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Can you name the largest US cities that do not have a Walmart?
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zifyoip
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All of these cities have many Walmart stores in their metropolitan areas, but do not have a Walmart in the city proper (based on address). Populations are from the 2010 Census.
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Largest US Cities With No Walmart Quiz
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Created Sep 2, 2010 in
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chriskotx
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 05:21 GMT
16 points
Very very very very interesting and unique quiz. I can remember when you only found Wal-Marts in small non-metro cities in the South. They've sure spread since then.
zzyzx501
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 05:45 GMT
1 point
Really troubling that the top 10 had to go that far down in population. Enlightening...cool quiz.
manutd
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 08:23 GMT
2 points
really good quiz
coulraphobic123
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 08:24 GMT
3 points
Wow, even my home town (Sioux Falls: #146 157,935) has two with a third one about to break ground....
Dirky
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 14:51 GMT
38 points
Walmart execs are taking this quiz to see where they missed. "Who the hell forgot Detroit?! You're fired."
Rooster
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 15:46 GMT
-1 points
@dirky - lol
johnlk
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 16:17 GMT
8 points
Pretty surprising that there's not one in Queens or Staten Island somewhere.
wallyballz
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 17:12 GMT
7 points
This is interesting because I know there are a few in the DC metro Area, but they are miles from the city. Technically, there is not a Wal-Mart within the Pittsburgh city limits.
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h4ydn
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 17:36 GMT
-36 points
borringggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
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HeavenWood
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 18:23 GMT
-17 points
Arlington is a county and CDP--not a city.
zifyoip
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 18:32 GMT
6 points
@wallyballz: Yeah, that's what I thought too, which is what inspired me to make this quiz (I live in Pittsburgh). I was surprised to discover that the Walmart at the Waterworks has a Pittsburgh address, and according to my Rand McNally atlas the Pittsburgh city limits extend just enough to cover the Waterworks. I'm not sure whether I believe this or not, but I don't know of a better way to check. If you or anyone else has a better way to verify whether or not a place is actually within real city limits, please let me know. The Walmart store locator gives only addresses, which might not reflect the true boundaries of the cities.
zifyoip
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 18:47 GMT
9 points
@HeavenWood: This is also true. I don't really understand what that means or how to handle it. Arlington looks to me to be a city in all but name: the Census Bureau lists it as an "inhabited place" along with all cities in the U.S., whereas ordinary counties are not listed there; the county government seems to do everything I would expect a city government to do; and the Postal Service has ZIP codes for Arlington, VA. Does the county status of Arlington make a tangible difference to its residents—I mean, would it be different, in practical terms, if the county were reorganized into an official city? Are there separate cities within Arlington County that should be used for this quiz instead? If neither of these is true, I'm inclined to treat the county status of Arlington as a purely technical point and keep it in this quiz, in the same way that I would include the parishes of Louisiana in a quiz about U.S. counties, even though technically they are parishes and not counties.
tjconn728
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Sep 2nd, 2010 at 21:06 GMT
5 points
While I don't live in Arlington, I live on the Maryland side of DC and often go to Arlington. What I do know is that is it has the smallest size of any county in the U.S. and everybody in the DC area treats it as if it is a city proper. While there are different neighborhoods within Arlington, none of them are separate cities or entities, and as best I can tell, everything within the county is referred to as "Arlington, Virginia" by the U.S. Post Office.
Riko
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Sep 3rd, 2010 at 05:42 GMT
1 point
Sad to not see Philly on here but glad my home state made it on here twice. Interesting quiz. Wouldn't change a thing.
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explodingtrees
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Sep 3rd, 2010 at 05:49 GMT
-8 points
Arlington is not a city; it is a county. In Virginia, cities are separate entities from counties. If you live in a city you cannot live in a county (and vice versa). So it's not correct to list Arlington here. That will throw off people who live in Virginia.
Hamburger
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Sep 5th, 2010 at 10:25 GMT
1 point
St. Louis does not have a Wal Mart. Several St. Louis Suburbs have Wal Marts, but if you look at a map, they are not in the city of St. Louis, although they may use "St. Louis" as their mailing address instead of, say, Kirkwood.
zifyoip
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Sep 5th, 2010 at 15:57 GMT
1 point
@Hamburger: I understand what you are saying. As I stated in the note for the quiz and in a previous comment, I used the addresses given by the Walmart store locator as the basis for this quiz. This tool reports that there is a Walmart Supercenter at 3270 Telegraph Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63125; and a Walmart store at 10741 W Florissant Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63136. (It also reports a Walmart store at 1202 S Kirkwood Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122, so at least one Walmart in Kirkwood actually has a Kirkwood address.) Now, I acknowledge the possibility that these stores are not actually in St. Louis proper but merely have St. Louis addresses. Do you have a way that I can verify that? I would love to be able to make this quiz more accurate, but at the moment the only source I know of is the addresses given by the store locator.
zifyoip
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Sep 5th, 2010 at 16:05 GMT
2 points
@Hamburger again: Ah, okay, I see that according to my Rand McNally atlas those two "St. Louis" stores are pretty clearly outside the white area representing the city of St. Louis. So I'll include St. Louis in the quiz. It would be nice to have a "linkable" reference for this, though, to answer the complaints that "Your source gives two stores in St. Louis."
