---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:09:04 -0400 From: Nat Case <[log in to unmask]> To: maps-l <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Queen cities (geotrivia) I just had an editing question come up in regards to "queen cities", which in US usage are cities which are the largest in their state, but are not the state capital. Is there an equivalent usage in other countries or languages? Just for fun, I compiled a list of US queen cities. There were several surprises, including some pretty recent population shifts (Just 20 years ago, Bismarck (N Dakota) beat Grand Rapids, and Cleveland (Ohio) beat Columbus). Here's the list of current queen cities: Alaska-Anchorage California-Los Angeles Connecticut-Bridgeport Florida-Miami Illinois-Chicago Kansas-Wichita Kentucky-Louisville Louisiana-New Orleans Maine-Portland Maryland-Baltimore Michigan-Detroit Minnesota-Minneapolis Missouri-Kansas City Montana-Billings Nebraska-Omaha Nevada-Las Vegas New Hampshire-Manchester New Jersey-Newark New Mexico-Albuquerque New York-New York North Carolina-Charlotte North Dakota-Grand Forks Oregon-Portland Pennsylvania-Philadelphia South Dakota-Sioux Falls Tennessee-Memphis Texas-Houston Vermont-Burlington Virginia-Virginia Beach Washington-Seattle Wisconsin-Milwaukee Nat Case Hedberg Maps, Inc.