[net.trivia] largest city

hamilton (09/27/82)

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uicsovax!hamilton    Sep 26 23:43:00 1982

hmm all three "cities" mentioned (jacksonville, okla city, and nashville)
are actually consolidated city/county units (i am sure this is true of
nashville/davidson county, almost positive of jacksonville, and suspect
it of oklahoma city).
	wayne ({decvax,ucbvax,harpo}!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsovax!)hamilton

djb (09/27/82)

Jacksonville is a metropolitan area, being the consolidation of Jacksonville
and Duvall (sp?) County.  I remember well the first time I drove into JAX
on I-10 from the west.  I'd been driving through 80+ miles of non-stop pine
trees wondering when I'd get to civilization.  At the county line, I passed
a sign that said "Welcome to Jacksonville".  It must have been another 30
miles before I saw anything I could attribute to a city.  Whew, have they
got room to grow!

Nashville is also metropolitan (as of about 1964).  Unlike Jacksonville (as
I remember it, mind you), Nashville is spilling over the Davidson County lines 
into many outlying "bedroom communities".

As I recall, the area of Nashville is 507 square miles.  Does this sound 
right? How about Oklahoma City or Jacksonville?  Whoever posted this question,
do you have the answers?

						David Bryant
						 cbosg!djb

dave (10/01/82)

I believe Timmins, Ontario is the largest city in North America.
Haven't got its square km handy, though.