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| − | ''''Population density'''' refers to the [[statistics|statistical]] [[density]] in terms of [[people]] per [[square mile]] or [[kilometer]] of an area's [[population]]. Areas like [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]] and [[Idado]] in the [[American Redoubt]] have the lowest population density in the [[United States]]; whereas [[state]]s like [[California]] and [[New York]] have the highest. Population density is high in the [[urban]] areas like [[city|cities]] and [[suburb]]s and is low in the [[rural]], [[agriculture|agricultural]] and [[ranching]] areas. [[China]] and [[India]] have the highest population density in the world.
| + | '''Population density''' is the [[statistics|statistical]] [[density]] in terms of [[people]] per [[square mile]] or [[kilometer]] of an area's [[population]]. Areas like [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]] and [[Idado]] have the lowest population density in the [[United States]]; whereas [[state]]s like [[California]] and [[New York]] have the highest. Population density is high in the [[urban]] areas like [[city|cities]] and [[suburb]]s and is low in the [[rural]], [[agriculture|agricultural]] and [[ranching]] areas. [[China]] and [[India]] have the highest population density in the world. |
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| | ==Preparedness Movement is focused on Population Density== | | ==Preparedness Movement is focused on Population Density== |
| − | The [[Preparedness movement]], [[survivalist]]s and [[prepper]]s, and the [[strategic relocation]] "[[Vote with your feet]]" [[Free States Movement|free state movement]] is focused on [[migration]] from [[crime]]-ridden high density urban areas to low crime rural or remote areas. Their choice for low population density is usually in places such as the [[American Redoubt]] states of [[Idaho]], [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]], [[Oregon|Eastern Oregon]], [[Washington State|Eastern Washington]], [[Utah]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]] ([[Cumberland Plateau]]) and other low density states like [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[South Dakota]], [[North Dakota]] and [[Alaska]]. | + | The movements seeking to maintain political control of a new location, such as the [[Free State Project]], fcused on [[migration]] to a low population density area where they would have a relatively greater political impact. Their choice for low population density is usually in places such as [[Idaho]], [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]], eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, [[Utah]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]] and other low density states like [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[South Dakota]], [[North Dakota]] and [[Alaska]]. |
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| − | Population density is the single most important factor in choosing a [[survivalist retreat]] or [[homestead]] according to [[New York Times]] best-selling author [[James Wesley Rawles]] of [[The Survival Blog]], [[Jack Spirko]] of [[The Survival Podcast]], [[Boston T. Party]] of [[Free State Wyoming]], [[Joel Skousen]] of [[World Affairs Brief]], and [[M.D. Creekmore]] of [[TheSurvivalistBlog.net]] | + | Population density is the single most important factor in choosing a [[survivalist retreat]] or [[homestead]]. |
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| − | ==See Also== | + | ==See also== |
| | * [[Population]] | | * [[Population]] |
| − | * [[United States Population]]
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| − | * [[List of countries by population]]
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| − | * [[American Redoubt]] and [[Survivalist retreat]]s
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| − | * [[Gross Domestic Product]]
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| − | * [[List of countries by area]]
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| − | * [[List of countries by GDP]]
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| − | * [[List of countries by GDP per capita]]
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| − | ==References==
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| | [[Category : Statistics]] | | [[Category : Statistics]] |
| | [[Category : Demography]] | | [[Category : Demography]] |
| | [[Category : Survivalism]] | | [[Category : Survivalism]] |
| − | [[Category : American Redoubt]]
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| | [[Category : Strategic Relocation]] | | [[Category : Strategic Relocation]] |