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For the continental United States the implications of the Ten Year Crusade about doubled the number of local spiritual assemblies, the local administrative body of the religion (sometimes called a 'congregation' in external statistical reviews especially later,) for the country in that decade, 1953 to 1963. While the international ramifications culminating in the election of the Universal House of Justice were definitive for the entire Bahá'í community nevertheless there were significant developments for the continental US. The number of assemblies grew from about 161 to over 330 with similar growth in locales with insufficient numbers of adults to elect their own assembly. There was also the application of an institutional middle ground between localities and the nation as a whole into 12 units of states. Much of the success of the effort was in an atmosphere of 'dispersing' Bahá'ís from larger communities than about 15 adults in a civil boundary and there was also a list of goal communities developed which also contributed to the success of the effort, though there were a few cases of local spiritual assemblies that dissolved over the period. By far the largest growth took place in California though several other states also experienced significant growth either compared to all the other states or in contrast to the relative growth in some states that had been low in numbers of assemblies.

Overview of the continental implications of the Ten Year Crusade

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America had 'subordinate objectives' during the Ten Year Crusade.[1] One included raising of the total number of Local Spiritual Assemblies to three hundred. This message to the American Bahá’í community at the national convention was conveyed by Rúhíyyih Khánum.[2] The principles for the list of goal cities developed was later explained in the national Baha'i News periodical.[3] The National Assembly followed these principles:

  • If a state had only one assembly, at least one other town was on the list with priority to preserving that one assembly.
  • Any goal with no Bahá'í presence was called a 'virgin goal' and otherwise was a 'consolidation goal'. 40 virgin goals were compiled.
  • If a state had a cluster of assemblies in one area goals was picked in outlying areas of that cluster to "reduce the immense distances between many Bahá'í communities."
  • 133 goal cities were developed where groups of at least 4 Bahá'ís lived.
  • Some goals were developed "within easy travel" of established communities so that people who could afford only moving narrowly could do so.
  • If a community that was not a goal area were to rise to assembly status they would be counted towards the total and that individuals were free to pioneer anywhere but should not expect other pioneers to be coordinated to join them just because they were there.

The Bahá'í directory for 1953-1954 listed 171 local assemblies, 600 locales with groups of 2-8 adult Bahá'ís, and 611 locations with isolated individual Bahá'ís.[4] The first national list of goal cities was published in the Baha'i News in October, 1953.[5] By 1963 there were 331(if one doesn't include the Washington in the District of Colombia as a 'state') total assemblies, 649 locations with groups of 2-8 adult Bahá'ís, short of electing an assembly, and 676 locations of isolated Bahá'ís.[6]

Before being officially tasked with the work to support the goal some Area Teaching Committees already existed and were in a degree of organization with their own newsletters and conferences by September, 1953.[7] These institutions had existed at least as far back as 1949, sometimes called Regional Teaching Committees (RTCs).[8] The fact that the Area Teaching Committees were designated central to the achievement of the goal was detailed again in June, 1955.[9]

Rúhíyyih Khánum had also had mentioned the dispersal of Bahá'ís from larger communities and in the coming months and years this would be a refrain heard by pilgrims.[10] Excerpts from letters from pioneers in April 1954 on their progress and aims was published which includes a mention of the idea of “dispersing” of communities larger than 15 adults.[11] By June there was mention specifically of emphasizing pioneers leaving from communities of 15 or more adults.[12] By July 1954 there were thoughts that maintaining 9 adult believers in a locale for keeping a local spiritual assembly was not required which Shoghi Effendi countered and then clarified saying that the two most historic American Bahá'í communities - Chicago and New York - could sustain themselves with 15 adult believers:[13]

