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Jonah the Whale
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You have to love Wikipedia. Here is a list of US state capitals. If you want to know the populations you have to click further.
I'm going for Phoenix, Arizona, which is claimed to be the 6th largest city in the US, at 1,321,045, which surprised me. I think we should be careful not to confuse the population of the city with the size of the metropolitan statistical area, which is a lot bigger.
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jedijudy
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I shall pick (surprise!) Florida. The capital is Tallahassee, and the population is 156,512, unless you want the metro area, then that population is about 255,500.
The name Florida means "flowery", or as I was taught, "land of flowers". (We have lots of them.) Tallahassee is a Muskogean Indian word (a language of the Seminole tribe) often translated as "old fields," or "old town."
If you would travel to Tallahassee from my house, you'd have to drive more than seven hours, 395 miles...a fer piece.
If anyone's interested, I'd be glad to tell you all about the wonderful State which I call home! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Y'all come down now, y'hear?
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Smudgie
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I just had to go for the State of Georgia, whose capital city had a population of 425,000 when they last counted, though I'm sure they missed one or two. It's been known as the Pheonix city and "the city too busy to hate" as well as "The New York of the South". In 2004 it was dubbed the third most dangerous city in America!!! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
For all that, it's named after a special person I know
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Hennah
Ship's Mother Hen
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California. It's huge, must be OK from an avoiding-the-average kind of view. Hey, wouldn't that make a good name for a film?
ing soon to a cinema near you: Avoiding The Average, starring...
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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taking city populations rather than metro areas, i figure the average at the moment is 386,165, which is pretty close to the population in Honolulu.
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Custard
Shipmate
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As it's the only one I've been to, I'll pick Colorado, which has capital Denver, pop 554,636. However, the metropolitan area has pop 2,179,240 (both from wikipedia).
[NB - QM asked for the state, not the capital. I was giving the population to make life easier for him, as I imagine others were too.]
ETA - Denver is of course known as the Mile High City, for obvious reasons. I imagine that would mean the Mile High club is quite easy to join there! I remember when we went up into the mountains there were shops selling "two mile high ice cream cones" and so on...
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Custard
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quote:
Originally posted by Hennah:
California. It's huge, must be OK from an avoiding-the-average kind of view.
Except that the capital, Sacramento, is comparatively small with a population of 407,018 (1,796,857 in metropolitan area)...
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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And Custard's city population of 554636 has taken the average to just under 405,000 - dangerously close to the city population of Sacremento.
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Chorister
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My choice is Alabama, home of Nat King Cole. The capital city is the second largest, Montgomery, with a population of 201,568.
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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I shall choose Vermont
its capital city, Montpelier, has a city poluplation of just 8,035 according to that website.
which bring the running average down to just over 300,000
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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New York.
The capital city has a population of 95,658. In case no-one guessed, it ain't NYC ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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The Rogue
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I will have Texas whose capital Austin had a population of 681,804 in the 2004 census. As the average at the moment seems to be going down I am hoping that big is beautiful.
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Jason™
Host emeritus
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Since my current home state was stolen by Pants, I'll go with my birth/growing up state of Pennsylvania. The capitol is Harrisburg.
Population: 48,950
Good luck, all. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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MrSponge2U
Ship’s scrub
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I'll choose my home state, Missouri, whose capital city, Jefferson City, has a booming population of 39,636.
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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well, the average is now at 281,000, so Alabama is now closest.
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Pants
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quote:
Originally posted by professorkirke:
Since my current home state was stolen by Pants, ...
So sorry ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Carex
Shipmate
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I'll choose Wyoming.
Capitol is Cheyenne, population 55 362, which started as a tent camp for railroad workers.
I might comment, however, on the population of Honolulu, given that I had chosen it in the practice round as a city with a population over 500 000. We, of course, should be using the population of the official political entity, rather than the general metropolitan area as is sometimes done in common usage. In the coase of Honolulu, the smallest political subdivision is the City and County of Honolulu, as represented by the Mayor of Honolulu and the Honolulu City Council. This has a population of 876 156 and includes all of the island of Oahu plus some surrounding islands. (A good candidate for the city with the largest area: over 5500 square km, of which over 70% is water.)
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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The capital of Michigan is Lansing (population 118,379 in 2003) which is not to be confused with the village of Lansing: quote:
Village (1990 pop. 28,086), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago, near the Ind. line.
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Hazey*Jane
Ship's Biscuit Crumbs
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quote:
Originally posted by Carex:
I might comment, however, on the population of Honolulu, given that I had chosen it in the practice round as a city with a population over 500 000. We, of course, should be using the population of the official political entity, rather than the general metropolitan area as is sometimes done in common usage. In the coase of Honolulu, the smallest political subdivision is the City and County of Honolulu, as represented by the Mayor of Honolulu and the Honolulu City Council. This has a population of 876 156 and includes all of the island of Oahu plus some surrounding islands. (A good candidate for the city with the largest area: over 5500 square km, of which over 70% is water.)
