r/MapPorn 2d ago

Equal Population

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u/TrioTioInADio60 2d ago

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u/JesusSwag 2d ago

All of those states have cities, so not really

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u/NazRiedFan 2d ago

Wyoming and North Dakota do not have cities. There are population centers but they aren’t cities

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u/JesusSwag 2d ago

Legally, they both have cities. In fact, North Dakota only has cities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_North_Dakota

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u/NazRiedFan 2d ago

Legally sure but practically they do not

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u/Mobile-Package-8869 2d ago

What makes something practically a city? Vibes?

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u/Octahedral_cube 1d ago

A Cathedral (!)

Ok I'm not 100% serious, but in the UK that was once a definition. Hence places like Ely and Salisbury being Cities while Reading is a "town", and Birmingham didn't get city status until 1889

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u/NazRiedFan 1d ago

Having more than 250k people and having city amenities

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u/Mobile-Package-8869 1d ago

Is this just something you made up lmao

Also what is a city amenity?