Geographic Expanse & Urbanization | Church of the Nazarene Presence in the Great Lakes Megaregion 1900-2014

Megaregions are not a typical way of talking about north American geography. We typically use the designations of states/provinces, cities, and towns. 

This post offers an overview of the states, provinces and largest cities within the Great Lakes Megaregion. 

Beside each city is the 2014 population estimate and the number of Nazarene congregations with a physical address in these cities within the Great Lakes Megaregion.

Twelve U.S. States
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minneapolis, Missouri, New York (upstate), North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania (western side), South Dakota, Wisconsin

Two Canadian provinces
Ontario, Quebec

Seventeen of the Top 100 U.S. Cities by Population (over 215,000)
93 Nazarene congregations with a physical address in the city
3 Chicago, Illinois pop. 2,722,389 (11 Nazarene congregations)
14 Indianapolis, Indiana pop. 843,375 (17 Nazarene congregations)
15 Columbus, Ohio pop. 835,957 (5 Nazarene congregations)
18 Detroit, Michigan pop. 680,250 (2 Nazarene congregations)
30 Louisville, Kentucky pop. 599, 642 (7 Nazarene congregations)
31 Milwaukee, Wisconsin pop. 599, 164 (1 Nazarene congregation)
37 Kansas City, Missouri pop. 470, 800 (13 Nazarene congregations)
46 Minneapolis, Minnesota pop. 407,207 (2 Nazarene congregations)
48 Cleveland, Ohio pop. 389,521 (4 Nazarene congregations)
60 St. Louis, Missouri pop.317,419 (0 Nazarene congregations)
61 Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky pop. 310,797 (6 Nazarene congregations)
62 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pop. 305,412 (1 Nazarene congregation)
65 Cincinnati, Ohio pop. 298,165 (14 Nazarene congregations)
66 St Paul, Minnesota pop. 297,640 (1 Nazarene congeragtion)
68 Toledo, Ohio pop. 281,031 (2 Nazarene congregations)
77 Fort Wayne, Indiana pop. 258,522 (6 Nazarene congregations)
83 Madison, Wisconsin pop. 245,691 (1 Nazarene congregation)
Source: Baruch College - World Cities & District Journals

Twelve out of 33 cities in Canada over 125,000 people (2014 estimates)
31 Nazarene congregations with a physical address in the city
(cities listed below have populations approximate to the top 100 cities in the U.S.)
Toronto (Ont) pop. 6,055,700 (8 Nazarene congregations)
Montreal (Que) pop.  4,027,100 (10 Nazarene congregations)
Ottawa-Gastineau (Ont./Que.) pop.  1,318,100 (2 Nazarene congregations)
Quebec City (Ont.) pop.  799,600
Hamilton (Ont.) pop. 765,200 (3 Nazarene congregations)
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo (Ont.) pop. 506,900 (1 Nazarene congregation)
London (Ont) pop. 502,400 (2 Nazarene congregations)
St. Catharines-Niagara (Ont) pop. 405,900 (1 Nazarene congregation)
Oshawa (Ont) pop. 384,100 (1 Nazarene congregation)
Windsor (Ont) pop. 333,900 (1 Nazarene congregation)
Sherbrooke (Que) pop. 212,100 (1 Nazarene congregation)
Barrie (Ont) pop. 200,400 (1 Nazarene church congregation)
Source: Statistics Canada & District Journals 2014

Two of the Top 100 World Cities by population
37 Chicago, IL-IN-WI 9,156,000
53 Toronto, ON, Canada 6,456,000 (demographics & neighborhood profiles): 
Sources: Baruch College - World Cities & Toronto.ca