The mighty and laudable effort exerted, by a considerable number of pioneers, in the course of the opening phase of this world-encircling Crusade, in the virgin territories of the globe, must, if this primacy is to remain unimpaired, be increased, doubled, nay trebled, and must manifest itself not only in foreign fields where the prizes so laboriously won during the last twelve months must, at whatever sacrifice, be meticulously preserved, but throughout the entire length and breadth of the American Union, and particularly in the goal cities, where hitherto the work has stagnated, and which must, in the year now entered, become the scene of the finest exploits which the home front has yet seen. A veritable exodus from the large cities where a considerable number of believers have, over a period of years, congregated, both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well as in the heart of the country, and where, owing to the tempo and the distractions of city life, the progress of the Faith has been retarded, must signalize the inauguration of this most intensive and challenging phase of the Crusade on the home front. Most certainly and emphatically must the lead be given by the two focal centers of Bahá'í activity which rank among the oldest of and occupy the most honored position among, the cities throughout the American Union, the one as the mother city of the North American continent, the other named by `Abdu'l-Bahá the City of the Covenant. Indeed, so grave are the exigencies of the present hour, and so critical the political position of the country, that were a bare fifteen adult Bahá'ís to be left in each of these cities, over which unsuspected dangers are hanging, it would still be regarded as adequate for the maintenance of their local spiritual assemblies.

This was amplified in September with comment on behalf of Shoghi Effendi of Bahá'ís 'dispersing' from larger communities making sure that people should be picking goal cities as their targets for pioneering.[14]

