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Alexandria is an independent city with a population of around 150,000 or so. Arlington County (about 220,000 people) used to be named Alexandria County until 1920 when the Virginia Assembly renamed it to minimize confusion. There's also City of Fairfax and Fairfax County that are separate entities in NOVA as well...
I know about Fairfax and Fairfax City. Got confused about Arlington and Alexandria. Thanks for clearing that up and dropping a little history as well.
My original opinion has not changed. I don't think any region of the DMV qualifies as a secondary city in the spirit of the OP.
However, I wonder what impact Ft. Worth would have on Mississippi vs the other existing cities there. Would it be more like what OKC or Tulsa is to Oklahoma or what Nashville or Memphis is to Tennessee? There was a time when Tulsa was the culture and money center of the state while OKC was viewed as a rough and tumble newer city. While there's still some of that dynamic today, OKC is definitely more of a focal point for the state nowadays. While Memphis is still the largest city in TN and for many years was the 'face' of the state and had a larger metro area, today Nashville has a larger metro area and more people relocating there and corporate HQ's and is considered a "hot" place to move while Memphis seems to languish in its humid haze on the bluffs along the Mississippi River...
I'm not sure if it's all population, but if we're only basing it on that, Fort Worth ALONE has more than 200k on Jackson's entire metro area.
That's not even adding the major corporations we have. It ain't as much as Dallas, but still... American Airlines and BNSF are heavy hitters on their own.
As a West Virginian, we'd rather not have Newark. I like the Alexandria idea, as it would fit in better with our state. Although so too might Fort Worth, minus the flat land. Imagine FW with hills and mountains and lots of trees. WV is an energy state, so it could work. Plus that's Big 12 country and WVU is a Big 12 school.
You know you guys almost ended up with (most of) Pittsburgh right?
Agreed. Mississippi has really no significant metro areas at all of its own. Even WV is somewhat close to Washington. MS is really isolated.
No it is not. Much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Hattiesburg and South Mississippi are in close proximity to New Orleans and Mobile. North Mississippi from Greenville to Tupelo is within a 2-Hour drive of Memphis. Matter of fact, some of the fastest growing suburbs in the Memphis metro area are in DeSoto County, Mississippi, which is literally across State Line Road. Even Birmingham, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Nashville are only about a 6-7 hour drive away.
No it is not. Much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Hattiesburg and South Mississippi are in close proximity to New Orleans and Mobile. North Mississippi from Greenville to Tupelo is within a 2-Hour drive of Memphis. Matter of fact, some of the fastest growing suburbs in the Memphis metro area are in DeSoto County, Mississippi, which is literally across State Line Road. Even Birmingham, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Nashville are only about a 6-7 hour drive away.
I could not agree more. Jackson is halfway between Memphis and New Orleans, and also halfway between Atlanta and Dallas. On a smaller scale, also halfway between Birmingham and Shreveport. That is an ideal location IMO.
It would probably be a better comparison if you added the whole East Metro as St Paul, and probably tacked on some more land for Newark as well. Ramsey is such a small county that it doesn't even compare to Tarrant County, and especially not the whole East Bay.
For instance Ramsey is ~170 square miles (half the size of Ft Worth alone), while Tarrant as a whole is ~900 square miles
What about Wilmington DE to Wyoming? Or Akron and Canton to Idaho?
Are those really "secondary cities"?
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