User:Purplebackpack89/Vital Cities in the United States and Canada

The following cities are deserving of Wikipedia articles, even if they are stubs. In the list, the state capital is in italics and the largest city in the state is in bold. If an article is one of the three U.S. cities that is on the list of 1000 meta articles, it is in green. If it used to be on the 1000 meta articles, it is in teal. If it is one of the 50 or so American cities and 10 Canadian cities that are a top-priority article, it is in light blue (see talk page for more about this)

In order to be on this list, a city must meet these criteria.

1. Eight interwikis
2. One or more of the following:

Population of 75,000 or greater

Regional significance (largest city in one part of the state, junction of highways, site of major university)

Historical or cultural significance

It should be noted that all state and provincial capitals, as well as the largest cities of states or provinces, always are on this list. Nominations and removals from this list, as well as changes to the criteria, should be discussed on the talk page

United States

Alabama

• Auburn, Alabama
• Birmingham, Alabama
• Dothan, Alabama
• Gadsden, Alabama
• Huntsville, Alabama
• Mobile, Alabama
• Montgomery, Alabama
• Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Alaska

• Anchorage, Alaska
• Fairbanks, Alaska
• Juneau, Alaska

Arizona

• Flagstaff, Arizona
• Glendale, Arizona
• Mesa, Arizona
• Nogales, Arizona
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Prescott, Arizona
• Scottsdale, Arizona
• Tempe, Arizona
• Tombstone, Arizona
• Tucson, Arizona
• Yuma, Arizona

Arkansas

• Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Fort Smith, Arkansas
• Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Jonesboro, Arkansas
• Little Rock, Arkansas
• Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• Texarkana, Arkansas

California

• Anaheim, California
• Bakersfield, California
• Berkeley, California
• Beverly Hills, California
• Burbank, California
• Chico, California
• Chula Vista, California
• Concord, California
• Corona, California
• Davis, California
• El Centro, California
• El Monte, California
• Escondido, California
• Eureka, California
• Fremont, California
• Fresno, California
• Fullerton, California
• Glendale, California
• Hayward, California
• Huntington Beach, California
• Irvine, California
• Lancaster, California
• Long Beach, California
• Los Angeles, California
  • Hollywood
  • San Fernando Valley
• Malibu, California
• Merced, California
• Modesto, California
• Monterey, California
• Napa, California
• Norwalk, California
• Oakland, California
• Oceanside, California
• Ontario, California
• Orange, California
• Oxnard, California
• Palm Springs, California
• Palo Alto, California
• Pasadena, California
• Pomona, California
• Redding, California
• Riverside, California
• Sacramento, California
• Salinas, California
• San Bernardino, California
• San Diego, California
  • La Jolla, San Diego
• San Francisco, California
• San Jose, California
• San Luis Obispo, California
• San Mateo, California
• Santa Ana, California
• Santa Barbara, California
• Santa Clarita, California
• Santa Cruz, California
• Santa Monica, California
• Santa Rosa, California
• Stockton, California
• Torrance, California
• Vallejo, California
• Ventura, California
• Visalia, California
• Whittier, California

Colorado

• Aspen, Colorado
• Aurora, Colorado
• Boulder, Colorado
• Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Denver, Colorado
• Durango, Colorado
• Fort Collins, Colorado
• Grand Junction, Colorado
• Leadville, Colorado
• Pueblo, Colorado

Connecticut

• Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Danbury, Connecticut
• Hartford, Connecticut
• New Haven, Connecticut
• New London, Connecticut
• Stamford, Connecticut
• Waterbury, Connecticut

Delaware

• Dover, Delaware
• Newark, Delaware
• Wilmington, Delaware

District of Columbia

• Washington, DC

Florida

• Clearwater, Florida
• Daytona Beach, Florida
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Fort Myers, Florida
• Fort Pierce, Florida
• Fort Walton Beach, Florida
• Gainesville, Florida
• Hialeah, Florida
• Hollywood, Florida
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Key West, Florida
• Lakeland, Florida
• Melbourne, Florida
• Miami, Florida
• Miami Beach, Florida
• Naples, Florida
• Ocala, Florida
• Orlando, Florida
• Panama City, Florida
• Pensacola, Florida
• Punta Gorda, Florida
• Saint Augustine, Florida
• Saint Petersburg, Florida
• Sarasota, Florida
• Tallahassee, Florida
• Tampa, Florida
• Vero Beach, Florida
• West Palm Beach, Florida

