If you do the numbers you’ll note that all seven billion people on the planet could move to Texas and have 4,000 square feet apiece to live on. It’ll be awhile before they get there so it’s not a problem yet.
4,000 square feet = a little less than 64 feet on a side of a square.
If 7,000,000,000 ate only 1/4 lb of beef per day per person, and a “normal” steer renders to 560 lbs (or so) of meat, that would mean that 12,500,000 steer would have to be rendered per day. That would equal 4,562,500,000 steer per year.
I remember reading something like that 30 years ago. The planet’s entire population could live in an area the size of Texas with a population density the same as New Jersey’s—which the last time I checked was about 1/3 urban-suburban, 1/3 farmland, and 1/3 forested—about 1,000 per square mile.
Low density is a priority of course and TX has it certainly. Wide open spaces are a plus. Alaska has plenty of that too. Unlike here, however, TX is connected by road to all the major population centers in North America.
That could be good. That could be bad. I consider the limited accessibility Of Alaska in general and Mitkof Island in particular an upgrade. It's not for everyone of course. It all depends on your priorities.