Tables by Area Teaching Committees as assigned at the end of the plan

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State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Illinois 16 21 2 5 2 8 5 Central
Iowa 2 4 0 2 2 4 0 Central
Minnesota 3 5 0 2 0 1 2 Central
Wisconsin 10 15 0 5 2 5 4 Central
Totals 31 45 2 14 6 18 11 69% of the assemblies by the end of the plan was achieved by the number of assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost) followed by 24% by those communities that achieved assembly status that were goals, followed by new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Delaware 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 Central Atlantic
District of Colombia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Central Atlantic
Maryland 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 Central Atlantic
North Carolina 0 4 0 4 4 1 0 Central Atlantic
Virginia 2 3 0 1 0 5 1 Central Atlantic
West Virginia 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Central Atlantic
Totals 8 14 1 6 5 8 3 57% of the assemblies by the end of the plan were from the number of those communities that achieved assembly status that were goals followed by assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost) at 50%, and those followed by new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Indiana 3 5 0 2 9 6 2 East Central
Michigan 9 17 0 8 4 4 4 East Central
Ohio 5 12 0 7 2 4 6 East Central
Totals 17 34 0 17 15 14 12 50% of the assemblies at the end of the plan came from the number of those that were assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost) and 44% were communities that achieved assembly status that were goals, and those were followed by new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Kentucky 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Tennessee Valley
Mississippi 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Tennessee Valley
Tennessee 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 Tennessee Valley
Alabama 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Tennessee Valley
Totals 5 6 0 1 1 5 0 83% of the assemblies at the end of the plan came from assemblies that were kept (started in 1953 minus those lost) followed by communities that achieved assembly status that were goals.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Louisiana 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Gulf
Texas 3 9 0 6 2 1 4 Gulf
Totals 4 11 0 7 3 2 4 36% of the assemblies at the end of the plan came from both the number of assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost) and the number of new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed and 27% were those communities that achieved assembly status that were goals.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Connecticut 2 4 0 2 1 3 1 New England
Maine 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 New England
Massachusetts 5 6 1 1 2 9 1 New England
New Hampshire 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 New England
Rhode Island 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 New England
Vermont 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 New England
Totals 11 16 1 5 5 23 2 63% of the assemblies at the end of the plan were ones kept (started in 1953 minus those lost) followed by 31% from the communities that achieved assembly status that were goals, and those were followed by the number new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
New Jersey 8 8 2 0 0 6 2 North Atlantic
New York 11 18 3 7 2 8 8 North Atlantic
Pennsylvania 4 2 2 -2 0 9 0 North Atlantic
Totals 23 28 7 5 2 23 10 57% of the assemblies at the end of the plan were of those that were assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost), followed by 36% from new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed, and those were followed by communities that achieved assembly status that were goals.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Nebraska 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 North Central
North Dakota 1 1 0 0 (1 lost and regained during the plan) 1 0 North Central
South Dakota 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 North Central
Totals 3 4 0 1 1 2 0 75% of the assemlies at the end of the plan were of assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost) and 25% were communities that achieved assembly status that were goals.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Idaho 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 Northwestern
Montana 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 Northwestern
Oregon 1 9 0 8 4 1 4 Northwestern
Washington 5 17 1 12 3 2 10 Northwestern
Totals 11 32 2 21 10 5 14 44% of the assemblies at the end of the plan were new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed, followed by 31% from communities that achieved assembly status that were goals, and those were followed by those that were assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost).
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Colorado 3 6 0 3 2 1 1 Rocky Mountain
New Mexico 2 5 0 3 1 1 2 Rocky Mountain
Wyoming 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 Rocky Mountain
Totals 6 13 0 7 4 4 3 46% of the assemblies at the end of the plan came from the number assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost) was followed by 31% from communities that achieved assembly status that were goals, and those were followed by new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Florida 2 14 1 12 2 2 11 South Atlantic
Georgia 1 4 0 3 1 0 2 South Atlantic
South Carolina 0 4 0 4 0 3 4 South Atlantic
Totals 3 22 1 19 3 5 17 77% of the assemblies at the end of the plan were of new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed led the results followed by 14% from communities that achieved assembly status that were goals, and those were followed by assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost).
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Arkansas 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 South Central
Kansas 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 South Central
Missouri 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 South Central
Oklahoma 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 South Central
Totals 5 10 1 5 2 7 3 40% of the assemblies at the end of the plan came from assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost), followed by 30% from new assemblies in places that were not goals or previously existed, and those were followed by communities that achieved assembly status that were goals.
State Assemblies in 1953-4 Assemblies in 1962-3 Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region
Arizona 5 8 3 3 1 3 4 Southwestern
California 33 82 6 49 11 5 46 Southwestern
Nevada 1 4 0 3 2 0 1 Southwestern
Utah 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Southwestern
Totals 40 96 9 56 15 9 51 53% of the assemblies that existed at the end of the plan were from ones in places that were not goals or previously existed, followed by 32% from assemblies kept (started in 1953 minus those lost), and those were followed by communities that achieved assembly status that were goals.


