قائمة العواصم في الولايات المتحدة
Washington, D.C., has been the capital of الولايات المتحدة since 1800. Eight other cities have served as the meeting place for the U.S. Congress and are therefore considered to have once been the capital of the United States. In addition, each of the fifty U.S. states and the five principal territories of the United States maintains its own capital.
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State capitals
In 33 of the 50 U.S. states, the state capital is not the state's most populous city. Only two of the state capitals — Trenton, New Jersey, and Carson City, Nevada — border another state, while Juneau, Alaska, shares a border with the Canadian province of British Columbia.[1] The dates listed in the following table indicate the year in which the city started to continuously serve as the state's sole capital. Most states have changed their capital city at least once--see Historical state capitals for details.
State | Abr. | Date of statehood | Capital | Capital since | Land area (mi²) | Most populous city? | Municipal population | Metropolitan population | Notes |
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Alabama | AL | 1819 | Montgomery | 1846 | 155.4 | No | 205,764 | 374,536 | Birmingham is the state's largest city |
ألاسكا | AK | 1959 | Juneau | 1906 | 2716.7 | No | 31,275 | Juneau is the largest capital by land area. Anchorage is the state's largest city. | |
Arizona | AZ | 1912 | Phoenix | 1889 | 474.9 | Yes | 1,445,632 | 4,192,887 | Phoenix is the most populous U.S. state capital and only capital with more than 1 million citizens |
Arkansas | AR | 1836 | Little Rock | 1821 | 116.2 | Yes | 193,524 | 877,091 | |
كاليفورنيا | CA | 1850 | Sacramento | 1854 | 97.2 | No | 466,488 | 2,527,123 | The Supreme Court of California is headquartered in San Francisco. Los Angeles is the state's largest city. |
كولورادو | CO | 1876 | Denver | 1867 | 153.4 | Yes | 600,158 | 2,552,195 | Denver was called Denver City until 1882. |
Connecticut | CT | 1788 | Hartford | 1875 | 17.3 | No | 124,512 | 1,212,381 | Bridgeport is the state's largest city, but Hartford is the largest metro area. |
Delaware | DE | 1787 | Dover | 1777 | 22.4 | No | 36,047 | 162,310 | Longest-serving capital in terms of statehood. Wilmington is the state's largest city. |
فلوريدا | FL | 1845 | Tallahassee | 1824 | 95.7 | No | 181,412 | 367,413 | Jacksonville is the largest city, and Miami has the largest metro area. |
Georgia | GA | 1788 | Atlanta | 1868 | 131.7 | Yes | 420,003 | 5,268,860 | |
هاوائي | HI | 1959 | Honolulu | 1845 | 85.7 | Yes | 337,256 | 953,207 | |
آيداهو | ID | 1890 | Boise | 1865 | 63.8 | Yes | 205,671 | 616,561 | |
إلينوي | IL | 1818 | Springfield | 1837 | 54.0 | No | 116,250 | 208,182 | Chicago is the state's largest city. |
Indiana | IN | 1816 | Indianapolis | 1825 | 361.5 | Yes | 829,718 | 1,756,221 | Indianapolis is the second largest city in the Midwest. |
Iowa | IA | 1846 | Des Moines | 1857 | 75.8 | Yes | 203,433 | 580,255 | |
Kansas | KS | 1861 | Topeka | 1856 | 56.0 | No | 127,473 | 230,824 | Wichita is the state's largest city. |
كنتكي | KY | 1792 | Frankfort | 1792 | 14.7 | No | 25,527 | 70,758 | Louisville is the state's largest city. Frankfort ranks as the twelfth most populous city in the state. |
Louisiana | LA | 1812 | Baton Rouge | 1880 | 76.8 | No | 229,553 | 802,484 | New Orleans is the state's largest city and home to the Louisiana Supreme Court. |
Maine | ME | 1820 | Augusta | 1832 | 55.4 | No | 19,136 | 117,114 | Augusta was officially made the capital 1827, but the legislature did not sit there until 1832. Portland is the state's largest city. |
مريلاند | MD | 1788 | Annapolis | 1694 | 6.73 | No | 38,394 | Annapolis is the third-longest serving capital in the United States after Santa Fe and Boston. Its capitol building is the oldest still in use. It is also the smallest capital by land area. Baltimore is the state's largest city. | |
مساتشوستس | MA | 1788 | Boston | 1630 | 48.4 | Yes | 617,594 | 4,522,858 | Boston is the longest continuously serving capital in the United States. The Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area encompasses the state capitals of مساتشوستس, نيو هامپشر, and Rhode Island. |
Michigan | MI | 1837 | Lansing | 1847 | 35.0 | No | 114,297 | 464,036 | Lansing is the only state capital that is not also the county seat of the county in which it is situated.[بحاجة لمصدر] Detroit is the state's largest city. |
