Lloyd Gilbert wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:13:03 -0700, Tian <tnharter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Earlier today I heard somebody on the radio say "Los Angeles County
>> is bigger than 42 of the States in the USA."
>
> Is what they say accurate? I presume they're not talking geographic
> area?
>
Population. I forget the number, but I think Los Angeles County,
California has something like 12,000,000 residents. My 1996 dictionary
says it had almost 7,000,000 residents, but I know that's low. The area
is 452 square miles.
Compare that to Georgia, one of the bigger southern States. Population
of that is (according to the dictionary) about 5,500,000. LA is bigger
that way, but not in area. Georgia is 58,876 square miles. Georgia is
not among the biggest States. I think of it as a typical sized one.
There is a very small population of elected politicians in LA County.
Something like seven County Supervisors and a sprinkling of city council
members in the various towns that make up the City.
I'm convinced that on a per capita basis, urban Californians in such
places have more need for self government in a movement style basis than
most people on planet earth. There simply is no other way to govern with
so few elected officials.
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Tian
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Today's paper said the earthquake that followed was a 5.6.
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