The best States to live in are on the edges of the country...

[snooper2]

Think about it...( sorry Alaska and Hawaii, only talking about lower 48- You both already rock :headbang: )

Touching the Pacific, touching the Atlantic, Mexico or Canada... The closer you get to the population center the more shitty the State.

Oh, and I know from experience... I grew up in the backwoods outside DeSoto Missouri. DeSoto was the mean center of US population from 1980-1990- although I remember the sign sitting off the side of 21 Soutbound in the early 90's :rofl: We poured Mad-Dog 40-40 Orange on top of it back in the day :)
Apparently it wasn't very important since I can't find an image on google but found this one...




The following lists location information of the mean center of U.S. population since 1790:

1980 Jefferson County, Missouri 1/4 mile west of DeSoto. 38°08′13″N 90°34′26″W / 38.13694°N 90.57389°W

Mean center of United States population
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_center_of_United_States_population


Behold DeSoto Missouri, the worst city in the U.S.A.-


As of the census<1> of 2000, there were 6,375 people, 2,544 households, and 1,656 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,673.6 people per square mile (646.0/km2). There were 2,741 housing units at an average density of 719.6/sq mi (277.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.71% White, 1.71% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 2,544 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,725, and the median income for a family was $37,486. Males had a median income of $33,163 versus $20,039 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,971. About 11.4% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

[SPedigrees]

1. It has to do with being near seaports and the diversity of people they bring.

Throughout history fresh ideas and independent thinking have been associated with seaports. It is not by accident that the bluest, most liberal areas are associated with busy points of origin on the seacoasts.

[snooper2]

3. That is an interesting thought...

thanks :)

[TahitiNut]

2. Texas? Mississippi? Alabama? Georgia?

No, thanks. :shrug:

[SPedigrees]

5. These states' ports are not the destination for as many foreign travelers

as, say Miami or Boston or San Francisco.

I didn't invent this theory. It is in history books.

[LiberalFighter]

4. I would challenge that. Besides there are about 32 states that are part

of the outer USA.

[omega minimo]

6. It's the negative ions

:evilgrin: :hi:

[ddeclue]

7. I wonder if we're related? My relatives are all from DeSoto, Richwoods, Old Mines, and St. Clair

and other small towns southeast of St. Louis...

Iknowwatchamean - I live in Orlando, FL.

:D

D.De Clue

[snooper2]

8. I knew a Greg DeClue in High School

not related though to me though :)