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Show POPULAR TOWN TO'VN TOVN ' NAMES NA1\fES NA1 fES \ . If someone were to ask youwhat you what is is the most popular name for fortowns fortowns fortowns towns in the United States , what would you guess ? Unless you you"had you"had youhad , "had had 7iad " " checked up the names in the United States Postal Guide , it is issafe is issafe issafe safe to say that you would not hit upon the right name in in a dozenguesses dozen dozenguesses guesses . Of course Washington 'Vashington Vashington ' would suggest itself , also Springfield Spnngfieldpossibly , possIbly Paris . But neither of them is the leader , although Wash Wash- Washmgton Washington Washington - ington mgton stands tands in the second rank . The most popular town name in the United Umted States is Clinton Clintonof , of which wbich there are 30 having postoffices . Next comes Chester , Florence and Washington with 28 towns townsof townsof townsof of each name ; then Clayton Clay ton , Madison , Marion and Troy , 27 ; Glenwood Glen- Glen Glenwood Glen-wood Glen wood - ' , wood , Kingsport Kingspovt , Newport and S Salem lem , 26 ; Ashland and Center Center- Centeryule Center-ville Center ville - . ' VlUe yule , 25 . There are 24 Clevelands and the same number of Springfields Springfieldsseveral , several of them being important cities . Other names range from fromthis fromthis fromthis this number downward . There is only one New York , but two twoChicagos twoChicagos twoChicagos Chicagos , 6 Philadelphias Ph1ladelphias and 8 Detroits . The outstanding outstandmg popularity of the name Clinton is somewhatdifficult somewhat somewhatdifficult somewhatdifficult difficult to understand , although 'two two ' = two statesmen of that name namewere namewere namewere were very prominent promment in the early days of the lepubhc iepubhc . George Clinton Chnton was th the first governor of the state of New NewYOlk NewYoik NewYolk YOlk Yoik and was vice-president vice president - of the United States at the time of ofhis ofhis ofhis his death in in 1812 . His nephew , DeWitt Clinton , was also lso gover gover- governor governor governor - - nor of New York andan and an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency , bemg being presidencybeing defeated by Madison . ' Whether 'hether hether ' it be through ' the fame of these statesmen or theeuphony theeuphony the theeuphony euphony of the name itself , Clinton Clmton is the favorite name for towns townsin in in townsin the United Umted States . ' |