Bearface
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Sep 8th, 2010 at 23:40 GMT
1 point
That was a great quiz. Really different. (It also helps that I got 10/11). Is that a skill I can put on my CV? I can guess where people would be really opposed to having a Walmart!
explodingtrees
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Sep 26th, 2010 at 12:51 GMT
-1 points
I'm really not sure why my comment was downvoted since it is simply a fact that Arlington is not a city in Virginia. I'd be happy for someone to share a link to a source that shows that Arlington is a city. If you consider Arlington to be a city then you have to consider nearby Fairfax county to be a city as well (it has a million people).
jefrunner
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Oct 10th, 2010 at 21:07 GMT
6 points
I was surprised not to see my city on here. Minneapolis is Target central! As a matter of fact, the Walmart listed for Minneapolis is not actually. It's in the neighboring small city of Saint Anthony. Oddly the zip code lookup still gives you Mpls, but Saint Anthony is not technically part of Minneapolis. You can see a map of Saint Anthony at the following link and compare it to the Walmart store locator: http://www.ci.saint-anthony.mn.us/vertical/Sites/{5ED4AFB9-D450-4F68-BA29-2600D3C2A620}/uploads/{77A5F995-08ED-4887-AAB6-51E8CE223655}.PDF
Game published: Nov 26th, 2010 at 15:29 GMT
rockgolf
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 15:38 GMT
7 points
So who can give a succinct and accurate reason to the obvious question raised by this quiz: WHY? Are there zoning laws or what?
horseydeucey
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 15:40 GMT
53 points
why not? Do these cities HAVE to have a Wal-Mart? Not everyone wants a megastore in their backyard. Some of us are happy to have them live in the exurbs. Unfortunately, DC's getting four now. Oh well.
liltxgal98
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 15:45 GMT
1 point
also known as the saddest places in the world..no roaming down the aisles at 2 in the morning with child wearing diaper screaming down the toy aisles
MisterF
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 15:54 GMT
20 points
Jefrunner is right; there are no Wal-Mart locations within the city limits of Minneapolis, so it should be added to this quiz.
cocky
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 16:15 GMT
-4 points
Why is it bad DC is getting a Wal-Mart? Don't shop there if you don't like it. I guess Detroit is so economically viable it doesn't need any more businesses.
joe amrhein:
Nov 26th, 2010 at 16:15 GMT
14 points
I would gather that most of these places are home to a left of center political ideology and as such are loathe to have such an entity that totally screws over there workforce. Hiring a full part time workforce for the express intent of NOT paying them any benefits might play in some Red States where the greater good of people who have to work for a living is not considered but in locales where there are some movements to look out after such interests.
saw
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 16:19 GMT
4 points
SOMETHING WALLMART THIS WAY COMES...
garth131
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 16:20 GMT
4 points
What about Pittsburgh? I don't think there are currently any Walmarts within the city.
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lucia
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 16:28 GMT
-9 points
how come NY doesnt have a wallmart?
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cmkeller
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 16:31 GMT
-29 points
Because "neighborhood activists" block every attempt to bring one in, despite the fact that the neighborhood residents (in the main) want it.
RadiationPuppy
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 16:36 GMT
7 points
Interesting article about keeping Wal-Mart out of the five boroughs: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/195098/new_york_city_says_no_to_walmart_store.html?cat=9
WithShoes
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 16:40 GMT
15 points
A few months ago Chicago would have been on this list too.
daHOOK
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 17:12 GMT
38 points
Wal-Mart is notoriously non-union.
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12lehmae
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 17:18 GMT
-14 points
St. Louis definitely has multpile Wal-Marts! I live there, I would know Please take that of the list
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jslewitz
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 17:29 GMT
-15 points
@daHOOK: "notoriously non-union" - you make it sound like a bad thing. Also, the stores should really pay their workers more. Sure, they might have to lay some off (and "some" in a corporation that large really means thousands), and it would raise prices for the consumer, and it would hurt the individual investors and their families, but at least it would help those employees who are lucky enough to be around after the benefits take hold.
jenb
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 17:56 GMT
3 points
some of the reason these cities don't have walmart is because it started out west near the mississippi and went westward first. There were already other stores in the midwest, and in major cities everything within the city limits is built-out already - no room for a major shopping plaza for crap chinese imports. For instance, Michigan is home to Meijer, which has been around at least as long as walmart, so cities there didn't have any walmarts until the past 10 years or so. Detroit doesn't have any grocery stores even within its city limits, so not surprising it wouldn't have a walmart, but most of the east's big cities, though they may have these things now, didn't until more recently, so they're put out in the outskirts/suburbs if anywhere.
KiddMontana
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 18:14 GMT
21 points
Not surprisingly, only one of these is below the Mason-Dixon line, and even then, it isn't really.
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J003S3PH
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 18:19 GMT
-9 points
Hialeah is now the 95th most populated city with 218,896 people. Arlington is the 96th.
newenglander
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Nov 26th, 2010 at 18:43 GMT
25 points
@lucia-as shocking as it might sound, not everyone wants a monstrous corporation like wal mart dominating their cities retailors-a corporation that's notorious for shutting down local businesses and blocking union activity
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