Meaning & use
population density
The average number of people living within a given unit of area, such as a square mile.
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Manhattan has one of the highest population densities of any place in the United States.
Rural areas typically have a much lower population density than major cities.
A note on using this word
Population density is usually expressed as people per square kilometer or per square mile, allowing fair comparisons between places of different sizes.
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