Can you name the Largest Cities Named for Saints by State? by DeaconEcon

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Largest Cities Named for Saints by State Quiz

by DeaconEcon

Created Jun 5, 2010 in Geography
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	DeaconEcon:	Jun 5th, 2010 at 17:16 GMT		1 point
	I've excluded two "saint" communities above 5000 in population -- St. Simon's Island, George and St. Charles, Maryland -- because they are Census Designated Places, rather than incorporated cities or towns.

	brittain33:	Jun 5th, 2010 at 20:29 GMT		2 points
	St. Johsnbury, Vermont has close to 10,000 people.

	adamnvillani:	Jun 5th, 2010 at 21:17 GMT		10 points
	Santa Fe just means "Holy Faith." It doesn't mean "St. Fe."

	DeaconEcon:	Jun 5th, 2010 at 21:54 GMT		1 point
	St. Johnsbury and St. Albans, Vermont have virtually the same population, so I've listed them both since Census estimates are ... estimates.

	marzoz10:	Jun 6th, 2010 at 05:53 GMT		5 points
	You need to heed the message above your last comment; "Santa Fe" is not a saint, nor, for example, is St. Croix (in French Sainte Croix--Holy Cross; Spanish Santa Cruz). In the romance languages, the same word is used for 'saint' and 'holy' (the canonized person is, after all, holy).

	DeaconEcon:	Jun 7th, 2010 at 14:45 GMT		-1 points
	The points about Santa Fe are well taken, but I'll keep it on the list nonetheless. New Mexico has no true "saint" cities above the 5000 population criterion.

	Kolrad:	May 1st, 2011 at 05:38 GMT		1 point
	I thought I was being clever by guessing Santa Claus, Indiana, but alas-- it's not the biggest "saint" city in the state!

	churchgeek:	May 27th, 2012 at 07:06 GMT		1 point
	Not just in Romance languages, either - there are English churches named, e.g., "St. Saviour." I can't believe I missed St. Clair Shores, in my home state - but in my defense, it's named after the lake (which is named after St. Clair, but still...). All I could think of were St. Ignace and St. Joseph, neither of which probably has a population that size. Great idea for a quiz!