The following list identifies the 41 least populous capital cities in North America. All are under 100,000 in population, as of the most recent Census. None of the cities on the list are in Mexico and one has zero population due to its destruction by a volcano. All populations shown in the United States are from 2020. Couple of interesting factoids:
- Five capital cities have the term “town” and three have the term “ton” in their name = 8
- Two have the term “city” and one has the term “polis” in their name = 3
- Three have “saint” or santa” in their name
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*7/5/23 Addendum – active tribal national capital cities.
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- Plymouth, Montserrat = 0 (due to volcanic eruption and destruction)
2. Hamilton, Bermuda = 854 (2016)
3. Window Rock, Arizona, Navajo Nation = 2,500 – *added 7/5/23
4. The Valley, Anguilla = 3,269 (2011)
5. Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos = 3,700 (?)
6. Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon = 5,394 (2019)
7. Iqaluit, Nunavut = 7,429 (2021)
8. Montpelier, Vermont = 8,074
9. Road Town, British Virgin Island =12,603 (2012)
10. Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines = 12,909 (2012)
11. Belmopan, Belize = 13,381 (?)
12. Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis = 14,000 (2018)
13. Pierre, South Dakota = 14,091
14. Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands = 14,477
15. Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation = 16,209 – *added 7/5/23
16. Roseau, Dominica = 16,501 (2023)
17. Augusta, Maine = 18,899
18. Nuuk, Greenland = 19,604 (2023)
19. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories = 20,340 (2021)
20. St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda = 22,219 (2011)
21. Whitehorse, Yukon = 28,201 (2021)
22. Frankfort, Kentucky = 28,602
23. Helena, Montana = 32,091
24. Juneau, Alaska = 32,255
25. St. George’s, Grenada = 33,734 (2012)
26. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island =38,809 (2021)
27. Dover, Delaware= 39,403
28. Annapolis Maryland = 40,812
29. George Town, Cayman Islands = 40,957 (2022)
30. Jefferson City, Missouri = 43,228
31. Concord, New Hampshire = 43,976
32. Charleston, West Virginia = 48,864
33. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago = 49,031 (2022)
34. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania = 50,099
35. Olympia, Washington = 55,605
36. Carson City, Nevada= 58,639
37. Fredericton, New Brunswick = 63,116 (2021)
38. Cheyenne, Wyoming = 65,132
39. Bismarck, North Dakota = 73,622
40. Santa Fe, New Mexico = 87,505
41. Trenton, New Jersey = 90,871
42. Victoria, British Columbia = 91,867 (2021)
43. Albany, New York = 99,224
SOURCES:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Canada
- https://drivemexicomagazine.com/home/articles-about-mexico/capital-cities-of-mexican-states/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Capitals_in_North_America
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:List_of_North_American_capitals
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