Monday, June 23, 2014

Did You Know?: There's More Than One Clinton

Sales and Leasing Consultant, Tim Hoyt, has lived in Clinton his whole life. To those who live in central Illinois, it's pretty obvious that we are talking about the little town in DeWitt County. However, "Clinton" is a very popular city name across the United States. Other local communities including Bloomington and Decatur are also popular across the country. Let's find out just how popular these names are... 


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How many states have a city named Clinton?
21
Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, South Carolina, Mississippi, New Jersey,  New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

Which Clinton is the largest?
IOWA - population 29,201

Which Clinton is the smallest?
MINNESOTA - population 574

How many states have a city named Decatur?
11
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, New York and Tennessee.

How many states have a Bloomington?
9
Illinois, California, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin.


  • Did you know that Illinois is the only state with towns named Wapella, Farmer City, Heyworth (with an "e"), and Normal?


  • Did you know that Illinois is referred to as "The Land Of Lincoln" but there is no Lincoln county? We do have a town named Lincoln which is located in Logan county.



Stay tuned for next month's edition....

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