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Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:21 pm to BHMKyle
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:21 pm to BHMKyle
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*Other interesting note: Starkville is now officially the smallest Power 5 college town in the entire country.
Again, your info is showing county population, not city population. Starkville is still larger than Oxford no matter how you slice it.
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Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:22 pm to EKG
quote:That makes sense. Even with Cali's reputation, there were still 4 and a half million people in the state that voted red.
I will say this: I’ve met several CA—>TX transplants over the past few years, and to a (wo)man, each of them knew exactly what they were “getting into” when they relocated, in terms of ideology.
In my non-scientific research (ha), our new neighbors seem to be fleeing California dogma and are quite pleased with their new tribe.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:22 pm to piggilicious
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Central Arkansas is great too- not as lovely as NWA but far lovelier than many places east and south of us- including many sections of bama for damn sure.
My biggest problem with Central Arkansas is the low-quality sprawl. What I mean by that is that even sections of West Little Rock resemble some of the worst-looking areas around here from a development standpoint. Tall signs, strip malls, few trees, etc. No towns in Central Arkansas seem to be planned particularly well. If I was going to live down there it'd be in Maumelle or far West LR.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:22 pm to Numberwang
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I retract my earlier statement. OP is definitely a bigger demographics statistics nerd than me. Barely....
Haha. You have no idea.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:23 pm to Numberwang
Central Arkansas is definitely trending down, at least in the Little Rock and surrounding areas. I grew up there and it has definitely seen better days.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:26 pm to BHMKyle
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It could be a city of over 800K like Baton Rouge and only grow by 128 people in 2018.
don't really care. don't live there and am not from there. Like other people have already stated, I struggle to find the actual point of this thread.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:27 pm to Reservoir dawg
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Again, your info is showing county population, not city population. Starkville is still larger than Oxford no matter how you slice it.
This is true. The last census estimates show Starkville is about 1,500 people larger than Oxford. MSU campus also has more students than the Oxford campus.
But it's not a huge gap any way you slice it.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:33 pm to Numberwang
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This is true. The last census estimates show Starkville is about 1,500 people larger than Oxford. MSU campus also has more students than the Oxford campus.
Yes, but the OP is reading it incorrectly.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:34 pm to Numberwang
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Build another wall.
Only way to stop them is have your state go in the toilet and wait for them to leave
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:35 pm to Numberwang
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If I was going to live down there it'd be in Maumelle or far West LR.
I'd choose Conway personally but still I think it's quite silly (not talking about your comment, talking of those who just skim right over the good and say it's a crap hole) to just deny LR has is nice areas, nice features, nice food scene, etc. What's bama got that's better- besides 2nd rate beaches- that is if you're even into those?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:36 pm to Drewbie
Born and raised in Conway but moved up here to Lowell over a year ago. Me and the wife are moving to Greenbrier in August. We want our kids raised in a small town.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:36 pm to piggilicious
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What's bama got that's better- besides 2nd rate beaches- that is if you're even into those?
Gulf Shores is great
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:38 pm to Reservoir dawg
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Yes, but the OP is reading it incorrectly.
No, the OP is talking about Metropolitan Statistical Areas, so he's correct.
You're referring to city population, and you're correct on that note.
City estimates are out in May.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:39 pm to rockiee
If you like cheap trips, meh looking beaches with not much else to do besides going to the strip mall liquor store- I totally agree. 
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:39 pm to EKG
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I will say this: I’ve met several CA—>TX transplants over the past few years, and to a (wo)man, each of them knew exactly what they were “getting into” when they relocated, in terms of ideology.
In my non-scientific research (ha), our new neighbors seem to be fleeing California dogma and are quite pleased with their new tribe.
Totally agree. Most of our neighbors and friends bring a different perspective but almost all of them to a T love the Atlanta version of the South. Personally, I think the region has shifted on some issues that needed shifting because of the melting together of previous migrant perspectives (mainly socially) and the traditional believes of the region.
In short, I think it's done nothing but help the region in terms of new ideas and figuring things out. The nation at large could learn a lot from some of our melting pot states.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 3:43 pm
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:40 pm to BHMKyle
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1. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA: +1.99%
The Ozarkoplis is growing at a steady rate. There will come a day, and it might not be that far in the future, where the majority of state's population, or close to it, will be in two counties tucked away in the NW corner of the state.
Do I prefer the area when it was smaller? Well yes. But its happening. Great climate, low cost of living, a roaring economy... its been a giant boom town for close to 4 decades now.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:40 pm to piggilicious
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meh looking beaches
The Redneck Riviera has its faults but meh looking beaches ain't one of them.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:41 pm to piggilicious
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I'd choose Conway personally but still I think it's quite silly (not talking about your comment, talking of those who just skim right over the good and say it's a crap hole) to just deny LR has is nice areas, nice features, nice food scene, etc. What's bama got that's better- besides 2nd rate beaches- that is if you're even into those?
Conway isn't too bad. I didn't mean to say that Little Rock is terrible. Downtown is great, as are some of the older inner suburbs like Hillcrest and the Heights.
There's just a lot more development in the pattern that you see in the older parts of Springdale down there by percentage. Most of it is in outlying towns like NLR, etc. Even parts of Conway near I-40.
We are lucky in that most of our growth came after cities started requiring landscaping and other aesthetic standards. Most of NWA towns look nicer by comparison, but its just a function of when we hit our growth spurt.
Hell, even stinky ole Springdale has stronger development codes nowadays.
Hippie Fayetteville has required landscaping and trees since the early 1990s, so if there's an ugly commercial development, it's most likely from the 1980s or earlier. More of those disappear every year.
ETA: Look at the north side supercenter or the Target center on the north side. Those developments have big, 20-year old trees in the landscaping, because they were required to plant them.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:43 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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The Redneck Riviera has its faults but meh looking beaches ain't one of them.
We disagree then.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 3:43 pm to piggilicious
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If you like cheap trips
I found your problem
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meh looking beaches with not much else to do besides going to the strip mall liquor store
You need to learn how to have fun
Beaches ain't meh either unless you are using some ridiculous standards
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 3:45 pm
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