Statistical Concepts in BookThree: Flight Log 2016

Okay… I’m shyte at math and don’t know if I did this properly. But… even with Wife here, this place feels horribly lonely and isolated.

Omaha (City): 130.6 square miles. Population: 409,000
Douglas County: 339 square miles. Population: 543,244
DM (City): 82.6 square miles. Population: 203,433
Polk County: 592 square miles. Population: 467,711
Tiny Town (City): 2.02 square miles. Population: 1,757
Up North County: 579 square miles. Population: 7,154

So… that’s the raw data for SIZE and POPULATION. Now… if I remember my math properly (which could easily not be the case) if I take population divided by area; that is the population density… yeah?

Omaha (City): 3,139.7 people per square mile
Douglas (County): 1,602.5 people per square mile
DM (City): 2,462.9 people per square mile
Polk (County): 790 people per square mile
Tiny Town (City): 875.7 people per square mile
Up North (County): 12 people per square mile

So.... yeah. Any wonder why it feels so much more lonely? I mean… last city I lived in?
3,139 people per square mile. Compared to 875.7 people per square mile now.
The city I grew up in?
2,462.9 people per square mile. Compared to 875.7 people per square mile now.

THAT makes sense… the city I grew up in is about three times the size. The city I just left is about 4 times the size. And I don’t even want to THINK about County Size! Okay, so now I understand by the numbers exactly why this place feels so empty and lonely. But of course… that doesn’t actively do anything to help change that feeling.