منيسوتا | MN | 1858 | Saint Paul | 1849 | 52.8 | No | 285,068 | 3,502,891 | Minneapolis is the state's largest city; it and Saint Paul form the core of the state's largest metropolitan area. |
Mississippi | MS | 1817 | Jackson | 1821 | 104.9 | Yes | 173,514 | 539,057 | |
Missouri | MO | 1821 | Jefferson City | 1826 | 27.3 | No | 43,079 | 149,807 | Kansas City is the state's largest city, and Greater St. Louis is the state's largest metropolitan area. |
مونتانا | MT | 1889 | Helena | 1875 | 14.0 | No | 28,190 | 74,801 | Billings is the state's largest city. |
Nebraska | NE | 1867 | Lincoln | 1867 | 74.6 | No | 258,379 | 302,157 | Omaha is the state's largest city. |
Nevada | NV | 1864 | Carson City | 1861 | 143.4 | No | 55,274 | Las Vegas is the state's largest city. | |
نيو هامپشر | NH | 1788 | Concord | 1808 | 64.3 | No | 42,695 | Manchester is the state's largest city. | |
نيوجرزي | NJ | 1787 | Trenton | 1784 | 7.66 | No | 84,913 | 366,513 | Newark is the state's largest city. Trenton served as the US capital for a short period in the late 18th century. |
نيو مكسيكو | NM | 1912 | Santa Fe | 1610 | 37.3 | No | 75,764 | 183,732 | Santa Fe is the longest serving capital in the United States. El Paso del Norte served as the capital of the Santa Fe de Nuevo México colony-in-exile during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680–1692. Santa Fe has the highest elevation of any state capital. Albuquerque is the state's largest city. |
نيويورك | NY | 1788 | Albany | 1797 | 21.4 | No | 97,856 | 857,592 | New York City is the state's largest city. |
كارولينا الشمالية | NC | 1789 | Raleigh | 1792 | 114.6 | No | 403,892 | 1,130,490 | Charlotte is the state's largest city. |
North Dakota | ND | 1889 | Bismarck | 1883 | 26.9 | No | 61,272 | 108,779 | Fargo is the state's largest city. |
Ohio | OH | 1803 | Columbus | 1816 | 210.3 | Yes | 787,033 | 1,836,536 | Columbus is Ohio's largest city, and the fourth-largest state capital, but the Cincinnati and Cleveland metropolitan areas are both larger. |
Oklahoma | OK | 1907 | Oklahoma City | 1910 | 607.0 | Yes | 580,000 | 1,252,987 | Oklahoma City is the shortest serving current state capital in the United States. |
Oregon | OR | 1859 | Salem | 1855 | 45.7 | No | 154,637 | 390,738 | Portland is the state's largest city. |
پنسلڤانيا | PA | 1787 | Harrisburg | 1812 | 8.11 | No | 49,528 | 647,390 | Philadelphia is the state's largest city. |
Rhode Island | RI | 1790 | Providence | 1900 | 18.5 | Yes | 178,042 | 1,630,956 | Providence also served as the capital 1636–1686 and 1689–1776. It was one of five co-capitals 1776–1853, and one of two co-capitals 1853–1900. |
South Carolina | SC | 1788 | Columbia | 1786 | 125.2 | Yes | 131,686 | 913,797 | Columbia is the largest city in South Carolina but second largest metro area and combined statistical area behind Greenville. |
South Dakota | SD | 1889 | Pierre | 1889 | 13.0 | No | 13,646 | Sioux Falls is the state's largest city. | |
تنسي | TN | 1796 | Nashville | 1826 | 473.3 | No | 635,710 | 1,582,264 | Memphis is the state's largest city, and Nashville is the largest metro area. |
Texas | TX | 1845 | Austin | 1839 | 251.5 | No | 842,592 | 1,716,291 | Houston is the state's largest city and the previous capital, and Dallas–Fort Worth is the largest metro area. Austin is the second largest state capital. Austin is the largest state capital that is not also the state's largest city. |
Utah | UT | 1896 | Salt Lake City | 1858 | 109.1 | Yes | 186,440 | 1,124,197 | |
Vermont | VT | 1791 | Montpelier | 1805 | 10.2 | No | 7,855 | Montpelier is the least populous U.S. state capital. Burlington is the state's largest city. | |
ڤرجينيا | VA | 1788 | Richmond | 1780 | 60.1 | No | 204,214 | 1,231,675 | Virginia Beach is the state's largest city, and Northern Virginia is the state's largest metro area. |
Washington | WA | 1889 | Olympia | 1853 | 16.7 | No | 46,478 | 234,670 | Seattle is the state's largest city. |
West Virginia | WV | 1863 | Charleston | 1885 | 31.6 | Yes | 51,400 | 304,214 | |
Wisconsin | WI | 1848 | Madison | 1838 | 68.7 | No | 233,209 | 561,505 | Milwaukee is the state's largest city. |
وايومنگ | WY | 1890 | Cheyenne | 1869 | 21.1 | Yes | 59,466 | 91,738 |
Insular area capitals
An insular area is a United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nation's federal district. Those insular areas with territorial capitals are listed below...
