Progressively Smaller Midwest Cities

Name these 100 midwestern cities with a Hint and Starting Letter (That progressively get smaller in Population) Midwestern includes: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. Note: This will likely remain Un-Updated for a while, so leave any mistakes in the comments

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Hint	Letter:	Answer
Lies on the Coast of Lake Michigan in Illinois	C	Chicago
City that lies in Central Ohio	C	Columbus
Named after its State	I	Indianapolis
Michigan City nicknamed "The Motor City"	D	Detroit
Wisconsin City lying north of (Illinois Largest City)	M	Milwaukee
Shares a name with a state, despite being in Missouri	K	Kansas City
Nebraska City with a famous Zoo	O	Omaha
One of the Twin Cities in Minnesota	M	Minneapolis
City in South Kansas	W	Wichita
Ohio City on Lake Erie	C	Cleveland
Capital of Minnesota, one of the Twin Cities	S	Saint Paul
Ohio City lying on the Ohio River	C	Cincinnati
Lies near the Confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri	S	Saint Louis
Capital of Nebraska	L	Lincoln
Ohio City that Michigan once claimed	T	Toledo
Capital of Wisconsin	M	Madison
Second-Largest city in Indiana	F	Fort Wayne
Capital of Iowa	D	Des Moines
City in Western Michigan	G	Grand Rapids
Largest City in South Dakota	S	Sioux Falls
Ohio City where LeBron James was Born	A	Akron
(Illinois Largest City) Suburb (shares name with Denver suburb)	A	Aurora
Missouri City in Ozark Mountains	S	Springfield
Kansas City sharing name with a Missouri City that shares a name with a State	K	Kansas City
(Illinois Largest City) Suburb	J	Joliet
North Illinois City (Not (Illinois Largest City) Suburb)	R	Rockford
Town near (Illinois Largest CIty) that many claim isn't a (Illinois Largest CIty) Suburb	N	Naperville
Second-Largest city in Iowa	C	Cedar Rapids
Ohio City where the Balkan Peace Accords occured	D	Dayton
Capital of Kansas	T	Topeka
Missouri Town just north of the Capital	C	Columbia
Largest City in North Dakota	F	Fargo
Michigan College Town	A	Ann Arbor
Start of the Oregon Trail	I	Independence
Minnesota City south of the Twin Cities	R	Rochester
City in Southern Indiana	E	Evansville
Capital of Illinois	S	Springfield
Remove 2 Letters from a South African capital and you get this Illinois City	P	Peoria
Capital of Michigan	L	Lansing
(Michigans Largest City) Suburb	D	Dearborn
Smallest City with an NFL Team	G	Green Bay
Indiana City just South of Michigan	S	South Bend
Iowa Town on the Mississippi River	D	Davenport
(West Missouri Largest City) suburb	L	Lees Summit
Wisconsin Town near the Illinois Border	K	Kenosha
Indianapolis Suburb with lots of Roundabouts	C	Carmel
Kansas Town just East of Topeka	L	Lawrence
Twin Cities suburb that contains the Mall of America	B	Bloomington
(Illinois Largest City) Suburb/Exurb near the Wisconsin Border	W	Waukegan
Minnesota Port on Lake Superior	D	Duluth

Hint	Letter:	Answer
Indiana City south of (Indiana Capital)	B	Bloomington
(Illinois Largest City) Suburb (North of (Illinois Largest City))	E	Evanston
Wisconsin Town just north of Illinois (On Lake Michigan)	R	Racine
Lake Winnebago town with a Fruit in the name	A	Appleton
Capital of North Dakota	B	Bismarck
South Michigan Town	K	Kalamazoo
Missouri Town where Eminem was born	S	Saint Joseph
Wisconsin City meaning "Clear Water"	E	Eau Claire
Indiana City where Michael Jackson grew up	G	Gary
Minnesota town Northwest of the Twin Cities	S	Saint Cloud
(Iowa Capital) Suburb, holds the HQ of Casey's	A	Ankeny
Iowa town sharing a name with a famous Battle	W	Waterloo
Lake Winnebago town that names a famous Store	O	Oshkosh
Iowa Suburb of a Nebraska City	C	Council Bluffs
Indiana Town sharing a name with a Famous Beach	K	Kokomo
Ohio Town near the Pennsylvania Border	Y	Youngstown
Iowa Town near the Illinois-Wisconsin Border	D	Dubuque
North Dakota town north of Fargo	G	Grand Forks
Kansas Town sharing a name with a NYC Borough	M	Manhattan
Wisconsin City on the Mississippi River (Spelled like a Sport)	L	La Crosse
Missouri Town struck by a tornado in 2011	J	Joplin
Central North Dakota town	M	Minot
Missouri Capital	J	Jefferson City
Missouri Town on the Mississippi River	C	Cape Girardeau
Illinois Town named after a Presidents Middle Name (his dad was the 2nd president)	Q	Quincy
Indiana Town on Lake Michigan	M	Michigan City
The only Muslim-Majority city in the USA	H	Hamtramck
Indiana Suburb of (Illinois Largest City)	E	East Chicago
Illinois Town where the Worlds Tallest Man is from	A	Alton
Nebraska Town sharing a name with a 1066 battle	H	Hastings
Town in East-Central Kansas	E	Emporia
Iowa Town sharing its name with Vermonts largest city	B	Burlington
(Iowa Capital) Suburb experiencing Rapid Growth	W	Waukee
Michigan Town on the Upper Peninsula	M	Marquette
Missouri Town who shares a name with a Carthaginian General	H	Hannibal
City on the northern Lower Peninsula in Michigan	T	Traverse City
Capital of South Dakota	P	Pierre
Ohio Town that was once terrorised by Mysterious Letters	C	Circleville
Ohio Town where a Humanoid Frog was supposedly spotted	L	Loveland
Missouri Gambling Town in the Ozark Mountains	B	Branson
Michigan Town sharing its name with a Car	C	Cadillac
Nebraska Town sharing a name with an Aquifer	O	Ogallala
This small town in Ohio was nearby a 2023 Train Derailment that spread dangerous chemicals in the region	E	East Palestine
Wisconsin City that is dubbed "Waterpark Capital of the World"	W	Wisconsin Dells
Declining illinois town where the Ohio and Mississippi meet	C	Cairo
Iowa Town with a famous Murder House	V	Villisca
Western Town in South Dakotas Black Hills	D	Deadwood
South Dakota town with a famous Drug Store	W	Wall
Nebraska Town with only 1 Resident	M	Monowi
Former Medieval town in Illinois (Now a historical site)	C	Cahokia