Members Max Posted March 31, 2007 Members Share Posted March 31, 2007 I'm often interested in useless bits of knowledge. Therefore, I have decided to post this list of the capitals and the largest three cities (in terms of population) of each state. One thing that makes this list so interesting is that there are so many surprises when it comes to the three largest cities for many of these states. ALABAMA: Captial: Montgomery Three Largest Cities: Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery (Here, note that the three cities are listed in order, from the most populated city to the third most populated city.) ALASKA: Capital: Juneau Three Largest Cities: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau ARIZONA: Capital: Phoenix Three Largest Cities: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa ARKANSAS: Capital: Little Rock Three Largest Cities: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville CALIFORNIA: Capital: Sacramento Three Largest Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose COLORADO: Capital: Denver Three Largest Cities: Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora CONNECTICUT: Capital: Hartford Three Largest Cities: Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford DELAWARE: Capital: Dover Three Largest Cities: Wilmington, Dover, Newark FLORIDA: Capital: Tallahassee Three Largest Cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa GEORGIA: Capital: Atlanta Three Largest Cities: Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus HAWAII: Capital: Honolulu Three Largest Cities: Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua IDAHO: Capital: Boise Three Largest Cities: Boise, Nampa, Idaho Falls ILLINOIS: Capital: Springfield Three Largest Cities: Chicago, Aurora, Rockford INDIANA: Capital: Indianapolis Three Largest Cities: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville IOWA: Capital: Des Moines Three Largest Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport KANSAS: Capital: Topeka Three Largest Cities: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City KENTUCKY: Capital: Frankfort Three Largest Cities: Louisville, Lexington, Owensboro LOUISIANA: Capital: Baton Rouge Three Largest Cities: New Orleans, Shreveport, Baton Rouge (Note: Given that this data comes from before Hurican Katrina occurred, it should be noted that New Orleans is no longer the largest city in the state.) MAINE: Capital: Augusta Three Largest Cities: Portland, Lewiston, Bangor MARYLAND: Capital: Annapolis Three Largest Cities: Baltimore, Frederick, Gaithersburg MASSACHUSETTS: Capital: Boston Three Largest Cities: Boston, Worcester, Springfield MICHIGAN: Capital: Lansing Three Largest Cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren MINNESOTA: Capital: Saint Paul Three Largest Cities: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester MISSISSIPPI: Capital: Jackson Three Largest Cities: Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi MISSOURI: Capital: Jefferson City Three Largest Cities: Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield MONTANA: Capital: Helena Three Largest Cities: Billings, Missoula, Great Falls NEBRASKA: Capital: Lincoln Three Largest Cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue NEVADA: Capital: Carson City Three Largest Cities: Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson NEW HAMPSHIRE: Capital: Concord Three Largest Cities: Manchester, Nashua, Concord NEW JERSEY: Capital: Trenton Three Largest Cities: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson NEW MEXICO: Capital: Santa Fe Three Largest Cities: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe NEW YORK: Capital: Albany Three Largest Cities: New York City, Buffalo, Rochester NORTH CAROLINA: Capital: Raleigh Three Largest Cities: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro NORTH DAKOTA: Capital: Bismarck Three Largest Cities: Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks OHIO: Capital: Columbus Three Largest Cities: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati OKLAHOMA: Capital: Oklahoma City Three Largest Cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman OREGON: Capital: Salem Three Largest Cities: Portland, Salem, Eugene PENNSYLVANIA: Capital: Harrisburg Three Largest Cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown RHODE ISLAND: Capital: Providence Three Largest Cities: Providence, Warwick, Cranston SOUTH CAROLINA: Capital: Columbia Three Largest Cities: Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston SOUTH DAKOTA: Capital: Pierre Three Largest Cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen TENNESSEE: Capital: Nashville Three Largest Cities: Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville TEXAS: Capital: Austin Three Largest Cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio UTAH: Capital: Salt Lake City Three Largest Cities: Salt Lake City, Provo, West Valley City VERMONT: Capital: Montpelier Three Largest Cities: Burlington, Rutland, South Burlington VIRGINIA: Capital: Richmond Three Largest Cities: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake WASHINGTON: Capital: Olympia Three Largest Cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma WEST VIRGINIA: Capital: Charleston Three Largest Cities: Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg WISCONSIN: Capital: Madison Three Largest Cities: Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay WYOMING: Capital: Cheyenne Three Largest Cities: Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juniorz1 Posted March 31, 2007 Members Share Posted March 31, 2007 I always thought Syracuse was larger than Rochester! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tishy Posted March 31, 2007 Members Share Posted March 31, 2007 I went to college in Vermont and its really sad that a suburb of Burlington is one of the biggest citiies. But alas, it just might be true. Barre, which is outside of Montpelier might be bigger. When I was in college we went to visit some friends in Montpelier and it is soooo small. THey had one Stop light and 11 crosswalks. And its the capital. For New Hampshire, Portsmouth might be bigger than Concord. I could be wrong. Nashua and Manch get a lot of people from Mass. living there Interesting list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brandeis Posted March 31, 2007 Members Share Posted March 31, 2007 Tishy I know what you mean about Montpelier, but it that's part of its charm I guess - more like a village. The (Green Mountains?) backdrop to the state capitol building is very pretty. What surprises me is the number of second and third places cities I've never even heard of. And yeah, I think of Nashua as a suburb of Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R3dheartz Posted April 4, 2007 Members Share Posted April 4, 2007 NEBRASKA: Capital: Lincoln Three Largest Cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue Kind of sad that Bellevue is the third largest city, it is a suburb of Omaha. Kind of what Tishy was saying about Vermont. Most towns in NE are tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted April 7, 2007 Members Share Posted April 7, 2007 Barf!!! I would love for an earthquake to strike Los Angeles and knock it into the ocean where it belongs...so glad to have moved out of that stink hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted April 7, 2007 Members Share Posted April 7, 2007 for montana, all those places r all like right next to eachother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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