birds and other fauna natural to the area.
Cities with a similar size as Moses Lake
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Moses Lake, Washington, here you go:
- Lewiston, Idaho with a size of 46.83 square kilometers (46.83 sq mi), population: 41,789
- Fond du Lac, Wisconsin with a size of 52.44 square kilometers (52.44 sq mi), population: 43,021
- Kentwood, Michigan with a size of 54.27 square kilometers (54.27 sq mi), population: 48,707
- Apple Valley, Minnesota with a size of 45.66 square kilometers (45.66 sq mi), population: 49,084
- Northport, Alabama with a size of 44.37 square kilometers (44.37 sq mi), population: 24,497
- Paso Robles, California with a size of 50.39 square kilometers (50.39 sq mi), population: 29,793
- New Haven, Connecticut with a size of 52.00 square kilometers (52.00 sq mi), population: 130,282
- Renton, Washington with a size of 61.17 square kilometers (61.17 sq mi), population: 90,927
- Canton, Georgia with a size of 48.75 square kilometers (48.75 sq mi), population: 22,958
- Hamilton, Ohio with a size of 56.70 square kilometers (56.70 sq mi), population: 62,477
Cities with a similar population density as Moses Lake
Other cities that have a similar population density as Moses Lake, Washington are:
- Brownsville, Texas with a population density of 483 people per sq km (1,251 / sq mi).
- Coos Bay, Oregon with a population density of 388 people per sq km (1,004 / sq mi).
- Henderson, North Carolina with a population density of 472 people per sq km (1,223 / sq mi).
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado with a population density of 459 people per sq km (1,190 / sq mi).
- Conroe, Texas with a population density of 481 people per sq km (1,246 / sq mi).
- Jefferson City, Missouri with a population density of 441 people per sq km (1,142 / sq mi).
- Jacksonville, Texas with a population density of 396 people per sq km (1,024 / sq mi).
- Jamestown, North Dakota with a population density of 464 people per sq km (1,202 / sq mi).
- Wabash, Indiana with a population density of 430 people per sq km (1,115 / sq mi).
- Owasso, Oklahoma with a population density of 430 people per sq km (1,115 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Moses Lake
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Moses Lake, Washington:
- Prairie Village, Kansas with a population of 21,447 people
- Forest Grove, Oregon with a population of 21,083 people
- Patterson, California with a population of 20,413 people
- Arnold, Missouri with a population of 20,808 people
- Salem, Virginia with a population of 25,299 people
- Colleyville, Texas with a population of 22,807 people
- Rolling Meadows, Illinois with a population of 24,099 people
- Auburn Hills, Michigan with a population of 21,412 people
- Paragould, Arkansas with a population of 23,775 people
- Washington, Utah with a population of 24,000 people
