Settlements

**Settlements**, individually designated by a name—usually after the town the area is in, are the countries established after The Death of Mankind. These countries are most often small towns and rural areas bound by community, however much larger settlements, like the Chicago Area Community and Phoenix Republic are established and function like a normal government. Many settlements can best be described as remnants of the North American Union or United States either through their government, culture, or political representative. Some areas, where there is often no established government (or if there is one it is very weak), are prone to anarchy. This includes the Anchorage Autonomous Zone, and the Free City of Los Angeles.

## Large Density Settlements

**Large Density Settlements**, as described before, are countries that are established after The Death of Mankind in cities, most often capitols or cities with a large population. Here is a list of some of those settlements:

## Relations

### Government

Consensus decision-making, with daily meeting of Chicagoans

### Population

9.4~ million (2020)4.2~ million (2024)

4.3~ million (2025) (predicted)

## Miscellaneous

### Currency

BarteringUSD

Confederacy Dollar

### Political Stance

Far left

The Chicago Area Community (CAC), sometimes called Chicagoland Area or simply Chicagoland is a settlement established only days after The Death of Mankind. The CAC is a multicultural mixing pot, with relatively low crime rates after The Death of Mankind. The community area is relatively walled off, with highways and roads leading into the CAC being barricaded or blown up with explosives.

## Medium Density Settlements

**Medium Density Settlements** are towns, most often governed by factions or gangs, where the population is in less than 1 million but more than 10,000. By description, this would make majority of urban areas in the American Terra Nullius medium density. Many medium density settlements would be fighting for competing sovereignty with other towns.

### Milwaukee, United States

Main Article: Republic of Lincoln

Milwaukee is the last federal remnant of the United States and the North American Union, despite the area being completely destroyed. It is debatable to call Milwaukee a settlement due to the high level of anarchy and lack of federal government in the area. However, it is ran by the North American Union Underground in a unitary dictatorship.

## Small Density Settlements

It is fair to say that most settlements established in towns or area with populations under a 10,000 are small density settlements. These settlements, usually bound together by community, are often in rural, conservative areas—many of which are ran or function like the North American Union. Here is a list of some settlements (this list is non-exhaustive):

* Cheyenne, Wyoming (pop. ~952) was one of few cities to be hit with a nuclear bomb.
* Bell Buckle, Tennessee (pop. ~505) is one of many rural communities formed for the betterment of the community.
* Whitefish, Montana (pop. ~7,689) is an example of a larger settlement, yet not as populated.
* Forsyth, Montana (pop. ~1,772)
* Rifle, Colorado (pop. ~9,175)
* Morrison, Oklahoma (pop. ~768)

This is a list of only a few settlements established. There are thousands in the American Terra Nullius, as almost every town untouched by The Death of Mankind.

## Micro-Settlements

Micro-settlements are small, usually densely populated, areas with a controlling government or faction. These micro-settlements usually vary in size however have one defining feature; in which the "territory" the faction controls is limited. For example:

* The Los Angeles Raskals claims a rough 2,500 sq ft² in Los Angeles, really controls a Jack in the Box restaurant
* Anchorage Freedom Fighters, while saying they own all of Anchorage, really controls the docked USS Anchorage
* The Americans in the ruined Johannesburg, South Africa control the The Leonardo building
* Highwaymen own various micro-settlements, that usually don't last long as they continue to move
* Independent wastelanders, similarly, own micro-settlements that usually do stay put