Largest U.S. Cities Starting With S, With Exceptions

Name the largest U.S. cities whose name begins with the letter S, outside of California.
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Population
State
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City
1,526,656
Texas
Site of the Alamo
San Antonio
780,995
Washington
Headquarters of Starbucks and Amazon
Seattle
307,465
Minnesota
State capital
Saint Paul
279,695
Missouri
Site of the Gateway Arch
St. Louis
267,102
Florida
Named after a city in Russia
St. Petersburg
246,170
Arizona
Affluent suburb of Phoenix
Scottsdale
230,609
Washington
Site of Gonzaga University
Spokane
217,783
Utah
Where the Mormon Church is based
Salt Lake City
209,289
South Dakota
Largest city in the state
Sioux Falls
180,406
Oregon
State capital
Salem
176,578
Louisiana
Located near both Arkansas and Texas
Shreveport
170,596
Missouri
Largest city in the Ozarks
Springfield
167,564
Arizona
Phoenix suburb with an "unexpected" name
Surprise
154,888
Massachusetts
Where basketball was invented
Springfield
148,808
Georgia
Famous for its antebellum architecture
Savannah
146,097
New York
College town named after a Greek city
Syracuse
139,134
Connecticut
Largest city in the Connecticut panhandle
Stamford
134,342
Michigan
Second-largest suburb of Detroit
Sterling Heights
112,949
Illinois
State capital
Springfield
112,003
Georgia
90% African-American suburb of Atlanta
South Fulton
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