Trying To Put It All In Perspective

Tsunami death toll tops 116,000

From the 2000 US Census: Population

Palm Springs, California: 42,807
Cathedral City, California: 42,647
Rancho Mirage, California: 13,249
Total: 98,703

Lansing, Michigan: 119,128

Ann Arbor, Michigan: 114,024

Independence, Missouri: 113,288

Peoria, Illinois: 112,936

Springfield, Illinois: 111,454

Simi Valley, California: 111,351

Bellevue, Washington: 109,569

Clearwater, Florida: 108,787

South Bend, Indiana: 107,789

Manchester, New Hampshire: 107,006

Allentown, Pennsylvania: 106,632

Provo, Utah: 105,166

Daly City, California: 103,621

Gary, Indiana: 102,746

Berkeley, California: 102,743

Santa Clara, California: 102,361

Green Bay, Wisconsin: 102,313

Pueblo, Colorado: 102,121

Cambridge, Massachusetts: 101,355

Burbank, California: 100,316

Athens, Georgia: 100,266

Richmond, California: 99,216

Davenport, Iowa: 98,359

Macon, Georgia: 97,255

Charleston, South Carolina: 96,650

Albany, New York: 95,658

Roanoke, Virginia: 94,911

Boulder, Colorado: 94,673

Santa Barbara, California: 92,325

Fargo, North Dakota: 90,599

Miami Beach, Florida: 87,933

Duluth, Minnesota 86,918

High Point, North Carolina: 85,839

Trenton, New Jersey: 85,403

Sioux City, Iowa: 85,013

Columbia, Missouri: 84,531

Santa Monica, California: 84,084

Lawrence, Kansas: 80,098

Camden, New Jersey: 79,904

Kalamazoo, Michigan: 77,145

Albany, Georgia: 76,939

Redwood City, California: 75,402

Schaumburg, Illinois: 75,386

Boca Raton, Florida: 74,764

Bloomington, Indiana: 69,291