About 1,400,000 people live in a city. The city has a land area of 320 square miles. What is the city's population density (people per square mile)?

Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given: Population = 1,400,000   Land Area = 320 square miles

Find the city's population density

Formula for population density = Number of people / square mile

Solution

= 1,400,000 / 320

= 4,375 people/square mile

The city's population density is 4,375 people per square mile.