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| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington, D.C. | 32416 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | 21385 |
| 3 | New Orleans | 14984 |
| 4 | Atlanta | 14586 |
| 5 | Baltimore | 13932 |
| 6 | Las Vegas | 11865 |
| 7 | Portland | 11082 |
| 8 | St. Louis | 10800 |
| 9 | Nashville | 8465 |
| 10 | Phoenix | 7972 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 7618 |
| 12 | Kansas City | 6481 |
| 13 | Memphis | 5967 |
| 14 | Omaha | 5672 |
| 15 | Louisville | 5652 |
| 16 | Charleston | 5227 |
| 17 | Raleigh | 5169 |
| 18 | Richmond - The River City | 5098 |
| 19 | Albuquerque - The Duke City. | 5032 |
| 20 | Savannah - Turf Grass Capital of the World. [link], Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.</ref> | 4396 |
| 21 | Providence | 4380 |
| 22 | Anchorage | 4307 |
| 23 | Tucson | 4242 |
| 24 | Hartford | 4180 |
| 25 | Des Moines - Hartford of the West | 4129 |
| 26 | New Haven - The Elm City (reported in the 1880s as City of Elms ) | 3934 |
| 27 | Knoxville | 3459 |
| 28 | Reno | 3360 |
| 29 | Lexington - Horse Capital of the World. | 3197 |
| 30 | Columbia - The Capital of Southern Hospitality | 3189 |
| 31 | Boise - City of Trees | 3174 |
| 32 | Tulsa - Oil Capital of the World. | 3166 |
| 33 | Saint Paul | 3151 |
| 34 | Little Rock | 2920 |
| 35 | Santa Fe - The City Different | 2825 |
| 36 | Wichita | 2661 |
| 37 | Eugene | 2640 |
| 38 | Chattanooga | 2635 |
| 39 | Portland - Forest City (reported in 1894) | 2614 |
| 40 | Wilmington - Chemical Capital of the World. | 2456 |
| 41 | Jackson | 2331 |
| 42 | Scranton - The Electric City | 2309 |
| 43 | Lincoln | 2251 |
| 44 | Norfolk - Life, Celebrated Deeply | 2155 |
| 45 | Burlington | 2050 |
| 46 | Flagstaff | 2038 |
| 47 | Athens - The Classic City. | 1996 |
| 48 | Stamford | 1996 |
| 49 | Fairbanks - The Golden Heart City. | 1952 |
| 50 | Wilmington - Wilmywood | 1950 |
| 51 | Hershey | 1886 |
| 52 | Erie - The Flagship City </ref> | 1881 |
| 53 | Manhattan - The Little Apple. | 1839 |
| 54 | Bridgeport - The Park City | 1835 |
| 55 | Durham - The Bull City http://www.durhambulls.com/</ref> | 1820 |
| 56 | Charlottesville - So Very Virginia | 1799 |
| 57 | Duluth | 1787 |
| 58 | Salem - The Cherry City | 1729 |
| 59 | Charleston - Chemicalville | 1718 |
| 60 | Annapolis - Crabtown | 1702 |
| 61 | Allentown | 1692 |
| 62 | Newport | 1687 |
| 63 | Cheyenne - The Magic City of the Plains. | 1672 |
| 64 | Greenville - Textile Capital of the World | 1659 |
| 65 | Sioux Falls - Gateway to the Plains. | 1646 |
| 66 | Billings â The Magic City | 1616 |
| 67 | Manchester | 1577 |
| 68 | Scottsdale - The West's Most Western Town. | 1551 |
| 69 | Roanoke | 1502 |
| 70 | Missoula - The Garden City | 1471 |
| 71 | Kansas City | 1420 |
| 72 | Myrtle Beach - Golf Capital of the World. | 1408 |
| 73 | Springfield | 1402 |
| 74 | Bangor - The Queen City of the East. | 1389 |
| 75 | Lafayette - The Heart of Acadiana | 1384 |
| 76 | Lawrence - River City | 1378 |
| 77 | Fayetteville | 1371 |
| 78 | Williamsburg | 1354 |
| 79 | Sitka | 1350 |
| 80 | Cedar Rapids - The City of Five Seasons | 1289 |
| 81 | Helena - Queen City of the Rockies | 1276 |
| 82 | Sedona - Red Rock Country. | 1274 |
