population

Minnesota’s fastest-growing city nearly doubled in size in just five years - and it’s probably not the one you’re thinking of.

There are 597 cities and villages in Wisconsin and over 1,300 municipalities in Illinois, and we now know which of those are the loneliest cities in each state.

Wisconsin's population is expected to further decline, with one county facing 31% decline.

We all know that Minneapolis is the biggest city in Minnesota, but did you know that only eight people call the tiniest town in Minnesota home?

*Some of the population numbers may have changed since the info was compiled for city-data.com.

Recently, the world welcomed its seven-billionth person. But what does it all mean? In a stylish video titled ‘World Population: A National Geographic Tour,’ the nature magazine stalwart puts things in perspective with tidbits about how many people are born and how many die every second of every day, the average human lifespan, and the growing popularity of “mega-cities.”