America’s largest mega-suburbs by land area – UPD

Source: http://vettesedetroitlit.weebly.com/urban-sprawl.html

The following list identifies those American suburban cities that as of late last week occupied a “land’ area of at least 50 square miles – water area is not included in the area calculation.  Also not included are “towns” as defined in the Northeast, unincorporated places, or townships. Those metro areas with the most suburban cities represented on the list include:

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Los Angeles = 15

Phoenix = 10

Dallas-Fort Worth = 9

Hampton Roads = 4

Kansas City = 4

Oklahoma City = 4

Houston = 3

Las Vegas = 3

Prescott = 3

Orlando = 2

Duluth = 2

Fort Myers = 2

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Any additions and/or corrections are most welcome. those with an increase  (or decrease) in area of over one (1) square mile are bold highlighted in the update.

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1. Suffolk (Hampton Roads), VA = 399.2 square miles – updated 5/18/22
2. Buckeye (Phoenix), AZ = 393.0 square miles – updated 5/18/22
3. Chesapeake (Hampton Roads), VA = 338.5 square miles – updated 5/18/22
4. Virginia Beach (Hampton Roads), VA = 249.0 square miles
5. Cusseta (Columbus), GA = 248.7 square miles
6. Boulder City (Las Vegas), NV = 208.2 square miles
7. California City (Bakersfield), CA = 203.6 square miles
8. Goodyear (Phoenix), AZ =  191.3 square miles
9. Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ = 184.0 square miles
10. Hibbing (Duluth), MN = 182.0 square miles
11. Norman (Oklahoma City), OK = 178.9 square miles
12. Peoria (Phoenix), AZ = 176.0 square miles – updated 5/18/22
13. Aurora (Denver), CO = 160.1 square miles – updated – 5/18/22
14. Bunnell (Daytona Beach), FL = 139.8 square miles – updated 5/18/22
15. Mesa (Phoenix), AZ = 138.8 square miles – updated 5/18/22
16. Marana (Tucson), AZ = 121.8 square miles
17. Fernley (Reno), NV = 121.3 square miles
18. Port St. Lucie (Fort Pierce), FL = 119.2 square miles – updated 5/18/22
19. Eloy (Phoenix), AZ = 113.7 square miles – updated 5/18/22
20. Casa Grande (Phoenix), AZ = 112.0 square miles – updated 5/18/22
21. Surprise (Phoenix), AZ = 110.3 square miles – updated 5/18/22
22. Henderson (Las Vegas), NV = 106.1 square miles – updated 5/18/22
23. Babbitt (Duluth), MN = 106.09 square miles
24. Palmdale (Los Angeles), CA = 106.08 square miles – updated 5/18/22
25. Cape Coral (Fort Myers), FL = 106.03 square miles
26. Rio Rancho (Albuquerque), NM = 103.4 square miles – updated on 5/18/22
27. North Port (Sarasota-Bradenton), FL = 99.4 square miles – updated 5/18/22
28. North Las Vegas (Las Vegas), NV = 97.9 square miles – updated 5/18/22
29. Plymouth (Boston), MA = 96.5 square miles
30. Denton (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 96.4 square miles – updated 5/18/22
31. Arlington (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 95.8 square miles
32. Palm Coast (Jacksonville), FL = 95.4 square miles – updated 5/18/22
33. Palm Springs (Los Angeles), CA = 94.5 square miles
34. Lancaster (Los Angeles), California = 94.3 square miles
35. Lehigh Acres (Fort Myers), FL = 92.7 square miles – added 5/19/22
36. Palm Bay (Melbourne), FL = 86.4 square miles – added 5/18/22
37. Oak Ridge (Knoxville), TN = 85.25 square miles
38. South Fulton (Atlanta), GA = 85.22 square mails – added 5/18/22
39. Edmund (Oklahoma City), OK = 84.7 square miles
40. Riverside (Los Angeles), CA = 81.2 square miles – updated 5/18/22
41. El Reno (Oklahoma City), OK = 79.2 square miles
42. Independence (Kansas City, MO-KS), MO = 78.0 square miles
43. Port Arthur (Beaumont), TX = 77.2 square miles – updated 5/18/22
44. Fremont (San Francisco-Oakland), CA = 78.3 square miles – updated 5/18/22