Georgia

• Albany, Georgia
• Athens, Georgia
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Augusta, Georgia
• Brunswick, Georgia
• Columbus, Georgia
• Gainesville, Georgia
• Kennesaw, Georgia
• Macon, Georgia
• Marietta, Georgia
• Rome, Georgia
• Savannah, Georgia
• Smyrna, Georgia
• Valdosta, Georgia

Hawaii

• Hilo, Hawaii
• Honolulu, Hawaii

Idaho

• Boise, Idaho
• Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
• Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Lewiston, Idaho
• Pocatello, Idaho

Illinois

• Aurora, Illinois
• Bloomington, Illinois
• Carbondale, Illinois
• Champaign, Illinois
• Chicago, Illinois
• Decatur, Illinois
• East St. Louis, Illinois
• Elgin, Illinois
• Evanston, Illinois
• Joliet, Illinois
• Moline, Illinois
• Mount Vernon, Illinois
• Naperville, Illinois
• Oak Park, Illinois
• Peoria, Illinois
• Quincy, Illinois
• Rockford, Illinois
• Springfield, Illinois
• Vandalia, Illinois
• Waukegan, Illinois

Indiana

• Bloomington, Indiana
• Elkhart, Indiana
• Evansville, Indiana
• Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Gary, Indiana
• Hammond, Indiana
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• Kokomo, Indiana
• Lafayette, Indiana
• Michigan City, Indiana
• Muncie, Indiana
• South Bend, Indiana
• Terre Haute, Indiana

Iowa

• Ames, Iowa
• Burlington, Iowa
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Council Bluffs, Iowa
• Davenport, Iowa
• Des Moines, Iowa
• Dubuque, Iowa
• Iowa City, Iowa
• Mason City, Iowa
• Sioux City, Iowa
• Waterloo, Iowa

Kansas

• Dodge City, Kansas
• Kansas City, Kansas
• Lawrence, Kansas
• Manhattan, Kansas
• Overland Park, Kansas
• Salina, Kansas
• Topeka, Kansas
• Wichita, Kansas

Kentucky

• Ashland, Kentucky
• Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Covington, Kentucky
• Frankfort, Kentucky
• Lexington, Kentucky
• Louisville, Kentucky
• Owensboro, Kentucky
• Paducah, Kentucky

Louisiana

• Alexandria, Louisiana
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Bossier City, Louisiana
• Hammond, Louisiana
• Lafayette, Louisiana
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Monroe, Louisiana
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Shreveport, Louisiana
• Slidell, Louisiana

Maine

• Augusta, Maine
• Bangor, Maine
• Lewiston, Maine
• Portland, Maine

Maryland

• Annapolis, Maryland
• Baltimore, Maryland
• College Park, Maryland
• Cumberland, Maryland
• Frederick, Maryland
• Hagerstown, Maryland
• Rockville, Maryland
• Salisbury, Maryland
• Silver Spring, Maryland

Massachusetts

• Amherst, Massachusetts
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Brockton, Massachusetts
• Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Fall River, Massachusetts
• Lexington, Massachusetts
• Lowell, Massachusetts
• New Bedford, Massachusetts
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Quincy, Massachusetts
• Salem, Massachusetts
• Springfield, Massachusetts
• Worcester, Massachusetts

Michigan

• Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Battle Creek, Michigan
• Dearborn, Michigan
• Detroit, Michigan
• Flint, Michigan
• Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Jackson, Michigan
• Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Lansing, Michigan
• Marquette, Michigan
• Muskegon, Michigan
• Pontiac, Michigan
• Port Huron, Michigan
• Saginaw, Michigan
• Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
• Traverse City, Michigan
• Warren, Michigan

Minnesota

• Bloomington, Minnesota
• Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
• Duluth, Minnesota
• Mankato, Minnesota
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Moorhead, Minnesota
• Rochester, Minnesota
• Saint Cloud, Minnesota
• Saint Paul, Minnesota

Mississippi

• Biloxi, Mississippi
• Gulfport, Mississippi
• Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Jackson, Mississippi
• Meridian, Mississippi
• Tupelo, Mississippi
• Vicksburg, Mississippi

