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Where's your county seat? A modern mathematical method for calculating centers of geography

  • Written by Peter Rogerson, Professor of Geography, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
imageTen states need to move the markers.Nicolas Henderson, CC BY

People have long been intrigued by figuring out the center of the places where we live.

You’re probably familiar with the concept of center of population. Imagine placing an equal weight at the residential location of each individual; the center of population would be the single...

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