State by state table of changes in assemblies during the Ten Year Crusade

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State Assemblies in 1953-4
(171 minus Alaska, Hawaii,
& Puerto Rico = 167
includes District of Colombia)[15] 		Assemblies in 1962-3(331)[16] Assemblies lost Total change in number of assemblies Goal communities won Goals not won Assemblies that were not goals or already existed Area Teaching Committee region[17]
Alabama 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 South Central /Tennesee Valley
Arizona 5 8 3 3 1 3 4 Southwestern
Arkansas 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 South Central
California 33 82 6 49 11 5 46 Southwestern
Colorado 3 6 0 3 2 1 1 Rocky Mountain
Connecticut 2 4 0 2 1 3 1 New England
Delaware 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 Central Atlantic
District of Colombia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Central Atlantic
Florida 2 14 1 12 2 2 11 South Atlantic
Georgia 1 4 0 3 1 0 2 South Atlantic
Idaho 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 Northwestern
Illinois 16 21 2 5 2 8 5 Central
Indiana 3 5 0 2 9 6 2 East Central
Iowa 2 4 0 2 2 4 0 Central
Kansas 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 South Central
Kentucky 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 East Central/Tennessee Valley
Louisiana 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Gulf
Maine 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 New England
Maryland 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 Central Atlantic
Massachusetts 5 6 1 1 2 9 1 New England
Michigan 9 17 0 8 4 4 4 East Central
Minnesota 3 5 0 2 0 1 2 Central
Mississippi 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Gulf/Tennessee Valley
Missouri 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 South Central
Montana 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 Northwestern
Nebraska 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 North Central
Nevada 1 4 0 3 2 0 1 Southwestern
New Hampshire 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 New England
New Jersey 8 8 2 0 0 6 2 North Atlantic
New Mexico 2 5 0 3 1 1 2 Rocky Mountain
New York 11 18 3 7 2 8 8 North Atlantic
North Carolina 0 4 0 4 4 1 0 Central Atlantic
North Dakota 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 North Central
Ohio 5 12 0 7 2 4 6 East Central
Oklahoma 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 South Central
Oregon 1 9 0 8 4 1 4 Northwestern
Pennsylvania 4 2 2 -2 0 9 0 North Atlantic
Rhode Island 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 New England
South Carolina 0 4 0 4 0 3 4 South Atlantic
South Dakota 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 North Central
Tennessee 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 South Atlantic/Tennessee Valley
Texas 3 9 0 6 2 1 4 Gulf
Utah 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Southwestern
Vermont 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 New England
Virginia 2 3 0 1 0 5 1 Central Atlantic
Washington 5 17 1 12 3 2 10 Northwestern
West Virginia 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Central Atlantic
Wisconsin 10 15 0 5 2 5 4 Central
Wyoming 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 Rocky Mountain
Totals 167 331 24 164 73 125 130

