Population
|
City
|
8,253,213
|
New York
|
3,970,219
|
Los Angeles
|
2,677,643
|
Chicago
|
2,316,120
|
Houston
|
1,708,127
|
Phoenix
|
1,578,487
|
Philadelphia
|
1,567,118
|
San Antonio
|
1,422,420
|
San Diego
|
1,343,266
|
Dallas
|
1,013,616
|
San Jose
|
995,484
|
Austin
|
920,570
|
Jacksonville
|
903,852
|
Columbus
|
900,350
|
Charlotte
|
877,903
|
Indianapolis
|
769,714
|
Seattle
|
735,538
|
Denver
|
712,816
|
Washington D. C.
|
691,531
|
Boston
|
681,534
|
El Paso
|
671,295
|
Nashville
|
665,369
|
Detroit
|
662,368
|
Las Vegas
|
662,314
|
Oklahoma City
|
656,751
|
Portland
|
649,705
|
Memphis
|
618,338
|
Louisville
|
589,067
|
Milwaukee
|
562,540
|
Albuquerque
|
553,571
|
Tucson
|
530,267
|
Fresno
|
512,838
|
Sacramento
|
512,550
|
Atlanta
|
497,159
|
Kansas City
|
478,393
|
Omaha
|
474,414
|
Raleigh
|
471,525
|
Miami
|
451,231
|
Virginia Beach
|
433,111
|
Minneapolis
|
407,599
|
Tampa
|
403,166
|
Tulsa
|
391,731
|
Wichita
|
389,476
|
New Orleans
|
385,725
|
Bakersfield
|
378,589
|
Cleveland
|
341,555
|
Honolulu
|
327,248
|
Corpus Christi
|
324,735
|
Lexington
|
304,548
|
Cincinnati
|
299,226
|
Pittsburgh
|
297,878
|
Greensboro
|
297,645
|
St. Louis
|
289,457
|
Orlando
|
287,095
|
Anchorage
|
272,398
|
Fort Wayne
|
263,640
|
Laredo
|
263,094
|
Madison
|
262,611
|
Lubbock
|
259,290
|
Reno
|
254,479
|
Buffalo
|
232,226
|
Richmond
|
229,776
|
Boise
|
222,050
|
Spokane
|
219,052
|
Baton Rouge
|
212,312
|
Des Moines
|
209,715
|
Port St. Lucie
|
206,950
|
Birmingham
|
205,225
|
Rochester
|
204,087
|
Salt Lake City
|
202,964
|
Huntsville
|
200,972
|
Cape Coral
|
200,031
|
Grand Rapids
|
|
Population
|
City
|
199,654
|
Amarillo
|
197,866
|
Little Rock
|
197,468
|
Augusta
|
196,442
|
Columbus
|
196,326
|
Tallahassee
|
196,268
|
Montgomery
|
190,223
|
Knoxville
|
187,809
|
Sioux Falls
|
187,746
|
Mobile
|
184,786
|
Shreveport
|
184,742
|
Chattanooga
|
183,428
|
Brownsville
|
168,090
|
Springfield
|
157,821
|
Jackson
|
152,737
|
Macon
|
147,069
|
Midland
|
143,632
|
Savannah
|
141,229
|
Syracuse
|
139,714
|
Charleston
|
134,027
|
Cedar Rapids
|
132,130
|
Columbia
|
125,209
|
Fargo
|
124,794
|
Wilmington
|
124,769
|
Columbia
|
124,407
|
Abilene
|
119,862
|
Rochester
|
119,260
|
College Station
|
118,407
|
Evansville
|
115,473
|
Beaumont
|
113,671
|
Springfield
|
109,736
|
Billings
|
109,428
|
Peoria
|
108,222
|
Tyler
|
105,851
|
Santa Maria
|
105,405
|
Wichita Falls
|
103,836
|
Green Bay
|
102,867
|
Chico
|
101,886
|
Bend
|
101,868
|
South Bend
|
101,799
|
Davenport
|
101,612
|
San Angelo
|
99,811
|
Yuma
|
99,058
|
Roanoke
|
95,429
|
Albany
|
95,077
|
Erie
|
94,779
|
Greenville
|
94,322
|
Yakima
|
92,852
|
Asheville
|
92,456
|
Redding
|
92,378
|
St. George
|
89,576
|
Fayetteville
|
89,390
|
Champaign
|
85,773
|
Duluth
|
84,515
|
Kennewick
|