Missouri

• Branson, Missouri
• Cape Girardeau, Missouri
• Columbia, Missouri
• Independence, Missouri
• Jefferson City, Missouri
• Joplin, Missouri
• Kansas City, Missouri
• St. Charles, Missouri
• St. Joseph, Missouri
• St. Louis, Missouri
• Sedalia, Missouri
• Springfield, Missouri

Montana

• Billings, Montana
• Bozeman, Montana
• Butte, Montana
• Great Falls, Montana
• Helena, Montana
• Missoula, Montana

Nebraska

• Grand Island, Nebraska
• North Platte, Nebraska
• Lincoln, Nebraska
• Omaha, Nebraska

Nevada

• Carson City, Nevada
• Elko, Nevada
• Henderson, Nevada
• Laughlin, Nevada
• Las Vegas, Nevada
  • North Las Vegas, Nevada
• Reno, Nevada

New Hampshire

• Concord, New Hampshire
• Manchester, New Hampshire
• Nashua, New Hampshire
• Portsmouth, New Hampshire

New Jersey

• Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Camden, New Jersey
• Edison, New Jersey
• Elizabeth, New Jersey
• Hackensack, New Jersey
• Jersey City, New Jersey
• New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Newark, New Jersey
• Paterson, New Jersey
• Princeton, New Jersey
• Trenton, New Jersey

New Mexico

• Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Carlsbad, New Mexico
• Farmington, New Mexico
• Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Roswell, New Mexico
• Santa Fe, New Mexico

New York

• Albany, New York
• Binghamton, New York
• Buffalo, New York
• Elmira, New York
• Hempstead, New York
• Ithaca, New York
• Lake Placid, New York
• Newburgh, New York
• New Rochelle, New York
• New York City
  • Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • Manhattan
  • Queens
  • Staten Island
• Niagara Falls, New York
• Poughkeepsie, New York
• Riverhead, New York
• Rochester, New York
• Schenectady, New York
• Syracuse, New York
• Utica, New York
• White Plains, New York
• Yonkers, New York

North Carolina

• Asheville, North Carolina
• Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Durham, North Carolina
• Fayetteville, North Carolina
• Gastonia, North Carolina
• Greensboro, North Carolina
• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Wilmington, North Carolina
• Winston-Salem, North Carolina

North Dakota

• Bismarck, North Dakota
• Fargo, North Dakota
• Grand Forks, North Dakota

Ohio

• Akron, Ohio
• Canton, Ohio
• Cincinnati, Ohio
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Columbus, Ohio
• Dayton, Ohio
• Elyria, Ohio
• Parma, Ohio
• Sandusky, Ohio
• Springfield, Ohio
• Steubenville, Ohio
• Toledo, Ohio
• Youngstown, Ohio
• Zanesville, Ohio

Oklahoma

• Enid, Oklahoma
• Lawton, Oklahoma
• Norman, Oklahoma
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oregon

• Beaverton, Oregon
• Bend, Oregon
• Corvallis, Oregon
• Eugene, Oregon
• Gresham, Oregon
• Hillsboro, Oregon
• Medford, Oregon
• Pendleton, Oregon
• Portland, Oregon
• Salem, Oregon

Pennsylvania

• Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Altoona, Pennsylvania
• Chester, Pennsylvania
• Erie, Pennsylvania
• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Reading, Pennsylvania
• Scranton, Pennsylvania
• Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
• Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• York, Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

• Bayamon, Puerto Rico
• Caguas, Puerto Rico
• Carolina, Puerto Rico
• Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
• Ponce, Puerto Rico
• San Juan, Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

• Newport, Rhode Island
• Providence, Rhode Island
• Warwick, Rhode Island

South Carolina

• Charleston, South Carolina
• Columbia, South Carolina
• Florence, South Carolina
• Greenville, South Carolina
• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Rock Hill, South Carolina
• Spartanburg, South Carolina

South Dakota

• Pierre, South Dakota
• Rapid City, South Dakota
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Tennessee

• Bristol, Tennessee
• Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Clarksville, Tennessee
• Jackson, Tennessee
• Johnson City, Tennessee
• Knoxville, Tennesee
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Oak Ridge, Tennessee
• Pulaski, Tennessee

