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Top 500 most popular locality names in the US (source SQL at the bottom)
209 Washington
185 Union
180 Jackson
138 Liberty
128 Franklin
126 Jefferson
122 Lincoln
93 Richland
93 Monroe
90 Harrison
90 Center
86 Grant
85 Marion
84 Madison
79 Perry
73 Clinton
70 Salem
69 Wayne
68 Logan
60 Springfield
59 Fairview
59 Benton
58 Sherman
57 Clay
52 Highland
52 Fairfield
50 Chester
50 Adams
48 Warren
47 Troy
47 Garfield
47 Concord
45 Hamilton
45 Beaver
43 Oxford
43 Farmington
41 Lake
41 Cleveland
40 York
40 Wilson
40 Summit
40 Richmond
40 Greenwood
39 Hanover
39 Green
39 Columbia
39 Butler
38 Valley
38 Pleasant
38 Milton
38 Milford
38 Dover
37 Vernon
37 Sheridan
37 Manchester
36 Riverside
36 Plymouth
36 Eden
36 Burlington
36 Buffalo
35 Windsor
35 Scott
35 Georgetown
35 Berlin
34 Taylor
34 Oakland
34 Newport
34 Lafayette
34 Kingston
34 Independence
34 Greenville
34 Ashland
33 Mount Pleasant
33 Lebanon
33 Hudson
33 Greenfield
33 Deerfield
32 Pleasant Valley
32 Montgomery
32 Harmony
32 Dayton
32 Canton
32 Bloomfield
31 Webster
31 Waverly
31 Spencer
31 Lexington
31 Freedom
31 Clayton
31 Centerville
31 Bethel
31 Albion
30 Sharon
30 Orange
30 Johnson
30 Florence
30 Auburn
30 Arlington
29 Wheatland
29 Van Buren
29 Prairie
29 Lawrence
29 Aurora
28 Weston
28 Sterling
28 Randolph
28 Newton
28 Lancaster
28 Hopewell
28 Goshen
28 Delaware
28 Colfax
28 Clark
28 Belmont
28 Athens
27 Glenwood
27 Fremont
26 Walnut
26 Stanton
26 Eureka
26 Clifton
26 Cambridge
26 Bristol
26 Avon
25 Trenton
25 Spring Creek
25 Russell
25 Rochester
25 Princeton
25 Penn
25 Palmyra
25 Marshall
25 Holland
25 Henderson
25 Brookfield
25 Blaine
24 Winchester
24 Somerset
24 Osage
24 Midway
24 Lee
24 Jasper
24 Hebron
24 Eagle
24 Danville
24 Columbus
24 Campbell
24 Andover
24 Allen
23 Westfield
23 Walker
23 Vienna
23 Shelby
23 Preston
23 Portland
23 Polk
23 Pike
23 Paris
23 Morris
23 Geneva
23 Brown
23 Albany
22 Woodland
22 Sumner
22 Ross
22 Rome
22 Rock Creek
22 Raymond
22 Porter
22 Portage
22 Plainfield
22 Morgan
22 Lowell
22 Jamestown
22 Hartford
22 Greene
22 Granville
22 Easton
22 Cedar
22 Camden
22 Boone
22 Arcadia
21 Wells
21 Seneca
21 Rutland
21 Richfield
21 Paradise
21 Osceola
21 Oak Grove
21 Noble
21 Nelson
21 Mount Vernon
21 Midland
21 Lyons
21 Howard
21 Hope
21 Hancock
21 Hampton
21 Fulton
21 Byron
21 Brownsville
21 Brighton
21 Alma
20 Winfield
20 Wellington
20 Waterloo
20 Waterford
20 Sugar Creek
20 Springdale
20 Spring Valley
20 Sparta
20 Norway
20 Northfield
20 New Haven
20 Montrose
20 Monticello
20 Miller
20 Middletown
20 Lisbon
20 Huntington
20 Grandview
20 Grafton
20 Foster
20 Enterprise
20 Douglas
20 Crawford
20 Bridgewater
20 Bradford
20 Baldwin
20 Anderson
20 Alexandria
19 Sullivan
19 Silver Lake
19 Salisbury
19 Rockford
19 Pulaski
19 Norwood
19 Martin
19 Mansfield
19 Lynn
19 Lewis
19 Lakeside
19 Hillsboro
19 Hartland
19 Deer Creek
19 Decatur
19 Dallas
19 Cass
19 Caledonia
19 Bridgeport
19 Bedford
19 Bath
19 Augusta
19 Addison
18 Wilton
18 Williams
18 Westport
18 West Point
18 Utica
18 Smithfield
18 Ripley
18 Peru
18 Louisville
18 Linden
18 Limestone
18 Homer
18 Glendale
18 Glencoe
18 Frankfort
18 Elk
18 Durham
18 Dexter
18 Custer
18 Clear Lake
