On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Duane Bronson <[email protected]> wrote: > I grew up in Arlington Heights IL, not to be confused with Arlington IL. > Doesn't that count for half a point?
Only if we cut off small towns so Arlington IL doesn't count. > I think you need to update this wikipedia page with your research since it > doesn't list Arlington. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_common_U.S._place_names indeed > Of course, there are conflicting data and questions about whether > unincorporated cities count. There are unincorporated oof both kinds in the datafiles I was looking at, and there aren't enough Riversides to win. Which name wins depends on whether we count hamlets or just cities 100k+, only Springfield has 3 in US. 10k+, Springfield retains it's lead. 631819, Springfield, 9, ['MO':151696 'MA':150722 'IL':118398 'OH':62021 'OR':56753 'VA':36571 'PA':23079 'TN':17730 'NJ':14849] 683590, Washington, 8, ['DC':586570 'UT':18476 'PA':14590 'IL':14515 'MO':14481 'OH':13112 'IN':11284 'NC':10562] 201036, Auburn, 7, ['AL':55372 'WA':51806 'NY':27430 'ME':23013 'MA':17224 'CA':13118 'IN':13073] 161033, Monroe, 7, ['LA':52372 'NC':33011 'MI':21686 'WA':17338 'GA':13167 'OH':12896 'WI':10563] 129360, Lebanon, 7, ['TN':25132 'PA':24496 'OH':21193 'IN':16135 'OR':15420 'MO':14549 'NH':12435] 333511, Madison, 6, ['WI':226978 'AL':39409 'CT':19814 'MS':18306 'NJ':16146 'IN':12858] 280159, Salem, 6, ['OR':159283 'MA':41218 'NH':30059 'VA':25291 'WI':12395 'OH':11913] 243264, Canton, 6, ['MI':91561 'OH':77919 'GA':24020 'MA':22247 'IL':14732 'MS':12785] 187469, Troy, 6, ['MI':80303 'NY':47280 'OH':22376 'AL':14384 'MO':13085 'IL':10041] 163452, Burlington, 6, ['NC':50534 'VT':37854 'IA':25410 'MA':22620 'KY':16338 'WI':10696] 135129, Clinton, 6, ['MD':31467 'IA':27081 'MS':26859 'UT':21156 'CT':14587 'MA':13979] 1020855, Columbus, 5, ['OH':738875 'GA':195770 'IN':40259 'MS':24045 'NE':21906] Allow in non-cities below 10k population, Clinton gets a tie and below 5k pulls ahead. When limits are thrown aside, Franklin has enough hamlets to gain the lead. 947881, Jacksonville, 5, ['FL':812515 'NC':70466 'AR':30870 'IL':19419 'TX':14611] 653299, Arlington, 5, ['TX':379125 'VA':202823 'MA':40839 'WA':17881 'NY':12631] 646717, Portland, 5, ['OR':545861 'ME':61911 'TX':16923 'TN':11619 'CT':10403] With no minimum, Hamlets swamp things to get the list on WikiPedia. 219477, Franklin, 26, ['TN':60736 'WI':35371 'MA':32115 'IN':23539 'OH':13177 'VA':9009 'NH':8762 'KY':8214 'LA':8146 'NJ':5181 'NC':3662 'MI':2970 'TX':1496 'ME':1420 'NE':932 'GA':884 'WV':784 'ID':678 'IL':578 'MN':476 'PA':407 'NY':367 'AR':185 'AL':147 'IA':129 'MO':112] 213035, Clinton, 26, ['MD':31467 'IA':27081 'MS':26859 'UT':21156 'CT':14587 'MA':13979 'TN':9718 'MO':9684 'SC':9084 'NC':9013 'OK':8595 'IL':7399 'IN':4933 'NJ':2585 'AR':2528 'MI':2449 'WI':2260 'LA':1972 'NY':1885 'OH':1421 'KY':1304 'ME':1191 'WA':859 'MT':592 'MN':406 'NE':28] 376397, Madison, 23, ['WI':226978 