Talk:Mean center of United States population
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- The addition of Alaska and Hawaii to the union had the effect of moving the center about two miles farther south and about ten miles farther west for 1960.
Huh? Shouldn't the addition of Alaska move it north? Or is Hawaii far enough south that it balances out?
Hawaii is pretty far south. And don't forget that twice as many people live in Hawaii as Alaska.
A map showing the movement over time would be really neat for all non-Americans as the names of the counties mean next to nothing to us. Lisiate 00:16, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- A map has been added. —Bkell 04:04, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Thanks for that, nice map. Lisiate 20:39, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)
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- I think the reasoning is that the availability of air conditioning increased migration southwards. Before then many found the climate too unpleasant. Lisiate 20:28, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
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- Yeah, I really don't think that air conditioning part belongs in this article. If there is a connection between population migration and airconditioning, the article should state so. Also, the map shows that even with the advent of air conditioning, there was no immediate or gradual shift in population. It should also be noted that even if airconditioning was available, it was still prohibitively expensive in the 40s. I find it doubtful that people would base their decisions to move on the availability of air conditioning. The East Coast is hot in the summer from Boston to Miami, and plenty of people lived in the Southeast before airconditioning. If the author of that portion believes that there is a correlation, please expand and cite sources. In any case, a such a theory does not belong in the opening paragraph. I suggest that the portion be removed or at least moved to the bottom of the article. Taco325i 01:18, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
The population centers of the United States between 1820 and 1860 were never really in West Virginia, as West Virginia did not exist at the time. I have added a note at the bottom explaining this fact, because changing the tags for each of the counties would result in some confusion. I felt that it was better to explain in a note than to mess with the County tags, which are neatly arranged. Uniuni 15:27, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
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I would like to see this page include information explaining how mean center is calulated. (ie: formulas)
-Thanks