Insular area | Date | Capital | Notes |
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American Samoa | 1899 | Pago Pago | De facto capital of the Territory of American Samoa. |
1967 | Fagatogo | Official seat of government stated in the territory's constitution. | |
Guam | 1898 | Hagåtña | Dededo is the area's largest village. |
Northern Mariana Islands | 1947 | Saipan | |
پوِرتو ريكو | 1898 | San Juan | The city of San Juan was originally called Puerto Rico while the island was called San Juan Bautista. When Ponce de León landed here it was originally named Borínquen. |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 1917 | Charlotte Amalie |
Former national capitals
United States
From 1774 to 1800, Congress met in numerous locations; therefore, the following cities can be said to have once been the United States capital:[1]
- Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, پنسلڤانيا: September 5, 1774 to October 24, 1774
- Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 10, 1775 to December 12, 1776
- Henry Fite House, Baltimore, مريلاند: December 20, 1776 to February 27, 1777
- Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 4, 1777 to September 18, 1777
- Court House, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: September 27, 1777 (one day)
- Court House, York, Pennsylvania: September 30, 1777 to June 2, 1778
- Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: July 27, 1778 to March 1, 1781
- Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1783[2]
- Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey: June 30, 1783 to November 4, 1783
- Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland: November 26, 1783 to August 19, 1784
- French Arms Tavern, Trenton, نيوجرزي: November 1, 1784 to December 24, 1784
- City Hall (Federal Hall), New York City, نيويورك: January 11, 1785 to Autumn 1788
- Federal Hall, New York City, New York: March 4, 1789 to December 5, 1790
- Congress Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: December 6, 1790 to May 14, 1800
- United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.: November 17, 1800 to December 8, 1815[3]
- Old Brick Capitol, Washington, D.C.: December 8, 1815 to 1825
- United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.: 1825 to present
Kingdom and Republic of Hawaii
Prior to becoming a territory of the United States in 1898, Hawaii was an independent nation. Five sites served as its capital:
- Waikīkī. Served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, 1795–1796
- Hilo. Served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, 1796–1803
- Kailua-Kona. Served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, 1812–1820
- Lahaina. Served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, 1820–1845.
- Honolulu
- Served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, 1803–1812.
- Served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, 1845–January 17, 1893.
- Served as the seat of the Provisional Government of Hawaii after the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, January 17, 1893–July 4, 1894.
- Served as the capital of the Republic of Hawaii when it was established on July 4, 1894 until the Republic was annexed by the United States on July 7, 1898 under the Newlands Resolution to become the Territory of Hawaii. On becoming a state in 1959, Honolulu became the capital of the State of Hawaii.
Republic of Texas
Before joining the United States under the Texas Annexation in 1845, Texas was an independent nation known as the Republic of Texas. Seven cities served as its capital:
- Washington (now Washington-on-the-Brazos), 1836
- Harrisburg, 1836
- Galveston, 1836
- Velasco, 1836
- West Columbia, 1836
- Houston, 1837–1839
- Austin, 1839–1845
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Unrecognized national capitals
There have been a handful of nations within the current borders of the United States which were never officially recognized as legally independent sovereign entities; however these nations did have de facto control over their respective regions during their existence.
Vermont Republic
Before joining the United States as the fourteenth state, Vermont was an independent republic known as the Vermont Republic. Two cities served as the capital of the Republic:
- Westminster, 1777
- Windsor, 1777–1791
The current capital of the state of Vermont is Montpelier.
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America had three capitals during its existence.
