LeAnn Lo

December 12, 2016

Liberia at the County Level

Liberia is divided by counties, much like how the US is divided into states. According to the following maps, the population of Liberia is most concentrated in Montserrado. Monteserrado also contains the capital of Liberia, Monrovia. Areas that are not Montserrado are less densely populated and have far less people per kilometer squared. Liberia also has a generally high number of people per household with most counties having 5 or more people on average.

Liberia at the District Level

The district level used a logarithmic scale due to a higher amount of data. For total population, Upper Monrovia appears to have a very high population compared to the surrounding areas that form the county, Montserrado. There are more concentrated areas of population near the coastline as opposed to inner land.

Interestingly, there seems to be a very large number of people per household in the Glio-Twarbo district. However this may be due to errors in the data since it covers every district in Liberia and is complied from a very large amount of data.

Liberia at the Clan Area Level

The Clan Area maps show that there are only a couple of densely populated clans in Liberia. Much like before, Clans near the capital city appear to have the highest and most dense populations. The average persons per household data seems to be skewed in the bottom tip of Liberia much like in the districts maps. The density patterns from the earlier maps continue in Clan Area as inland areas are less densely populated compared to coastal areas.

Monrovia

These set of maps depict the capital city of Liberia which has the highest and most densely populated areas. Much like before, coastal areas have a greater population concentration. However, household sizes decrease in coastal areas which correlates with city living and less space for larger families unlike the inland areas with more land per person. Overall it appears that coastal areas are much more industrialized and urban compared to inland areas where agriculture and livestock raising are more likely to occur.