45. North Charleston (Charleston), SC = 77.6 square miles – updated 5/18/22
46. Apple Valley (Los Angeles), CA = 77.0 square miles – updated 5/18/22
47. Rome (Utica), NY = 74.9 square miles
48. Overland Park (Kansas City, MO-KS), KS = 75.2 square miles
49. Victorville (Los Angeles), CA = 73.7 square miles – updated 5/18/22
50. Hesperia (Los Angeles), CA = 72.7 square miles
51. Grand Prairie (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 72.6 square miles – updated 5/18/22
52. Conroe (Houston), TX = 72.0 square miles – updated 5/18/22
53. Poinciana (Orlando), FL = 71.9 square miles – added 5/19/22
54. Plano (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 71.7 square miles
55. Santa Clarita (Los Angeles), CA = 70.8 square miles – updated 5/18/22
56. Frisco (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 68.7 square miles – updated 5/18/22
57. Gilbert (Phoenix), AZ = 68.6 square miles – added 5/18/22
58. Irving, (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 66.98 square miles
59. McKinney (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 66.96 square miles – updated 5/18/22
60. Wildwood (St. Louis), MO = 66.6 square miles
61. Texas City (Houston), TX = 66.3 square miles – updated 5/18/22
62. Irvine (Los Angeles), CA = 65.6 square miles
63. Chandler (Phoenix), AZ = 65.5 square miles – added 5/18/22
64. Joliet (Chicago), IL = 65.1 square miles – updated 5/18/22
65. Lee’s Summit (Kansas City, MO-KS), MO = 63.8 square miles
66. Concord (Charlotte), NC = 63.5 square miles – updated 5/18/22
67. Midlothian (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 63.5 square miles – updated 5/18/22
68. Murfreesboro (Nashville), TN = 62.9 square miles – updated 5/18/22
69. Chino Valley (Prescott), AZ = 62.5 square miles -added 5/18/22
70. Central (Baton Rouge), LA = 62.3 square miles
71. San Bernardino (Los Angeles), CA = 62.1 square miles – updated 5/18/22
72. Broken Arrow (Tulsa), OK = 61.9 square miles – added 5/18/22
73. Olathe (Kansas City, MO-KS), KS = 61.6 square miles – updated 5/18/22
74. Spring Hill (Tampa-St. Pete), Fl = 59.9 square miles – added 5/19/22
75. Twentynine Palms (Los Angeles), CA = 58.8 square miles
76. Cary (Research Triangle), NC = 58.9 square miles – updated 5/18/22
77. Newberry (Gainesville), FL = 58.9 square miles – added 5/19/22
78. Palm Beach Gardens (West Palm Beach), FL = 58.7 square miles – updated 5/18/22
79. Chattahoochee Hills (Atlanta), GA = 58.2 square miles – updated 5/18/22
80. Williamson (Prescott), AZ = 58.15 square miles – added 5/18/22
81. Georgetown (Austin), TX = 57.3 square miles – added 5/18/22
82. Paulden (Prescott), AZ = 57.3 square miles – added 5/18/22
83. Garland (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX = 57.1 square miles
84. Wildwood (Orlando), FL = 56.3 square miles – added 5/19/22
85. Union City (Oklahoma City), OK = 56.1 square miles – added 5/18/22
86. High Point (Greensboro-Winston-Salem), NC = 56.0 square miles
87. Decatur (Huntsville), AL = 54.4 square miles
88. North Little Rock (Little Rock), AR = 53.0 square miles – added 5/18/22
89. Adelanto (Los Angeles), CA = 52.9 square miles – updated 5/18/22
90. Hurricane (St. George), UT = 52.8 square miles
91. Bluffton (Savannah, GA), SC = 52.0 square miles
92. Gastonia (Charlotte), NC = 51.7 square miles – updated 5/18/22
93. Moreno Valley (Los Angeles), CA = 51.3 square miles
94. League City (Houston), TX = 51.3 square miles – updated 5/18/22
95. Hampton (Hampton Roads), Va = 51.0 square miles
96. Long Beach (Los Angeles), CA = 50.7 square miles
97. Eagle Mountain (Provo-Orem), UT = 50.4 square miles – added 5/18/22

Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_area for most of those exceeding 70 square miles in area and en.wikipedia.org for each individual city or list of cities by state for the rest of the list.