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I'm not talking about the type of populations that might be moving there currently, or past history, but which city, from the perspective of someone BORN there, is more culturally "Southern"?
Southern cities with a high-percent being from "in-state" might be more Southern. So maybe Jackson, Mississippi; Birmingham, Alabama; Macon, Georgia; and Mobile, Alabama are fairly "Southern." I would name Louisville, Kentucky too but some say it's more Midwestern.
In our age how Southern Baptist, or Pentecostal, a place is can be associated to its Southerness. Even highly Catholic towns in the South usually have a sizable minority who are either SBC or Pentecostal. Going by SBC percentages Hattiesburg in Mississippi, Fort Smith in Arkansas, and Knoxville in Tennessee come out high. Knoxville might be the only one of those to count as "a city" for most here, but all of those are metros.
Going by Pentecostal percentages Fort Smith, Arkansas and Knoxville, Tennessee also appears to be high. As does the Florida Panhandle. So possibly Pensacola is also quite "Southern."
I agree, I would think the cities that haven't attracted as much country wide migration (like Atlanta or Charlotte). I'd add Montgomery, Chattanooga, Little Rock.
I agree, I would think the cities that haven't attracted as much country wide migration (like Atlanta or Charlotte). I'd add Montgomery, Chattanooga, Little Rock.
I've been there gotta agree with this!! very southern
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