- Montgomery, Alabama, February 4, 1861 – May 29, 1861
- Richmond, ڤرجينيا, May 6, 1861 (declared) – April 3, 1865
- Danville, ڤرجينيا, April 3, 1865 – April 10, 1865
State of Franklin
The State of Franklin was an autonomous, secessionist United States territory created, not long after the end of the American Revolution, from territory that later was ceded by North Carolina to the federal government. Franklin's territory later became part of the state of Tennessee. Franklin was never officially admitted into the Union of the United States and existed for only four years.
- Jonesborough, Tennessee, 1784–?
- Greeneville, Tennessee, 1785?–?
State of Muskogee
The State of Muskogee was a short-lived Native American state in Florida. It consisted of several tribes of Creeks and Seminoles. It existed from 1799 to 1803. It had one capital:
- Miccosukee,[2] 1799–1803
Republic of West Florida
The Republic of West Florida was a short-lived republic consisting of parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, فلوريدا and Alabama.
Republic of Indian Stream
The Republic of Indian Stream was an unrecognized independent nation within the present state of نيو هامپشر.
- Pittsburg, New Hampshire, 1832–1835
California Republic
Before being annexed by the United States in 1848 (following the Mexican–American War), a small portion of north-central California declared itself the California Republic, in an act of independence from Mexico, in 1846 (see Bear Flag Revolt). The republic only existed a month before it disbanded itself, to join the advancing American army and therefore became part of the United States.
The very short-lived California Republic was never recognized by the United States, Mexico or any other nation. There was one de facto capital of the California Republic:
- Sonoma, 1846
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- Timeline of country and capital changes
Notes
^[a] Even though the urbanized area of Carson City is about 15 miles (24 km) from the California border, the larger Consolidated Municipality of Carson City does form part of the Nevada state border. Similarly, the City and Borough of Juneau extends eastward to British Columbia, although the urbanized area of Juneau is about 35 miles (56 km) from the Canadian border. See:[4]
^[b] Congress was forced to move from Philadelphia due to a riot of angry soldiers. See: Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783
^[c] President James Madison fled to the home of Caleb Bentley in Brookeville, Maryland following the burning of Washington on August 24-25, 1814. As such, the town claims to have been the "U.S. Capital for a Day" despite the fact that Congress never met there. See: "A Brief History". Town of Brookeville, Maryland. 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
^[d] Due to flooding in Sacramento, San Francisco served as a temporary capital from January 24, 1862 to May 15, 1862. See "California's State Capitols 1850–present" (PDF)..
الهامش
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- ^ The State of Muskogee, State Flags of Florida, Cultural, Historical and Information Programs, Office of Cultural and Historical Programs website, Florida Department of State, Government of Florida, retrieved October 31, 2007.
- ^ Capitals of Alabama. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Updated October 29, 2001. Accessed June 9, 2005.
- ^ أ ب ت ث ج ح خ The Spanish name la Florida originally referred to all of the American continent north of Mexico. As other European nations colonized North America, the extent of la Florida shrank to encompass only the Spanish territorial claims in the southeastern portion of the present الولايات المتحدة.
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- ^ Educational Materials: Facts. Arkansas Secretary of State. Accessed June 9, 2005. Washington State Park 19th century village in SW Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, Confederate Capital Old Division of State Parks. 2003. Accessed June 9, 2005.
- ^ أ ب ت The name Arkansas has been pronounced and spelled in a variety of fashions. The region was organized as the Territory of Arkansaw on July 4, 1819, but the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas on June 15, 1836. The name was historically pronounced /ˈɑrkənsɔː/, /ɑrˈkænzəs/, and several other variants. In 1881, the Arkansas General Assembly passed the following concurrent resolution (Arkansas Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 4, Section 105):
Whereas, confusion of practice has arisen in the pronunciation of the name of our state and it is deemed important that the true pronunciation should be determined for use in oral official proceedings.
And, whereas, the matter has been thoroughly investigated by the State Historical Society and the Eclectic Society of Little Rock, which have agreed upon the correct pronunciation as derived from history, and the early usage of the American immigrants.
Be it therefore resolved by both houses of the General Assembly, that the only true pronunciation of the name of the state, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians and committed to writing in the French word representing the sound. It should be pronounced in three (3) syllables, with the final "s" silent, the "a" in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables. The pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of "a" in "man" and the sounding of the terminal "s" is an innovation to be discouraged.
Citizens of the State of Kansas often pronounce the Arkansas River /ɑrˈkænzəs/ in a manner similar to the common pronunciation of the name of their state.
- ^ Ebbert (Chief Editor), Brian S. (2006). California's Legislature (PDF). Sacramento, California: State of California. pp. 157–165. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
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- ^ On November 15, 1902, the City of Denver became the City and County of Denver.
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