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A suburban city has a population of 58,000 people. It has an area of 22mi^2. What is the population density in terms of people per square mile?

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To find the population density you divide the population by the area. 58,000 divided by 22 is 2,636.36.

The population density is 2,636.36 per mi^2.
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