By State assemblies or goals

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States Assemblies in 1953-4
(171 minus Alaska, Hawaii,
& Puerto Rico = 167
includes District of Colombia)[18] 		Continental Ten Year Crusade
goals by June 1954[19]
(including assemblies that were lost
at the start or during the plan)[20][21] 		Assemblies in 1962-3(331)[22]
Alabama Birmingham Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Arizona Flagstaff Flagstaff
Glendale
Globe
Phoenix Phoenix
North Phoenix
Pine Springs
Prescrott
Scottsdale
Tempe
Tucson Tucson
Tuscon Twp[23]
Verde Valley
Yuma Yuma
Arkansas Little Rock Little Rock
North Little Rock
Fort Smith
Rogers
California Anaheim
Alhambra Alhambra
Alhambra JD[24]
Altadena
Antelope JD
Alturas
Anaheim
Auburn
Bakersfield Bakersfield
Berkeley Berkeley
Beverly Hills Beverly Hills
Burbank Burbank
Burlingame Burlingame
Carmel
Central Marin JD
Chula Vista Chula Vista
Cloverdale Twp
Compton
Costa Mesa
Culver City
El Monte JD
Escondido JD
Eureka
Fair Oaks JD
Fresno Fresno
Fresno JD
Garden Grove
Glendale Glendale
Glendale JD
Hayward Hayward
Healdsburg
Healdsburg JD
Hermosa Beach
Huntington Park,
Inglewood Inglewood
Inglewood JD Inglewood JD
La Mesa
Long Beach Long Beach
Los Angeles Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach
Millbrae
Menlo Park
Monrovia Monrovia]
Monterey
Monterey-Carmel JD
National City National City
Newhall JD
Novato
Oakland Oakland
Ontario
Oxnard
Palo Alto Palo Alto
Palo Alto Mountain View JD
Pasadena Pasadena
Pasadena JD
Palm Springs
Pomona Pomona
Redding Redding
Redondo Beach
Riverside Riverside
Sacramento Sacramento
North Sacramento JD
San Bernadino San Bernadino
San Bernadino JD
San Carlos
San Diego San Diego
Santa Ana
San Francisco San Francisco
San Jose San Jose
San Leandro-Hayward JD
San Mateo San Mateo
Southern JD San Mateo County
San Rafael
Santa Ana Santa Ana
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa JD
Sonoma JD
Santa Monica Santa Monica
Sausalito Twp Sausalito Twp
Stockton Stockton
South Bay JD South Bay JD South Bay JD
South Gate South Gate South Gate
Sunnyvale
Temple City
Twentynine Palms JD,
Ventura
West Hollywood West Hollywood
Whittier JD Whittier JD
Victor JD
Colorado Aurora Aurora
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs
Denver Denver
Greeley
Jefferson County Jefferson County
Pueblo Pueblo
Sububrban Colorado Springs
Connecticut Bridgeport
Greenwich Greenwich
Hamden
Hartford Hartford
New Haven New Haven
New Britain
Stamford
Delaware Dover
New Castle County
Wilmington Wilmington
District of Colombia Washington Washington
Florida Broward County
Delray Beach
Duval County
Fort Meyers
Jacksonville
Manatee County
Miami Miami
Miami Beach Miami Beach
North Dade County
Pinellas County
Pompano Beach
Orange County
St Augustine
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Sarasota County
Tampa Tampa
Georgia Atlanta Atlanta
Augusta
DeKalb County
Savannah Savannah
Idaho Ada County Ada County
Lewiston
Boise Boise
Pocatella Pocatello
Illinois Addison Twp
Aurora
Batavia Batavia
Berwyn Berwyn
Cicero
Champaign Champaign
Chicago Chicago
Danville Danville
Decatur Decatur
Deerfield
East St. Louis
Elgin
Elmhurst Elmhurst
Evanston Evanston
Glencoe
Glenview
Joliet
Maywood Maywood
Melrose Twp
Oak Park Oak Park
Peoria Peoria
Peoria Heights
Quincy Quincy
Richwoods Twp
Rockford
Springfield Springfied
Urbana Urbana
Waukegan Waukegan
Wilmette Wilmette
Winnetka Winnetka
Indiana East Chicago
Evansville
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
Gary
Hammond
Indianapolis Indianapolis
Kokomo
Michigan City
South Bend South Bend
Terre Haute
Warsaw
Iowa Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids
Davenport Davenport
Des Moines Des Moines
Dubugue
Iowa City
Sioux City
Waterloo Waterloo
Kansas Emporia
Kansas City Kansas City
Topeka Topeka
Wichita Wichita
Kentucky Louisville Louisville
Covington
Lexington
Louisiana Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
New Orleans New Orleans
Shreveport
Maine Augusta
Bangor
Eliot Eliot
Lewiston
Portland Portland
Maryland Baltimore Baltimore
Baltimore County
Montgomery County Montgomery County Montgomery County
Prince George's County
Massachusetts Brookline
Brockton
Beverly Beverly
Boston Boston
Cambridge Cambridge
Fall River
Falmouth
Holyoke
Ipswich Ipswich
Lynn
Lowell
Malden
Newton
New Bedford
Springfield
Worcester Worcester Worcester
Michigan Adrian
Ann Arbor Ann Arbor
Battle Creek Battle Creek
Bay City
