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User:VidTheKid/Evidence of the Significance of Columbus

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When people say Boston, everybody knows they are referring to Boston, Massachusetts, not Boston, England. When people say Paris, everybody knows they are referring to the one in France, not Texas, or any of the more than two dozen other towns by that name around the world. When people say Manchester, everybody knows they are referring to Manchester, England, and not the city in New Hampshire or any of the 3 dozen other towns by that name. Unless of course we are referring to a progressive rock band or a hotel heiress, or the mention is made in a context local to one of the lesser cities. This sub-article intends to present evidence to suggest that when someone says Columbus in a national or global context, people should know that they are referring either to the capital of Ohio, or the explorer credited for discovering America.

Numerical Comparison of American cities named Columbus

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State Population Area Density
Figure Factor Figure Factor Figure Factor
Ohio 730,657 551 mi² 1,327 /mi²
Alabama (no available data)
Georgia 186,291 4 572 similar 325 4
Illinois 112 6,524 0 2,193 446 3
Indiana 39,059 19 26 21 1,480 similar
Kansas 3,396 215 2 229 1,415 similar
Kentucky 229 3,191 0 1,376 573 2
Mississippi 25,944 28 22 25 1,163 similar
Montana 1,748 418 1 459 1,457 similar
Nebraska 20,971 35 9 60 2,279 similar
New Jersey 5,735 127 22 25 262 5
New Mexico 1,765 414 3 197 630 2
New York 931 785 38 15 25 53
North Carolina 992 737 2 306 551 2
North Dakota 151 4,839 0 1,835 503 3
Texas 3,916 187 3 197 1,399 similar
Wisconsin 4,479 163 4 138 1,120 similar

Notes:

  • "Factor" columns compare the raw numerical data to that of Columbus; for example, Columbus, Ohio is 28 times as populous as Columbus, Mississippi.
  • All numbers rounded to the nearest integer; actual data used for calculation is more precise.
  • Source: Wikipedia articles on each city.

Places where "Columbus" is sufficient

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Here is a list of examples of Columbus being referenced without Ohio appended to its name, and/or to the exclusion of any other Columbus.

On Wikipedia

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Examples are difficult to find, given the tendency to name the state after a city for all but the largest few American cities under encyclopedic content style.

Elsewhere

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