Population
|
Border
|
City
|
8,336,817
|
NY-NJ
|
New York City
|
2,693,976
|
IL-IN
|
Chicago
|
1,584,064
|
PA-NJ
|
Philadelphia
|
885,708
|
NC-SC
|
Charlotte
|
681,728
|
TX-NM
|
El Paso
|
654,741
|
OR-WA
|
Portland
|
651,073
|
TN-MS-AR
|
Memphis
|
617,638
|
KY-IN
|
Louisville
|
495,327
|
MO-KS
|
Kansas City
|
478,192
|
NE-IA
|
Omaha
|
449,974
|
VA-NC
|
Virginia Beach
|
303,940
|
OH-KY
|
Cincinnati
|
|
Population
|
Border
|
City
|
300,576
|
MO-IL
|
St. Louis
|
272,779
|
OH-MI
|
Toledo
|
262,075
|
NJ-NY
|
Jersey City
|
255,601
|
NV-CA
|
Reno
|
244,835
|
VA-NC
|
Chesapeake
|
197,888
|
GA-SC
|
Augusta
|
195,769
|
GA-AL
|
Columbus
|
195,494
|
KS-MO
|
Overland Park
|
184,463
|
WA-OR
|
Vancouver
|
182,799
|
TN-GA
|
Chattanooga
|
159,428
|
VA-MD
|
Alexandria
|
158,146
|
TN-KY
|
Clarksville
|
|
I, too, was thinking it was a bit odd and arbitrary that DC "didn't count," but your explanation makes perfect sense.
This scene taught me that the USA has more than one Columbus.
Although I did not need to go to college for another 7 years to study a globe.