Dearborn Dearborn Heights
Detroit Detroit
Ferndale
Flint Flint
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids
Highland Park Highland Park
Jackson Jackson
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Muskegon Muskegon
Niles Niles Twp
Pontiac Pontiac
Port Huron
Royal Oak Royal Oak
Royal Oak Twp Royal Oak Twp
Ypsilanti Twp
Wyanotte
Minnesota Duluth Duluth
Minneapolis Minneapolis
Olmstead County
Rochester
St Cloud
St. Paul St Paul
Mississippi Gulport Gulfport
Meridian
Jackson Jackson
Missouri Clayton
Independence
Kansas City Kansas City
St. Louis St. Louis
St Joseph
Springfield
Webster Grove
Montana Billings Billings
Butte Butte Butte
Great Falls Great Falls
Helena
Missoula
Nebraska Lincoln
Omaha Omaha
Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas
Las Vegas South
Reno Reno
Sparks Sparks
New Hampshire Concord
Keene
Manchester
Nashua Nashua
Portsmouth Portsmouth
New Jersey Atlantic City
Camden
Clifton
Dumont Dumont
East Orange East Orange
Elizabeth
Englewood Englewood
Hackensack
Jersey City Jersey City
Montclair Montclair
Newark
Paterson
Ridgewood Ridgewood
Springfield
Teaneck Teaneck
New Mexico Albuquerque Albuquerque
Bernalillo County Bernalillo County
Gallup
McKinley County
Roswell
Santa Fe Santa Fe
New York Albany
Amhest Twp
Binghamton Binghamton
Buffalo Buffalo
Babylon Twp
Elmira
Geneva Geneva
Hamburg Twp Hamburg Twp
Hamburg Village
Hempstead Twp
North Hempstead Twp
Huntington Twp
Ithaca
Jamestown Jamestown
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
New York City New York City
Niagara Falls Niagara Falls
Poughkeepsie
Rochester Rochester
Seneca Twp
Syracuse Syracuse
Tonawanda Twp
Troy
Schenectady
Utica
Victor Twp
Waterloo
Yonkers Yonkers
North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte
Durham Durham
Greensboro Greensboro
Raleigh Raleigh
Winston-Salem
North Dakota Fargo Fargo Fargo
Bismarck
Grand Forks
Ohio Akron Akron
Canton
Cincinnati Cincinnati
Cleveland Cleveland
East Cleveland
Columbus Columbus
East Cleveland
Dayton Dayton
Euclid
Kettering
Lima Lima
Lorain
Mansfield
Toledo
Urbana
Warren
Youngstown Youngstown
Oklahoma Enlid
Oklahoma City Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Oregon Astoria
Corvallis Corvallis
Eugene Eugene
Lane County
Marion County
Medford
Multnomah County
Pendleton Pendleton
Portland Portland
Salem Salem
Pennsylvania Allentown
Altoona
Chester
Erie
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Reading
Scranton
West Chester
Wilkesbarre
York
Rhode Island Cranston
East Providence
Providence Providence
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
South Carolina Charleston
Columbia
Florence County
Frogmore
Greenville
Greenville County
North Augusta
South Dakota Rapid City Rapid City
Sioux Falls Sioux Falls
Tennessee Chattanooga
Memphis Memphis
Nashville Nashville
Texas Amarillo
Austin Austin
Dallas Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston Houston
Odessa
San Antonio San Antonio
University Park
Utah Ogden Ogden
Provo
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Vermont Burlington
Brattleboro Brattleboro
Rutland
Virginia Alexandria Alexandria
Arlington Arlington
Falls Church
Newport News
Norfolk
Richmond
Roanoke
Staunton
Washington Bellingham
Edmonds
Everett Everett
Issaquah
Kirkland Kirkland
Longview
Makah Indian Reservation
North King County District
Olympia
Pasco
Richmond Highlands
Seattle Seattle
Snohomish County District
South King County District
South Pierce County District
Spokane Spokane
Spokane County
Tacoma Tacoma
Walla Walla Walla Walla
Yakima Yakima
West Virginia Charleston Charleston
Huntington
Wisconsin Brookfield Twp Brookfield
Fond du Lac Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Glendale
Green Bay Green Bay
Kenosha Kenosha
La Crosse
Madison Madison
Mequon
Milwaukee Milwaukee
Monona Village
Racine Racine
Sheboygan
Shorewood Shorewood
Superior
Waukesha Waukesha
Wauwatosa Wauwatosa
West Allis
Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay
Wyoming Casper Casper
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Laramie Laramie

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  23. ^ Note 'Twp' refers to 'Township' and may be considered the formal city limits before the growing suburbs largely had their own names
  24. ^ Like 'Twp', JD refers to 'Judicial District' and is a kind of civil boundary inside a city region which has growing beyond its urban roots into suburbs.
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