18 Clarksville
18 Chatham
18 Bear Creek
18 Alton
17 Verona
17 Thompson
17 St. Joseph
17 Rosedale
17 Petersburg
17 Ohio
17 Newark
17 Nashville
17 Moscow
17 Morton
17 Melrose
17 Mason
17 Knox
17 Garden City
17 Fayette
17 Exeter
17 Ellsworth
17 Elgin
17 Covington
17 Cottonwood
17 Clear Creek
17 Charleston
17 Carroll
17 Brooklyn
17 Bethany
17 Baker
17 Atlanta
16 Woodville
16 White Oak
16 Walnut Grove
16 Wallace
16 Tyrone
16 Stockton
16 Silver Creek
16 Salt Creek
16 Roosevelt
16 Rockville
16 Pleasant Hill
16 Parker
16 Moore
16 Mill Creek
16 Milan
16 Litchfield
16 Lima
16 Lakeview
16 Jordan
16 Hayes
16 Germantown
16 German
16 Dublin
16 Conway
16 Central
16 Carrollton
16 Carlisle
16 Cameron
16 Brandon
16 Bennington
16 Bellevue
16 Austin
16 Amherst
15 Wyoming
15 Woodstock
15 Woodbury
15 Williamsburg
15 Warwick
15 Warsaw
15 Victor
15 Thornton
15 Superior
15 Stafford
15 Sidney
15 Sheldon
15 Reading
15 Quincy
15 Prospect
15 Odessa
15 New London
15 Mitchell
15 Miami
15 Magnolia
15 Linwood
15 Lakewood
15 Lake City
15 Kent
15 Hillsdale
15 Hamburg
15 Guilford
15 Genoa
15 Friendship
15 Forest
15 Fairfax
15 Essex
15 Empire
15 Dixon
15 Chesterfield
15 Chelsea
15 Carthage
15 Canaan
15 Brunswick
15 Bloomington
15 Blanchard
15 Bethlehem
15 Banner
15 Afton
14 Wilmington
14 Whitewater
14 Watertown
14 Sycamore
14 St. Paul
14 St. Charles
14 Spring Lake
14 Rush
14 Roscoe
14 Pittsfield
14 Pine
14 Palmer
14 Oakwood
14 Norwich
14 Mendon
14 Mayfield
14 Marietta
14 Ludlow
14 Laurel
14 Jennings
14 Hunter
14 Humboldt
14 Hamlin
14 Freeport
14 Fairmount
14 Elizabeth
14 Carlton
14 Buena Vista
14 Big Creek
14 Belleville
14 Bartlett
14 Alexander
13 Winslow
13 Watson
13 Washburn
13 Viola
13 Twin Lakes
13 Stratford
13 South Fork
13 Sheffield
13 Saratoga
13 Roxbury
13 Rockland
13 Ridgeway
13 Pierce
13 Oakdale
13 New Hope
13 Montezuma
13 Millville
13 Meridian
13 Medina
13 Medford
13 Marshfield
13 Mapleton
13 Maple Grove
13 Lyon
13 Long Lake
13 Lodi
13 Livingston
13 Lenox
13 Lansing
13 La Grange
13 Keystone
13 Keene
13 Johnstown
13 Jerome
13 Jacksonville
13 Henry
13 Groveland
13 Greenwich
13 Greenbush
13 Gordon
13 Gibson
13 Dundee
13 Denver
13 Denmark
13 Delhi
13 Dawson
13 Dalton
13 Cumberland
13 Clyde
13 Charlotte
13 Buchanan
13 Brady
13 Bloom
13 Barton
13 Antelope
13 Adrian
12 Wright
12 Windham
12 White
12 Waterville
12 Ward
12 Walton
12 Waldo
12 Wakefield
12 Unity
12 Unionville
12 Stanley
12 St. Marys
12 St. George
12 Springville
12 Smithville
12 Shrewsbury
12 Shawnee
12 Seymour
12 Scotland
12 Roseville
12 Roseland
12 Rogers
12 Rockport
12 Robinson
12 Pleasant View
12 Pioneer
12 Patterson
12 Orleans
12 Olive
12 Norman
; data source: https://data.geocode.earth/wof/dist/sqlite/whosonfirst-data-admin-us-latest.db.bz2
; locality defined as: "Towns and cities, independent of size or population. Things with neighbourhoods, basically."
; https://whosonfirst.org/docs/placetypes/#locality
SELECT COUNT(*), name
FROM (
SELECT n.id, n.name
FROM names n, spr s
WHERE n.name != ''
AND n.placetype = 'locality'
AND n.language = 'eng'
AND s.id = n.id
AND s.is_current = 1
GROUP BY n.id
)
GROUP BY name
ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC
LIMIT 500;
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