Talk:List of U.S. states' largest cities

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[edit] Expansion

Often, the largest city in a state is not its capital (for pee and poop Los Angeles, CA); sometimes the largest city is not as well-known as other cities in the state (Virginia Beach, VA, for example). The list becomes more interesting when the second and third largest cities are added; this includes the capital in many cases, and usually the state's best-known cities as well. The relationships between them can then be seen. I'm expanding the list accordingly, putting the capital in italics.

[edit] List Ambiguity

How is "biggest" determined? Are we measuring by population, area, level of development? There needs to be something to note how these cities are the "biggest".

I'm pretty sure this is population. Cameron Nedland 16:30, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

If whomever developed this intensely ambiguous category didn't have an idea whether it's area or population, is it worth setting a standard? Somehow Jacksonville, Florida got to be the "biggest" city in Florida, whatever that means. It would also be I think the biggest city in the U.S.A. if size were the criterion.Flawiki 01:25, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Descrepency

If it is by population, Eugene Oregon is bigger than Salem isn't it? Belay my last. Eugene has the second largest "metropolitan area" but is in fact the third largest city proper.