| 83 | Yuma - Experience Our Sense of Yuma [link], Tagline Guru website, accessed August 18, 2009</ref> | 1233 |
| 84 | Macon - Cherry Blossom Capital of the World MaconGa.org, [link], listed under Special Events, accessed June 10, 2010</ref> | 1222 |
| 85 | State College - Happy Valley | 1211 |
| 86 | Las Cruces - The City of the Crosses | 1182 |
| 87 | Sioux City - Little Chicago | 1158 |
| 88 | Bozeman â The Bozone | 1157 |
| 89 | Lynchburg | 1152 |
| 90 | Butte â The Richest Hill on Earth | 1149 |
| 91 | Ponce | 1145 |
| 92 | Roswell | 1118 |
| 93 | Reading | 1117 |
| 94 | Bethlehem - Christmas City, USA | 1100 |
| 95 | Laramie - Gem City of the Plains. | 1085 |
| 96 | Provo - Happy Valley | 1040 |
| 97 | Branson - Missouri's Entertainment capital | 1029 |
| 98 | Biloxi - The Playground of the South | 1013 |
| 99 | St. George - Utah's Dixie | 1009 |
| 100 | Wilkes-Barre - Diamond City | 1004 |
| 101 | Morgantown | 990 |
| 102 | Fredericksburg - Where History Never Gets Old | 989 |
| 103 | Fayetteville | 986 |
| 104 | Great Falls - The Electric City | 982 |
| 105 | Dover - The City that Means Well (according to George Carlin) | 978 |
| 106 | Johnstown | 951 |
| 107 | Rapid City | 925 |
| 108 | Rochester - Med City. | 906 |
| 109 | Tombstone - The Town Too Tough To Die. [link], Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.</ref> | 906 |
| 110 | Taos - Soul of the Southwest | 896 |
| 111 | St. Cloud - Granite City. | 895 |
| 112 | Prescott - The Mile-High City. | 885 |
| 113 | Dodge City | 885 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | 875 |
| 115 | Wheeling - Nail City | 860 |
| 116 | Columbia - The Next America [link], Levinson D. (2003) The Next America Revisited. Journal of Planning Education and Research. Summer 2003, Volume 22, Number 4, pp. 329-345.</ref> | 850 |
| 117 | New London - The Whaling City | 824 |
| 118 | Nashua - The Gate City. | 821 |
| 119 | Owensboro - Barbecued Mutton Capital of the World. | 793 |
| 120 | Spartanburg | 784 |
| 121 | Concord | 777 |
| 122 | Waterbury - The Brass City | 777 |
| 123 | Hattiesburg - Hub City | 770 |
| 124 | Danbury - Hat City. | 766 |
| 125 | Norman - Football Town | 763 |
| 126 | Johnson City - Little Chicago of the South | 762 |
| 127 | Hot Springs - Spa City. | 756 |
| 128 | Oak Ridge | 750 |
| 129 | Vicksburg | 739 |
| 130 | High Point - Furniture capital of the world. | 716 |
| 131 | Pawtucket - The Bucket | 714 |
| 132 | Boone - Firefly Capital of the World. | 708 |
| 133 | Idaho Falls, Idaho - I.F. | 702 |
| 134 | Hagerstown | 701 |
| 135 | Paducah - Quilt City. | 698 |
| 136 | Oxford | 688 |
| 137 | Clarksville | 682 |
| 138 | Valdosta--TitleTown USA, Val Vegas | 672 |
| 139 | Winchester - Apple Capital of the World. | 672 |
| 140 | Ketchikan - King Salmon Capital of the World. | 664 |
| 141 | Cumberland - The Queen City | 639 |
| 142 | Independence - Where the Trails Start and the Buck Stops | 638 |
| 143 | Williamsport - Little Philly | 630 |
| 144 | Chandler - High-Tech Oasis of the Silicon Desert | 628 |
| 145 | Jonesboro | 627 |
| 146 | Pocatello - Poky | 611 |
| 147 | Lawton - L-town | 610 |
| 148 | Gulfport | 610 |
| 149 | Kalispell - Hub of the Valley | 604 |
| 150 | Danville | 578 |
| 151 | Kingman - Heart of Route 66. | 567 |
| 152 | Kodiak - King Crab Capital. | 540 |
