Due to differentials between city limits and metro areas, you might be surprised to learn some of these facts about US cities and their populations:

1) San Antonio has the 7th largest population in the US, but somehow doesn't have an NFL or MLB team.

2) Many regard Bakersfield, CA to be a hick town, or don't even know it exists. However, it has a larger population than Cleveland, Anaheim, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Orlando, and Pittsburgh.

3) Columbus, OH is somehow the 14th most populous city in the US -- much bigger than Cleveland and Cincinnati combined.

4) Phoenix is now the 5th biggest city in the US -- larger than Phliadelphia.

5) Fresno, CA and Mesa, AZ both have bigger populations than Miami and Atlanta.

6) Salt Lake City and Des Moines both have fewer people than the little-known Texas cities of Irving and Garland.

7) Charleston, SC is the 200th biggest city in the US, behind unknowns like Roseville, CA and Thornton, CO.

8) Austin is somehow the 11th biggest city in the US.

8) Despite there being 30 MLB teams, of the 30 most populous cities, these have no MLB teams close by: San Antonio (7th), Austin (11th), Columbus (14th), Charlotte (15th), Indianapolis (17th), El Paso (22nd), Nashville (23rd), Oklahoma City (25th), Portland (26th), Las Vegas (27th), Memphis (28th), and Louisville (29th).

9) Billings, Montana only has a population of 109,577, but it's the biggest city in Montana. It's smaller than places like Broken Arrow, OK, and Meridian, ID.