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Biggest U.S. Cities Starting with C

Try to name the most populous cities in the United States that start with the letter C.
Cities proper, not metro areas. Technically, one is a consolidated city/county.
2024 U.S. Census estimates
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First submittedFebruary 9, 2012
Times taken83,885
Average score70.0%
Rating4.30
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Population
State
Hint
City
2,721,308
Illinois
"The Windy City"
Chicago
943,476
North Carolina
Bank of America
Charlotte
933,263
Ohio
Named after an explorer
Columbus
493,554
Colorado
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
365,379
Ohio
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland
317,317
Texas
"Body of Christ" in Latin
Corpus Christi
314,915
Ohio
Formerly nicknamed "Porkopolis"
Cincinnati
281,231
Arizona
Phoenix suburb whose name means "candle maker"
Chandler
278,546
California
Just south of San Diego
Chula Vista
254,997
Virginia
Named for a bay
Chesapeake
233,025
Florida
Has "coral" in its name
Cape Coral
201,830
Georgia
Fort Benning
Columbus
191,496
Tennessee
Song about a "Choo Choo" from here
Chattanooga
185,690
Tennessee
Song about a "Last Train" to here
Clarksville
182,659
North Carolina
Located in Wake County
Cary
161,540
California
"Crown" in Latin
Corona
157,665
South Carolina
Has been called America's most polite city
Charleston
144,788
South Carolina
State capital
Columbia
140,808
Florida
Has "coral" in its name
Coral Springs
137,904
Iowa
Name of a 2011 movie starring Ed Helms
Cedar Rapids
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38 Comments
bioticbootyshaker
+3
Level 48
Mar 9, 2012
Kind of surprised Charleston isn't on here instead of Columbia.
sawmos
+2
Level 52
Mar 9, 2013
i looked it up and 2011 estimate has charleston on here but its 2010 census
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
May 21, 2015
Charleston is now on the list!
LuckyCat
+1
Level 69
May 16, 2025
sweet :)
Nytebreid
+8
Level 37
Nov 17, 2012
Being from Ohio definately helped on this quiz.
buck1017
+12
Level 78
May 26, 2015
So only the people from Ohio have heard of the three largest cities in that state? All of which are large enough to have professional sports franchises?
triviawayne
+24
Level 66
Jul 14, 2015
yes, 80% of people who took this quiz are from Ohio.
introvertigo
+16
Level 43
Feb 24, 2019
lol you don't have to take it that seriously, of course being from that state and growing up there would allow them to have a greater innate knowledge of the area than someone who wasn't from there.
IsleAuHaulte
+13
Level 91
May 27, 2019
Being from the 99.99% of the Earth that isn't Ohio helps in being a smartass apparently.
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 91
May 27, 2019
Being a fan of the WKRP Bailey or Jennifer debate helps with one Ohio answer too.
Freestatebear
+10
Level 87
May 30, 2022
Actually, it's 99.977%.

(I'll take my golden nitpick award now - thank you very much!)

rcshelton23
+3
Level 56
Dec 16, 2015
It really helps when you live right next to Chesapeake!
frognbuff
+3
Level 87
Jul 20, 2016
It's pretty sad how many people missed Colorado Springs. It has the state's name directly in its own name. It is home to the one and only United States Air Force Academy.
kiwiquizzer
+5
Level 68
Feb 13, 2017
I got Colorado Springs! And I'm from New Zealand.
frognbuff
+4
Level 87
Dec 4, 2018
It is also the second biggest metro area in Colorado behind Denver and the second biggest city proper in Colorado behind Aurora, among the 50 biggest cities in the USA. But mostly because it has the Air Force Academy it's a travesty so many people didn't get it. As well as it being home to the US Olympic Training Center as well. So many reasons to know of this city...
amm14
+12
Level 66
Aug 20, 2019
Why should people (even if we just say Americans) who aren't in the military and don't have military family or ambitions know where the Air Force Academy is?
xXViolaXx
+1
Level 67
Mar 28, 2022
Because such towns have a large population of military personnel, so you know they are based nearby. I lived near the Kitsap Naval Base up in WA for years and it's basically a town for the military haha. We also love to know all the military branches are generally where all their academies are.
elephanteric
+5
Level 38
Feb 28, 2017
cape coral finally made it on a jetpunk quiz! i live in cape coral.
Algernon
+8
Level 73
Dec 8, 2017
As a non American, I quite like these quizzes. I do horribly badly at them, but it's interesting to see how many American cities I can get.
introvertigo
+3
Level 43
Feb 24, 2019
You probably got more than I did lol. I'm an American but I'm terrible with American geography. I'm great with the rest of the world but not my own country :P
Algernon
+1
Level 73
May 16, 2025
Yeah, not sure about that! Eleven this time. Some of the clues are of limited help to me. I suspect if you are American you may be more likely to get them from general background knowledge that a non American wouldn't necessarily know.

Still an interesting set of quizzes.

introvertigo
+3
Level 43
Feb 24, 2019
I only got Cary because I live there.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 82
May 31, 2022
C'mon now, give yourself some credit. You might have gotten it even if you didn't live there! :-)
bestanford
+3
Level 72
Aug 5, 2022
....nah
charlie07
+1
Level 69
Jul 15, 2022
I got it bc it’s right next door to me
mf3
+9
Level 89
May 26, 2019
With TWO Florida cities containing "coral", I kept wondering how I was misspelling Coral Gables.
Trix
+2
Level 49
Jul 21, 2019
Same here and stupidly tried it twice for both! :)
VolSpike
+2
Level 58
Jul 22, 2019
same here - I lived in FL and never heard of Coral Terrace...Coral Gables, yes.
Hollywood
+2
Level 61
Jul 19, 2019
Cary? 🤨
seabird
+6
Level 68
Apr 2, 2020
Finally got 100%. My last guessed answer was the city in California Riverside County. Hint. Think of the virus...
Luuq
+4
Level 22
Feb 1, 2021
corona
hannahgeographyy
+3
Level 60
Feb 1, 2021
lol imagine living in corona 😂
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jun 12, 2021
Corona...
CardinalSin
+1
Level 80
Jun 26, 2022
If this is about Cities, why are some of the answers suburbs?
Inferno46
+2
Level 54
Jul 28, 2022
They are still separate cities.
freehuggs
+1
Level 65
Feb 5, 2025
Officially, US municipalities are classified as cities, towns, townships, boroughs, etc. based on what is written in their charter from the state, not their population. Based on the caveat on this quiz, I am guessing that these are all incorporated cities, despite some looking more like towns given their size and lack of urban fabric.
AshyPants31
+1
Level 39
Feb 1, 2025
no Chapel hill?
Arogon598
+1
Level 43
Feb 11, 2025
I also live in Cary and we technically consider ourselves a town. It's officially called The Town of Cary.
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