by Elyse Menger | Aug 22, 2024 | Maps
The summer months can be a lonely time in many towns. Just over twenty-one million people are enrolled, either part time or full time, at colleges and universities across the country, just over 6% of the population. Many large universities are in small towns, where...
by Elyse Menger | Aug 22, 2024 | Maps
As the average family size has declined over the past few decades, many school districts have been dealing with long term declines in enrollment. In the suburban developments of the 1960’s and 1970’s, many elementary schools have been closed or repurposed. Even in...
by Elyse Menger | Jun 6, 2024 | Maps
This week, some of the biggest events in sports occur—the NBA Finals, and the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. For the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks will take on the Boston Celtics, and in the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers face the Florida Panthers. So, who will be watching the NHL,...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 7, 2024 | Geography, Maps, Menger's Musings
The growth of any urban area is highly dependent upon its geographic situation, and much has been written about the particular locational advantages that resulted in the complex urban systems of modern America. Why did Pittsburgh develop as a major steel manufacturing...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 7, 2024 | Maps
Can you identify the cities in these maps without the familiar guidelines of transportation and water features? Each map is at 1:400,000 scale and shows only the relative density of households at the block group level – which makes it interesting because industrial...
by Elyse Menger | Feb 22, 2024 | Canada Data, Maps
With a rise in inflation, housing costs and childcare, some people may choose to live with family in multigenerational housing. There is also a correlation between immigration and multigenerational housing, especially in Canada. These patterns are very prevalent,...
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