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Originally Posted by RedHeadGal
My quick count was 18. But I agree that it seems strange to count Fort Worth separately from Dallas, for example, or Mesa separate from Phoenix. Like this: last winter I flew to Phoenix for a wedding. The wedding was in Mesa, and I stayed in Scotsdale. Did I actually go to Phoenix? Technically, I don't even know.
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This is what I meant by metro area. Mesa is technically its own town, but it's part of Phoenix metro. By contrast, St. Louis isn't even on the list (Mesa is technically more populous), but I promise St. Louis metro is much larger than Mesa.
As you point out, Dallas shows up as 8th. But if you combine DFW and the rest of its metro areas, I guarantee it shows up much higher, maybe 3rd or 4th.
EDIT: Here's the kind of list I'm thinking of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_o...tistical_Areas