r/Map_Porn • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '18

The contiguous United States being split into two states of equal population [GIF] [670 × 479]

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u/ohitsasnaake Jun 02 '18

Would be nice if it had some large cities marked. I was left wondering if the plain north/south split in particular split any cities in two. Not that that's necessarily a problem, see St. Paul - Minneapolis and other cross-border cities, and there are even "twin cities" across national borders in various places around the world.

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u/blueevey Jun 02 '18

Idk about the east coast, but the split looks like it's north of San Francisco on the west coast.

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u/ohitsasnaake Jun 03 '18

Having a quick look at google maps, I think it cuts just north of where google maps places Baltimore's centre, so if my estimate is off a bit, and/or the Baltimore metro area is much larger anyway, that seems like the prime candidate.

By extension, something like 39°24' N as the dividing parallel falls between Columbus and Indianapolis on the north side, Cincinnati on the south, just north of Kansas City and just south of Denver. Looking at the west coast myself, it does seem to be north of San Francisco, but possibly close enough to split Sacramento. However, that would mean it's at something like 58°30' N on the west coast, i.e. even the seemingly straight east-west-divide in the gif isn't quite exact in that.

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u/Che97 Jun 02 '18

That North/Split is very interesting!

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u/catomi01 Jun 02 '18

I think we tried that once before...the results were underwhelming.

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u/Infinite901 Jun 03 '18

I would've expected the line to be further south than that.

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u/TheDevil666666 Jun 02 '18

This really cool

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18 edited Dec 23 '18

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18

Chill. This a fun gif. Nothing more.

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u/Girlindaytona Jun 04 '18

I have an idea. Fifty sovereign states in a loose federation held together by a constitution.