The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area added nearly 15,000 residents to its population between 2020 and 2023, census data shows. The 3.08% increase was the largest of the metro areas in the state. Planning Director Steve Childers explains what means for those who live and work in Springfield and the surrounding area. | City of Springfield, MO | Facebook

291K views · 2.9K reactions | Melbourne, Australia has maintained significant population and land area growth since the 1990s. Its metropolitan area has sprawled outward around Port Phillip, spanning nearly 3,900 square miles (10,000 sq km), and its population has grown from 2.9 million in 1986 to nearly 5 million today. Melbourne is the second-most populous city in Australia and all of Oceania. -37.814167°, 144.963056° Source imagery: Google Timelapse / Planet | Daily Overview | Facebook