I want to visit the Chicago Metropolitan area I have seen a lot about it and want to go there and see it
It's definitely been hailed as one of America's more "active" cities, especially because it has an MSA population of 9.5 million and a CSA population of 9.9 million. That amount brings it up to being the third biggest metropolitan area in the US. So much activity going on with a population of that size.
Kind of like a runner up to New York city I am thinking
Yeah, you could view it that way, if you want. But it has its own style, too. It's no slouch, especially economically, with one that is incredibly large and diversified, having more than four million employees, with more than a $561 billion annual gross regional product generation. We're talking 400 major corporate headquarters, with 31 of them in the Fortune 500. Chicago deserves credit.
I live in a rural area and can not imagine four million employees in one city! I have to go see it now for sure!
(CMAP) (a metropolitan planning organization).
Definitions.
Definitions Metropolitan statistical area.
The Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area was originally designated by the United States Census Bureau in 1950. It comprised the Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and Will, along with Lake County in Indiana. As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and the number of their residents employed within Cook County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. The Chicago MSA, now defined as the Chicago
Chicago metropolitan area
The Chicago metropolitan area, or Chicagoland, is the metropolitan area that includes the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. With an estimated CSA population of 9.9 million people and an MSA population of 9.5 million people, it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States.
The Chicago metropolitan area is one of the world's largest and most diversified economies, with more than four million employees and generating an annual gross regional product (GRP) of $680 billion in 2017. The