Largest American cities with world capital names – UPDATE

Source: classiccitybrew.com

Below is a compiled list of the largest American cities that have the same name as a current world capital, along with each city’s 2010 population. Any additions and/or corrections are welcome. I did not include small towns, township, hamlets, or villages.

Athens and Paris are the most common world capital names with four cities on the list. Berlin, Georgetown, Cairo, and Ottawa are next with three cities each on the list, followed by Dublin, Lisbon, London, Rome, and Madrid with two each. Given that European immigrants primarily settled across the United States when most of these communities were founded, it is not a surprise that European capitals dominate the list. However, each populated continent is represented by at least one city – Damascus in Asia, Georgetown and Lima in South America, Monrovia in Africa, Wellington in Oceania, and Ottawa and Panama City in North America. Thank you to macrakis for the additions shown in bold.

1. Athens, Georgia = 115,452
2. Wellington, Florida = 56,508
3. Georgetown, Texas = 47,400
4. Dublin, California = 46,036
5. Dublin, Ohio = 41,751
6. New Berlin, Wisconsin = 39,584
7. Lima, Ohio = 38,771
8. Monrovia, California = 36,590
9. Panama City, Florida = 36,484
10. Rome, Georgia = 36,303
11. Rome, New York = 33,725
12. New Bern, North Carolina = 30,242
13. Georgetown, Kentucky = 29,098
14. New London, Connecticut = 27,620
15. Paris, Texas = 25,171
16. Athens, Ohio = 23,832
17. Moscow, Idaho = 23,800
18. Athens, Alabama = 21,897
19. Ottawa, Illinois = 18,768
20. Amsterdam, New York = 18,620
21. Damascus, Maryland = 15,257
22. Warsaw, Indiana = 13,559
23. Athens, Tennessee = 13,458
24. Athens, Texas = 12,710
25. Ottawa, Kansas = 12,649
26. Berlin, New Hampshire = 10,051
27. London, Ohio = 9,904
28. Cairo, Georgia = 9,607
29. Lisbon, Maine = 9,009
30. Paris, Illinois = 8,837
31. Paris, Kentucky = 8,553
32. London, Kentucky = 7,993
33. Belgrade, Montana = 7,389
34. New Prague, Minnesota = 7,321
35. Cairo, New York = 6,610
36. Berlin, Wisconsin = 5,524
37. Paris, Maine = 5,183
38. Delhi, New York = 5,117
39. Ottawa Hills, Ohio = 4,517
40. Edinburgh, Indiana = 4,480
41. Jerusalem, New York = 4,469
42. Georgetown, Ohio = 4,331
43. Lisbon Falls, Maine = 4,100
44. Berne, Indiana = 3,999
45. New Madrid, Missouri = 3,116
46. Cairo, Illinois -= 2,831
47. Madrid, Iowa = 2,543

2010 population source: en.wikipedia.org