Analysis: The collegiest college town in every state, and more
Every now and then — eureka! — we turn up a profusion of answers. That compels us to don our green eyeshade, put nib to paper, break out the official Department of Data rubber stamp and rush to process as many data queries as we can. Without further delay, here’s the latest Data Dive!We’d argue it’s a matter of geography, not just a matter of student population. The classic college town is built around the school at its heart.
Wedged into a hilly expanse of western New York, far enough from any city or landmark that its precise location is tough to describe, Alfred is defined by public Alfred State College and private Alfred University, which face off across its main street. If you go left at the town’s only stop light, you’re on one campus. Turn right, you’re on the other.The No. 2 overall college town is also America’s No. 1 Black college town: Prairie View, Tex.
To correct for this, we looked for the collegiest towns in every state — because who are we to deny Dover, Del., or Providence, R.I., their place in the college-town spotlight? It’s not their fault that students only make up 9 and 8 percent of their populations, respectively.We’re not sure if it’s enshrined in the Constitution , but Americans have definitely exercised their right to bear names.
Indeed, bears topped the rankings in 23 states. Beavers took the lead in nine states in the Northeast and Midwest. Horses bagged seven mostly Western states. And Mississippi’s top animal is the almighty catfish — though if we didn’t count dams named for private catfish ponds, beavers would reign there as well.Bears are so ubiquitous, they almost seem like a national animal when it comes to place names.
To sidestep this problem, we made another version of the map, dropping the gin and adding an all-American alcohol-adjacent accoutrement, the still. The result is the definitive portrait of America’s alcoholic heritage.
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