| 153 | Kennesaw - K-town, Home of Wild Man, Land of Ulrich. | 532 |
| 154 | Middletown - Forest City | 517 |
| 155 | Salina | 508 |
| 156 | Cheshire - Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut. | 500 |
| 157 | Los Alamos - The Atomic City | 500 |
| 158 | Cody - Rodeo Capital of the World | 498 |
| 159 | Bristol - Clock City Bill Ryan, [link], The New York Times, January 21, 1996</ref> | 497 |
| 160 | New Britain | 492 |
| 161 | Keene - Elm City. | 478 |
| 162 | Bristol - The Birthplace of Country Music (shares this nickname with Bristol, Tennessee) | 468 |
| 163 | Groton - The Submarine Capital of The World | 454 |
| 164 | Rocky Mount | 448 |
| 165 | Kingsport - The Model City | 432 |
| 166 | Hutchinson - HutchinFUN!. | 430 |
| 167 | Gainesville - Poultry Capital of the World. | 429 |
| 168 | Conway - The City of Colleges (The University of Central Arkansas, Hendrix College, and Central Baptist College) | 422 |
| 169 | Warner Robins - Georgia's International City [link], in title graphic, accessed June 10, 2010</ref> | 422 |
| 170 | Olathe - Cowboy Boot Capital. [link], Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.</ref> | 420 |
| 171 | Indiana - Christmas Tree Capital of the World | 401 |
| 172 | Northfield - Cows, Colleges and Contentment | 399 |
| 173 | Covington - Gateway to the South | 397 |
| 174 | Warwick - Crossroads of Rhode Island | 394 |
| 175 | Fallon - The Oasis of Nevada. | 386 |
| 176 | Sierra Vista - Hummingbird Capital of the United States. | 385 |
| 177 | Gallup - Drunk Driving Capital of America | 385 |
| 178 | Hannibal - The Bluff City | 379 |
| 179 | New Castle - Fireworks Capital. | 373 |
| 180 | North Platte - Little Chicago | 365 |
| 181 | Lake Oswego - Lake No-Negro | 362 |
| 182 | Rock Springs - Home of 56 Nationalities | 358 |
| 183 | Fairmont - The Gymnastics Capital of West Virginia | 351 |
| 184 | Jerome - Americaâs Most Vertical City | 350 |
| 185 | Bristol - The Birthplace of Country Music (shares this nickname with Bristol, Virginia) | 348 |
| 186 | Dalton - Carpet Capital of the World. [link], Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.</ref> [link], Time (magazine), July 13, 1998.</ref> | 345 |
| 187 | Takoma Park - Azalea City | 338 |
| 188 | El Dorado - Arkansas' Original Boomtown | 337 |
| 189 | Anderson - The Electric City. | 337 |
| 190 | Bemidji - First City on the Mississippi. | 334 |
| 191 | Greenwood - Cotton Capital of the World. | 329 |
| 192 | Homer - Halibut Capital of the world. | 329 |
| 193 | Meriden - Silver City | 324 |
| 194 | Hopkinsville - Hoptown | 319 |
| 195 | Norwich - Rose City or The Rose of New England | 318 |
| 196 | Rio Rancho - City of Vision. | 316 |
| 197 | Hendersonville - City of Four Seasons --> | 310 |
| 198 | Carlsbad - Cavern City | 306 |
| 199 | Bartlesville - City of Legends. | 304 |
| 200 | New Ulm - The City of Charm and Tradition. | 302 |
| 201 | Garden City - Cutting Horse Capital. | 297 |
| 202 | Rutland - The Marble City. | 296 |
| 203 | Hamden - Land of the Sleeping Giant | 296 |
| 204 | Rehoboth Beach - The Nation's Summer Capital. | 296 |
| 205 | Winnemucca - City of Paved Streets. | 291 |
| 206 | Bluefield - Nature's Air Conditioned City | 291 |
| 207 | Punxsutawney - Weather Capital of the World. | 285 |
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