Quote Originally Posted by hudkina View Post
Uh.. Metro Modesto consists of Stanislaus County, so yes there is a "metro" Modesto! In fact, there are dozens of communities in Metro Modesto:

Modesto - 188,856
Turlock - 55,810
Ceres -34,609
Riverbank - 15,826
Oakdale - 15,503
Patterson - 11,606

and so on...
Oakdale pop. 15.5k and _17 miles_ away? - Patterson pop 11.6k and _17 miles_ in the opposite direction? - Turlock _15 miles away_? And _all of these seperated from Modesto by miles of orchards and cropland... Look at the total population of all of these towns! _322,210 !!_ No Industry but agriculture. No tech. Sheesh!

When I think of a metro area, it is usually in terms of continuous communities either abutting each other or in close proximity, not consisting of those 35 miles apart and seperated by vast open agricultural expanses.

Good luck and best wishes