83,412
|
Medford
|
82,759
|
Sioux City
|
79,859
|
Jonesboro
|
78,864
|
Rapid City
|
76,848
|
Missoula
|
74,018
|
Bismarck
|
73,939
|
Flagstaff
|
70,839
|
Albany
|
69,414
|
Dothan
|
69,087
|
Eau Claire
|
67,402
|
Jackson
|
66,838
|
Victoria
|
66,803
|
Portland
|
64,142
|
Idaho Falls
|
63,447
|
Grand Junction
|
58,498
|
Casper
|
58,353
|
Great Falls
|
|
Population
|
City
|
57,246
|
Lake Havasu City
|
56,668
|
Valdosta
|
55,950
|
Grand Forks
|
53,204
|
Harrisonburg
|
51,411
|
Twin Falls
|
51,163
|
La Crosse
|
51,004
|
Grand Island
|
50,970
|
Bozeman
|
47,596
|
Roswell
|
47,428
|
Minot
|
46,998
|
Monroe
|
45,879
|
Charleston
|
45,806
|
Hattiesburg
|
45,573
|
Alexandria
|
44,156
|
Farmington
|
42,989
|
Altoona
|
42,899
|
Burlington
|
41,588
|
Cape Girardeau
|
39,589
|
Quincy
|
39,339
|
Hobbs
|
38,511
|
Wausau
|
38,303
|
Tupelo
|
38,091
|
Clovis
|
36,221
|
Texarkana
|
36,011
|
Meridian
|
35,722
|
Del Rio
|
34,955
|
Lufkin
|
34,465
|
Butte
|
34,336
|
Pullman
|
33,734
|
Panama City
|
32,220
|
Gillette
|
31,998
|
Bangor
|
31,849
|
Juneau
|
30,696
|
Fairbanks
|
29,749
|
Williston
|
29,664
|
Carlsbad
|
29,135
|
Ridgecrest
|
29,009
|
Parkersburg
|
28,315
|
Greenville
|
28,180
|
Aberdeen
|
26,687
|
Dodge City
|
26,652
|
Eureka
|
25,329
|
Kalispell
|
24,375
|
Ottumwa
|
23,767
|
Key West
|
23,527
|
Dickinson
|
23,202
|
North Platte
|
22,943
|
Rock Springs
|
21,253
|
Gallup
|
20,829
|
Hays
|
20,531
|
Elko
|
20,308
|
Marquette
|
19,673
|
Blythe
|
18,821
|
Liberal
|
18,095
|
Sheridan
|
15,734
|
Traverse City
|
15,697
|
Mitchell
|
15,452
|
Bemidji
|
14,930
|
Jamestown
|
14,425
|
Susanville
|
14,373
|
Scottsbluff
|
14,078
|
Sterling
|
13,708
|
Pierre
|
13,359
|
Sault Ste. Marie
|
13,169
|
Steamboat Springs
|
11,876
|
Woodward
|
11,578
|
Show Low
|
10,819
|
Riverton
|
10,488
|
Pecos
|
10,468
|
Vernal
|
10,222
|
Glenwood Springs
|
|
pox!
I had the song Texarkana by R.E.M. going round my head the whole quiz, but never thought to type it in.
Guys, if you haven't been to there or to its "naval base" China Lake, it's seriously creepy. They do secret testing out there and you can definitely tell why. It's got a serious Hills Have Eyes vibe going on.
If my brain was absolutely on fire, I could have gotten maybe an additional 15, so slightly less than 3/4 which would be about 160.
My biggest misses were Reno, NV, Port St. Lucie, FL, and Augusta, GA.
At least I was strong on my native state of Mississippi and environs. I got all of the locales in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee right, missing one in Arkansas (Texarkana – kicking myself for missing that one), well, actually, I forgot Dothan, which I am kicking myself over, as well. (cont'd)
Anyway…bravo. This quiz was an excellent exercise and good reminder of room for personal improvement.