Just to clarify, a combined statistical area (or CSA), in US census terms, is made up of a combination of adjacent metropolitan regions. The Greater Boston combined statistical area, which also includes cities like Providence, RI and Manchester, NH, is home to more than 8.46 million people and is the 6th largest urban agglomeration in the nation. The city proper has a population of 675 647, while the metropolitan region is home to 4 941 632 residents, the 10th most populous metro in the US. It dates back all the way to 1630 and is renowned for some of the most famous events in the nation’s history. The capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston is another one of those great American cities that needs no introduction. While Wichita is the largest metro region centred in Kansas exclusively the state’s largest urban area is the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City, MO-KS metro region, which has a population of just under 1 million people and includes cities like Kansas City (KS), Overland Park and Shawnee. It is often affectionately referred to as “Cowtown”, owing to its position in the 19th century as a prominent destination for cowboys to drive their cattle to, in order to sell them in markets connected to Wichita by railroad. The city is famous as an aircraft production hub and for its rich Native American history. The largest city in Kansas is Wichita, with 397 532 people residing within city limits and 647 610 people living in the metro region. The city was laid out back in 1854 and is home to a population of 126 587 people today. Translating to “a good place to dig potatoes” in the native Kansa-Sage language, Topeka is the capital and 5th most populous city in the in state of Kansas (now you know). It’s no secret that LA has a massive, sprawling metropolitan region but did you know it is home to more than 13.2 million residents!? The city proper is home to 3 898 747 people, making it the 2nd largest city in the entire United States and 3rd largest in North America (after Mexico City and New York City). The largest city in California, as well as the entire West Coast, is undoubtedly Los Angeles. It was even dubbed “America’s Most Diverse City” in a 2002 civil rights project conducted by Harvard University and Time magazine. Sacramento is not only home to the state government, it is also a pretty cool city that has been rated the hipster capital of California. Smallish is meant purely in context of California here though, as the city itself has a population of 524 943 (the 6th largest in the state) and a metro population of 2 397 382 residents (the 26th largest in the US). You’d be forgiven for thinking the capital of California could be one of it’s massive metropolises but that honour rather belongs to the smallish city of Sacramento. *All population figures are based on 2020 US census data. Let’s jump right in, in alphabetical (state) order. Where a state’s largest metropolitan region is centred around a separate city not mentioned, we will also highlight that state’s largest urban agglomeration in bold so its easier to read if you’re just scanning through. In this article we’ll help you scratch up on your US geography knowledge by comparing each state’s capital with its largest city, based on population. While the nation as a whole is governed from the federal capital, Washington D.C., each state shares sovereignty with the federal government over their own territory and also has their own executive, legislative and judicial powers. The United States of America is a federal union made up of 50 self-governing states. And did you know New York City is not the capital of New York State? If you’re not familiar with these two state capitals, this article is definitely for you! Let’s be honest, unless you’re from the American Midwest, chances are you’re not familiar with the state capital of Kansas.
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