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Tulsa (/ ˈ t ʌ l s ə / ⓘ TUL-sə) is the second-most-populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. [5] It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa metropolitan area, a region with 1,034,123 residents.
Washington, in the Pacific Northwest, was the 42nd state admitted to the union.; Thirty-one of the 50 United States are home to a Washington County.; There are more than 200 Washington Townships in the United States, including five (plus one Washington Borough) in the state of New Jersey.
It once had, as of 1953, a "so-called gentlemen's agreement, where real estate agents would not sell homes to Black or Jewish families." [34] The 1947 film Gentleman's Agreement is themed around antisemitism in New York City; New Canaan, Connecticut; and Darien, and was partly filmed on location in Darien.
In the United States House of Representatives, Johnson City is represented by Republican Diana Harshbarger of the 1st district. Johnson City is run by a five-person board of commissioners. [41] The mayor is John Hunter, the vice mayor is Greg Cox, and the commissioners are Jenny Brock, Joe Wise, and Todd Fowler. The city manager is Cathy Ball. [42]
Many of the names in New York and Pennsylvania originated with the German Palatines (called Pennsylvania Dutch), who immigrated in the 18th century. The entry of the United States into World War I was followed by anti-German sentiment, and local names were often changed to reflect this. Only one U.S. city with a German name has a population of ...
Places named for people can be found at List of places in the United States named after people. Some places have an indeterminate etymology, where it is known that they are named after a city in a particular country, but there is more than one place with that name and the etymology does not distinguish which one.
Tucson (/ ˈ t uː s ɒ n /; O'odham: Cuk Ṣon; Spanish: Tucsón) [1] is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, [8] and is home to the University of Arizona. It is the second-largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix , with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census , [ 9 ] while the population of the ...
According to the United States Census Bureau (2011), the city has a total area of 108.7 square miles (281.5 km 2), of which 103.1 square miles (267.0 km 2) is land and 5.6 square miles (15 km 2) is water (5.15%). Savannah is the primary port on the Savannah River and the largest port in Georgia.