Y does Jacksonville have more people then Miami?

Question

This is actually a question that has perplexed me once I became familiar w/ Floridian geography as a kid. Jacksonville actually has the largest population out of all the cities in FL. Does that mean that Miami has fewer people 'cause of all the suburbs in it's metro area, e.g. W. Palm Beach, Hialeah, Ft. Lauderdale? Does J'Ville have few suburbs? & what is the economic & geographical significance of the northeastern FL city? If I'm also 2 understand, Jacksonville is actually a few miles from the coast & I think the St. John's River empties there. I'd like some good info on comparisons between Jacksonville & Miami.

Answer 1

Well, Jacksonville is more widespread as the previous said. Jacksonville's suburbs are a few to the south, St. Augustine, a few to the north, and 4-5 along the beaches....Economy, we have 2 naval bases, one being the host of the USS Kennedy......Some parts of Jacksonville are "country" and others are swamp.....and yeah, Jacksonville isn't actually along the coast though is like 1-2 miles away from it.....Along the coast are Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach all being municipalities. In Ponte Vedra Beach, the ATP (pro. tennis) is headquartered there along with a PGA tournament.....There is a Budweiser plant here.....Also a Pilot Pens plant here.....If you know the Winn-Dixie grocery store, well it's headquartered here......Yeah the St. John's river empties in Jacksonville, in fact....that's our North border.......

Answer 2

Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida, and the twelfth most populous city in the United States. As of the censusGR2 estimates of 2005, there were 782,623 people, 284,499 households, and 190,614 families residing in the city.

Miami is the 43rd most populous city in the U.S. The metropolitan area, which includes Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, with a combined population of more than 5.4 million people, ranks sixth in the United States,[1] behind Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX and is the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States. As of the census of 2000, there were 362,470 people, 134,198 households, and 83,336 families residing in the city

Answer 3

Jacksonville (841 sq miles) is a much larger city in area than Miami (35 sq miles). A better comparison is in metro population; Jacksonville (1.4 mil) and Miami (5.4 mil).