Population density is computed by dividing the total population of a location by the land area. A town has a population of 210,756 with the population density of 52 residence per square mile. What’s the towns land area?

Answer 1

To find the land area of the town, we can use the formula for population density:

\[ \text{Population Density} = \frac{\text{Population}}{\text{Land Area}} \]

We can rearrange this formula to solve for land area:

\[ \text{Land Area} = \frac{\text{Population}}{\text{Population Density}} \]

Given:

• Population = 210,756
• Population Density = 52 residents per square mile

Now, plug in the values:

\[ \text{Land Area} = \frac{210,756}{52} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{Land Area} = 4,049.15 \text{ square miles} \]

Therefore, the town's land area is approximately 4,049.15 square miles.