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That's a very, very low number for the metro population. If you consider the "balance" of the core counties, Sullivan and Washington, TN, plus smaller counties like Carter, Hawkins, and southwest VA counties, you're up to roughly a half million for the CSA.
I'm not basing it off of MSA or CSA because some of these cities are just suburbs such as the ones in BC which are suburbs of Vancouver. So instead I just add the city proper populations of each city.
32 votes in and I'm kind of surprised how poorly WA is doing. I understand TN since it's also referred to as the Tri-Cities and it's in the eastern US so gets more exposer. But Raleigh is surprisingly doing very well even though it's officially know as the triangle or research triangle, yet it's the first thing people think of when they hear Tri-Cities for 21% of the people. The reason why I thought Tri-Cities, WA would do better is because all three cities actually boarder one another and it's metro area is officially known as the Tri-Cities, as opposed to most metro areas where they list out the 2 or 3 largest cities. But I guess Tri-Cities is to small and remote to get any name recognition.
32 votes in and I'm kind of surprised how poorly WA is doing. I understand TN since it's also referred to as the Tri-Cities and it's in the eastern US so gets more exposer. But Raleigh is surprisingly doing very well even though it's officially know as the triangle or research triangle, yet it's the first thing people think of when they hear Tri-Cities for 21% of the people. The reason why I thought Tri-Cities, WA would do better is because all three cities actually boarder one another and it's metro area is officially known as the Tri-Cities, as opposed to most metro areas where they list out the 2 or 3 largest cities. But I guess Tri-Cities is to small and remote to get any name recognition.
I think Tri-Cities, TN and VA gets much more name recognition primarily because of Bristol, TN and the Bristol Motor Speedway. It's one of the most popular NASCAR race tracks and draws huge crowds nationwide.
Plus Johnson City, TN is home to East Tennessee State University and a growing city, whereas Kingsport, TN is the Fortune 500 Corp HQ for Eastman Chemical Company (in top 5 employers in the state of Tennessee).
32 votes in and I'm kind of surprised how poorly WA is doing. I understand TN since it's also referred to as the Tri-Cities and it's in the eastern US so gets more exposer. But Raleigh is surprisingly doing very well even though it's officially know as the triangle or research triangle, yet it's the first thing people think of when they hear Tri-Cities for 21% of the people. The reason why I thought Tri-Cities, WA would do better is because all three cities actually boarder one another and it's metro area is officially known as the Tri-Cities, as opposed to most metro areas where they list out the 2 or 3 largest cities. But I guess Tri-Cities is to small and remote to get any name recognition.
Metro Raleigh is referred to as "The Triangle." Winston-Salem, High Point, and Greensboro, NC are referred to as "The Triad." No one refers to them as "Tri-Cities."
While the Tri-Cities TN/VA don't technically border one another (except for Bristol TN/VA), they are all within a half hour of each other, even with Kingsport-Bristol and Johnson City being two separate "metros."
Metro Raleigh is referred to as "The Triangle." Winston-Salem, High Point, and Greensboro, NC are referred to as "The Triad." No one refers to them as "Tri-Cities."
While the Tri-Cities TN/VA don't technically border one another (except for Bristol TN/VA), they are all within a half hour of each other, even with Kingsport-Bristol and Johnson City being two separate "metros."
I don't think the question was specifically about being called exactly "Tri-Cities" but rather three cities in close proximity that are known as a trio sort of speak. I live in the Triangle and wouldn't think Tri-cities would represent us since the Triangle is specifically referring to our 3 Universities which form a Triangle. Plus Raleigh is it's own Metro and much bigger than Durham or Chapel Hill.
I don't think the question was specifically about being called exactly "Tri-Cities" but rather three cities in close proximity that are known as a trio sort of speak. I live in the Triangle and wouldn't think Tri-cities would represent us since the Triangle is specifically referring to our 3 Universities which form a Triangle. Plus Raleigh is it's own Metro and much bigger than Durham or Chapel Hill.
Well my poll question is "What do you think of when you hear Tri-Cities?" Meaning if someone mentions "Tri-Cities" with out any context what is the first region you will think of? The reason why I added some cities that are not usually called Tri-Cities is because they were listed in Wikipedia, which says that "Tri-City, Tricity or Tri-Cities may refer to:" the cities I listed in the poll. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Cities
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