The largest city by population in the Great Lakes region is:
The largest city by population in the Great Lakes region is:
(a) Toronto
(b) Montreal
(c) Chicago
(d) Detroit
Regarding the official boundaries of the cities, Chicago stands out as the largest city in the Great Lakes region, home to 2.7 million inhabitants. However, if one considers the larger metropolitan area, the picture changes, with Toronto’s metropolitan area being the largest, with over 5.4 million people, making it the main population center on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes. Thus, while Chicago is the largest city, Toronto is the largest metropolitan area in the region.
Key points:
Chicago is the largest city proper in the U.S. Great Lakes region and the third-largest in the United States.
Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the largest metropolitan area in the Great Lakes basin.