Texas

• Abilene, Texas
• Amarillo, Texas
• Arlington, Texas
• Austin, Texas
• Beaumont, Texas
• Brownsville, Texas
• College Station, Texas
• Corpus Christi, Texas
• Dallas, Texas
• Del Rio, Texas
• Denton, Texas
• El Paso, Texas
• Fort Worth, Texas
• Galveston, Texas
• Garland, Texas
• Grand Prairie, Texas
• Harlingen, Texas
• Houston, Texas
• Irving, Texas
• Killeen, Texas
• Laredo, Texas
• Lubbock, Texas
• McAllen, Texas
• Midland, Texas
• Nacogdoches, Texas
• Odessa, Texas
• Pasadena, Texas
• Plano, Texas
• Port Arthur, Texas
• San Angelo, Texas
• San Antonio, Texas
• Texas City, Texas
• Tyler, Texas
• Waco, Texas
• Wichita Falls, Texas

Utah

• Cedar City, Utah
• Logan, Utah
• Ogden, Utah
• Orem, Utah
• Provo, Utah
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• St. George, Utah
• West Valley City, Utah

Vermont

• Burlington, Vermont
• Montpelier, Vermont
• Rutland, Vermont

Virginia

• Alexandria, Virginia
• Arlington, Virginia
• Charlottesville, Virginia
• Chesapeake, Virginia
• Danville, Virginia
• Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Hampton, Virginia
• Jamestown, Virginia
• Lynchburg, Virginia
• Manassas, Virginia
• Newport News, Virginia
• Norfolk, Virginia
• Petersburg, Virginia
• Portsmouth, Virginia
• Richmond, Virginia
• Roanoke, Virginia
• Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Williamsburg, Virginia

Washington

• Bellingham, Washington
• Bellevue, Washington
• Bremerton, Washington
• Everett, Washington
• Kennewick, Washington
• Olympia, Washington
• Port Angeles, Washington
• Pullman, Washington
• Renton, Washington
• Seattle, Washington
• Spokane, Washington
• Tacoma, Washington
• Vancouver, Washington
• Walla Walla, Washington
• Yakima, Washington

West Virginia

• Beckley, West Virginia
• Charleston, West Virginia
• Huntington, West Virginia
• Morganton, West Virginia
• Parkersburg, West Virginia
• Wheeling, West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Appleton, Wisconsin
• Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Janesville, Wisconsin
• Kenosha, Wisconsin
• La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Madison, Wisconsin
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Oshkosh, Wisconsin
• Racine, Wisconsin
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
• Superior, Wisconsin
• Waukesha, Wisconsin

Wyoming

• Casper, Wyoming
• Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Jackson, Wyoming
• Laramie, Wyoming

Outlaying Areas

• Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
• Hagåtña, Guam
• Pago Pago, American Samoa
• Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Canada

Alberta

• Banff, Alberta
• Calgary, Alberta
• Edmonton, Alberta
• Lethbridge, Alberta
• Medicine Hat, Alberta
• Red Deer, Alberta

British Columbia

• Coquitlam, British Columbia
• Kamloops, British Columbia
• Kelowna, British Columbia
• Prince George, British Columbia
• Prince Rupert, British Columbia
• Richmond, British Columbia
• Surrey, British Columbia
• Vancouver, British Columbia
• Victoria, British Columbia

Manitoba

• Brandon, Manitoba
• Winnipeg, Manitoba

New Brunswick

• Fredericton, New Brunswick
• Moncton, New Brunswick
• Saint John, New Brunswick

Newfoundland

• Corner Brook, Newfoundland
• St. John's, Newfoundland

Northwest Territories

• Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

• Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Sydney, Nova Scotia

Nunavut

• Alert, Nunavut
• Iqaluit, Nunavut

Ontario

• Barrie, Ontario
• Burlington, Ontario
• Hamilton, Ontario
• Kenora, Ontario
• Kingston, Ontario
• Kitchener, Ontario
• London, Ontario
• Mississauga, Ontario
• North Bay, Ontario
• Ottawa, Ontario (national capital)
• Sarnia, Ontario
• Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• St. Catharines, Ontario
• Sudbury, Ontario
• Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Toronto, Ontario
• Windsor, Ontario

Prince Edward Island

• Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Quebec

• Brossard, Quebec
• Gatineau, Quebec
• Laval, Quebec
• Longueuil, Quebec
• Montreal, Quebec
• Quebec City, Quebec
• Rimouski, Quebec
• Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
• Saguenay, Quebec
• Sherbrooke, Quebec
• Trois-Rivieres, Quebec

Saskatchewan

• Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
• Regina, Saskatchewan
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Yukon

• Dawson City, Yukon
• Whitehorse, Yukon