> Suburban residential is very low-population-density, a few people per square mile... It sounds like you're confusing "suburban residential" with "backwater r

> Suburban residential is very low-population-density, a few people per square mile... It sounds like you're confusing "suburban residential" with "backwater rural." Census data[1] shows that there are a lot more people per square mile than you suggest. Even a small metropolitan area like Vernal, Utah, which has a population of just 25,224, has a population density of ~250 people per square mile. [1] http://www.census.gov/population/metro/files/CBSA%20Report%20Chapter%203%20Data.xls http://www.census.gov/population/metro/files/CBSA%20Report%2...