Demographics
As of 1 June 2012 (2012 -06-01), the city has an estimated population of 1,437,266—the ninth highest in Japan—in 666,306 households, with a population density of 10,070 persons per km². The total area is 142.70 square kilometres (55.10 sq mi). Area is constantly expanded due to construction of artificial islands in Tokyo Bay, though very little of the expanded zone is used for housing. Its population has risen dramatically in the 20th century. Kawasaki Town recorded 21,391 people in 1920 Census (#46 in Japan), but by 1930 it was the 19th largest at 104,351 people, and by 1970 the population had risen to was 973,000 at 9th place, the same as today.
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