According to Wikipedia there may be over 24 000 gated communities in the United States housing up to 8 million people. Link, here.
Mexico has the largest population living in gated communities both in terms of total population and percentage of the national population.
The largest gated community in the United States is Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. It has a population of 12 807 and a total area of 55.7 sq. mi. resulting in a population density of 230/sq. mi.
One of the more 'famous' gated communities is Celebration, Florida which is a Disney Development and is adjacent to Disney World.
According to Evan Mckenzie one sixth of the American population lives in 'common-interest housing'.
Link: http://tigger.uic.edu/~mckenzie/comoftom.pdf
Critics of gated communities: Edward J. Blakely and Mary Gail Snyder, authors of the book, "Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States". Link: Amazon book review, here.
Here is another paper by the above authors:
Link: http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/93/gates.html
America was colonized by people who lived in forts.
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