'AL':39409 'CT':19814 'MS':18306 'NJ':16146 'IN':12858 'ME':7608 'SD':6310 'IL':4582 'GA':3943 'FL':3199 'OH':3123 'WV':2610 'NC':2388 'NE':2256 'NH':2129 'MN':1569 'AR':873 'KS':733 'MO':554 'PA':485 'NY':307 'VA':217] 323220, Salem, 23, ['OR':159283 'MA':41218 'NH':30059 'VA':25291 'WI':12395 'OH':11913 'IL':7530 'IN':6668 'UT':5918 'NJ':5741 'MO':4983 'NC':3527 'WV':2044 'AR':1545 'SD':1378 'NM':883 'NY':878 'KY':768 'IA':459 'GA':391 'SC':134 'NE':119 'OK':95] 668236, Springfield, 22, ['MO':151696 'MA':150722 'IL':118398 'OH':62021 'OR':56753 'VA':36571 'PA':23079 'TN':17730 'NJ':14849 'VT':8774 'FL':8680 'MI':5025 'KY':2910 'MN':2135 'GA':2120 'NE':1603 'SD':1523 'CO':1318 'NH':1008 'SC':488 'LA':441 'ME':392] 273759, Greenville, 22, ['NC':77891 'SC':58974 'MS':36929 'TX':26604 'OH':12809 'RI':8649 'MI':8312 'NY':7860 'IL':7282 'AL':7140 'PA':6201 'KY':4282 'DE':2589 'NH':2188 'ME':1142 'CA':1063 'VA':984 'GA':928 'FL':823 'IN':584 'MO':439 'IA':86] 709234, Washington, 21, ['DC':586570 'UT':18476 'PA':14590 'IL':14515 'MO':14481 'OH':13112 'IN':11284 'NC':10562 'IA':7384 'NJ':6782 'GA':4063 'ME':1388 'WV':1285 'KS':1121 'LA':1112 'NH':954 'OK':554 'MA':550 'VA':174 'NE':139 'AR':138] 76257, Fairview, 21, ['NJ':13718 'OR':9994 'CA':9727 'TX':8777 'TN':8132 'GA':6718 'NC':5929 'NY':5813 'OK':2620 'UT':1162 'MT':685 'AL':550 'IL':476 'WV':440 'MO':423 'WY':304 'KS':258 'PA':208 'KY':142 'SD':98 'OH':83] 165698, Marion, 20, ['OH':35560 'IA':33007 'IN':29973 'IL':17774 'AR':10882 'SC':6985 'VA':6076 'MA':5234 'NC':5179 'AL':3359 'KY':3066 'KS':1956 'MS':1413 'WI':1226 'TX':1155 'SD':839 'MI':813 'LA':766 'OR':305 'ND':130] 147239, Ashland, 20, ['CA':24497 'OH':22245 'KY':21830 'OR':21247 'MA':16543 'NJ':8674 'WI':8127 'VA':7143 'PA':3119 'NE':2661 'MO':2135 'NH':2090 'AL':1856 'ME':1520 'IL':1312 'KS':882 'MS':568 'MT':440 'LA':297 'OK':53] 115976, Oxford, 20, ['OH':22819 'AL':20859 'MS':15022 'MA':14055 'CT':12300 'NC':8754 'PA':4750 'MI':3576 'NJ':2704 'GA':2561 'NY':1559 'ME':1323 'IN':1203 'KS':1087 'NE':790 'MD':721 'AR':654 'IA':618 'WI':568 'ID':53] 194561, Burlington, 19, ['NC':50534 'VT':37854 'IA':25410 'MA':22620 'KY':16338 'WI':10696 'NJ':9611 'WA':9466 'CO':3449 'KS':2759 'OH':2582 'ND':985 'IL':487 'IN':447 'MI':383 'ME':363 'WY':259 'PA':174 'OK':144] 109310, Georgetown, 19, ['TX':49248 'KY':21732 'SC':8593 'MA':7526 'DE':4981 'OH':3489 'IL':3477 'IN':2929 'CT':1623 'ME':1056 'CA':1049 'CO':1040 'GA':959 'ID':492 'MS':359 'LA':333 'PA':165 'AR':131 'MN':128] 76941, Clayton, 19, ['NC':16110 'MO':16031 'OH':12913 'CA':11286 'NJ':7536 'GA':2120 'NM':2083 'NY':1794 'DE':1463 'AL':1391 'IL':837 'LA':823 'IN':820 'OK':729 'WI':561 'MI':305 'KS':62 'IA':51 'ID':26] 668063, Arlington, 18, ['TX':379125 'VA':202823 'MA':40839 'WA':17881 'NY':12631 'TN':4096 'MN':2046 'GA':1502 'NE':1206 'OH':1191 'VT':1079 'SD':941 'WI':727 'OR':469 'IA':467 'KS':439 'KY':395 'IL':206] -- Bill [email protected] [email protected] _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
