L..A. most densed city in the U.S.

If you want some elbow room - don't move to Lala-Land. As Civic Strategies reports Los Angeles is the most densed city in the United States. Some of the surprising facts:
- There are now an average of 7,068 people per square mile in the L.A. metro area, a quarter more on average than in the New York area, according to the Census Bureau's statistics on density.
- 10 of the 15 most densely populated metro areas are in the West — and all of the top three. (Besides L.A., they're San Francisco with 7,004 people per square mile and San Jose with 5,914. New York is fourth, with 5,309.
- L.A.'s density levels have climbed dramatically since 1950, from less than 5,000 people per square mile to more than 7,000.