Thank you for the info. I guess I shall have to wait and see whether anyone forgets to post and whether it matters about the populations size. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Carex
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Hazey Jane:
Thank you for the info. I guess I shall have to wait and see whether anyone forgets to post and whether it matters about the populations size.
Actually it works for both of us. It increases the population of your city much more than it raises the average, giving you a pretty safe large number. And it raises the average even more to keep it above those of us with lower numbers.
Glad to be of assistance.
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom Day:
quote:
Originally posted by Hennah:
I got that too - flashed several odd pages with the same message so shut everything down sharpish! Hope computer is ok... ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Amorya has now taken the tour site down to fix it.
I'm sure that when it is back online someone will post saying it is back.
Tom
It seems to be working fine now.
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christianjimmy
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I shall go for The Commonwealth of Massachusetts whose capital (Boston) had a population of 589,141 in 2000. For those who are interested (anyone?) the Greater Boston metropolitan area has a population of approx 5.8 million. Which is nice.
(BTW note the full title of the state pedantry fans. Oh yes - its a commonwealth. Don't know what it means, don't particularly care, but score one up for pedantic observation!)
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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I make the current average 282,473. Which means jedijudy is in trouble.
In fact, having run some simulations it would take no more than two more cities with a combined population not less than 1,500,000 to save her. If there are more than two more cities their combined population required to save her rises (eg to 1,900,000 for three cities).
It would take at least five cities with a population of zero to lower the average enough to keep her in the game . So I think anyone with a lower population than jj is as safe as it's possible to be in this round
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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only if you take Tallahassee's metro area.
jj said the city population was only 156,512 - nowhere near that average.
If HazeyJane's entry is as she says, 390,000 then the average is around 277,000 but if it is increased like Carex suggests, then the average is 301,800.
either way, Alabama is on shaky ground, so to speak.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
I'll get me coat...
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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what, you mean I'm the ony one with an excel® spreadsheet keeping track of everyone's entry ?
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Er. Hm. *cough*
No, you're not.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Would you both please get out more!!
Auntie Doris x
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
Would you both please get out more!!
John 6:68a
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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I'm at w*rk !!
If I got out more i'd be out permanently...
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Moth
Shipmate
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I shall have Baton Rouge, Louisiana . the population is 227,818 according to Wikipedia (thanks for the link, Jonah). That sounds scarily close to the average, but why not live dangerously, eh? It might be quite an honour to be the first one knocked (as opposed to defaulted) out!
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rugasaw
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Oklahoma with the oh so original capital of Oklahoma City . Population of OKC is according to 2000 census 506,000 or 2002 estimate 519,000.
Populations are rounded to the nearest thousand if you wish more exact click the link.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Thanks Papa Smurf! (My hero!)
And Marvin...thanks for scaring me!
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Moth
Shipmate
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If it turns out that I'm nearest the average, can I claim that Baton Rouge's current population is actually much higher, on account of all those Katrina refugees?
Just covering all bases here ...
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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There is still a chance to escape.
There is still a chance to post.
We will go with the next round tomorrow.
Get those calculators out.
Now, without looking or checking I shall choose
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Jonah the Whale
Ship's pet cetacean
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Des Moines is the capital, Quizzy, but I expect you knew that. Its population in 2000 was 198682. This is close to the average, but I think you might just make it.
JtW.
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Paul W.
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I'll take Kansas (because it was the only free one I could think of off the top of my head).
Wikipedia sez: Capital is Topeka (which I believe is home to Fred Phelps, everyone's favourite bigot). Population: 122,377
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Ooo, 1900th post. How nice.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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ALSO-RAN TABLE
Sharkshooter - 6 valid answers.
Is there anyone out there who can take him on? ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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Brinkmanship (or brinkspersonship) points to Moth, I think, for coming in so close to the average.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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I make the current average 275,764. That's using the higher of rugasaw's two answers.
Moth is toast unless there's someone who hasn't posted yet.
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Originally posted by jedijudy:
And Marvin...thanks for scaring me!
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Nutmeg
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Ok last minute entry... thank you for the wikepedia link.
I am going to go for Columbus Ohio. I could not see that anyone else had posted that. With a population of 711,470 that should up the average a bit.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
With a population of 711,470 that should up the average a bit.
The average has been upped by about 18,000 to 293,192. Moth is still closest by a long way...
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R.D. Olivaw
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Columbus, Ohio.
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R.D. Olivaw
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Note to self...always scroll through before posting....
I am a very bad netizen,lol....
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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We all make that mistake now and then.
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