The Case of Dividing a Nation: Cities vs. Towns


Ever since the establishment of the United States of America, there have been diverse communities, usually classified as cites or towns. Currently, 62% of the nation lives is made up of small towns, but 71% of U.S. citizens actually live in cities. It affects everyday life, what the surroundings are, what occupation a person holds, and if a resident does not get to experience both end of life, it is difficult to judge. Both cities and towns have benefits and problems, but which would you prefer?
From the perspective of some city dwellers who have not experienced the life of a town reisdent may believe that there is nothing to offer, but that statement is quite false. Towns offer much open land, which is good for most of the farming that takes place there. Why does most farming take place in small towns, because of the little farmland and rough terrains of cities? Although there are many elaborate shops in some small towns, resources can sometimes be scarce, and common luxuries, such as satellite television and sophisticated internet is un-available. Some small towns may be rural, but small towns can be quite astonishing with natural wonders, well-known restaurants or museum, and maybe and played a small role in history. For example, Newport, RI (population 26,475 people), has many boutiques, elegant restaraunts, and is well known across the nation for being home to dozens of mansions. Although Neport is a larger town, it still has a large resemblance of a city. So, not only is there diversity of cities and towns, towns themselves are different in many ways.
Major cities are the creation of post Industrial Revolution work. During the early 20th Century, many large skyscrapers and bridges made of recently massed produced items such as steel and iron started to become part of skylines across the nation. The trend swept the nation starting in the Northeast Region in cities such as New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia, but these communities were all cities for almost 100 years before. In fact, New York City was a large town until 1826 when it was deemed a city. Cities have various stores, restaurants, and offer the latest trends in commerce with ease, allowing residents to keep the city growing with spending money on goods. Large office buildings and corporate headquarters offer many occupations and jobs as well as creating a large tax sum to the city along with the state, making the school systems better and boosting the morale of the population. A detriment of large cities is the large cluster of people and automobiles, resulting in traffic on highways and byways, and many activists disapprove of the methods of cities because of the large amounts of pollution omitted from cars, busses, trains, and industrial buildings.