Something funny I just noticed...

[Viper GTS]

It's theoretically possible for a state to have such a low population that they have more senators than they do congressmen.

In fact, SEVEN fall into that category:

Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North & South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming

Talk about being all alone.



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[dolph]

p.s. the representatives from those states are referred to as "at large"

 

[blackdogdeek]

wait, more senators than members of congress? doesn't "members of congress" = senators + representatives?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
wait, more senators than members of congress? doesn't "members of congress" = senators + representatives?

Fine, I changed it to congressmen. Better?



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[vi edit]

I think South Dakota and North Dakota have 700,000 and 600,000 people respectively.

Can't remember Wyoming off the top of my head.

 

[CanOWorms]

I don't even think that half of those are real states. Some sort of conspiracy by Rand McNally... Have you met anyone from Delaware?

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
wait, more senators than members of congress? doesn't "members of congress" = senators + representatives?

Fine, I changed it to congressmen. Better?



Viper GTS

No, not better at all!

For some reason, I also thought that each state had two members of the House of Representatives, and only realized recently that is not the case.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I think South Dakota and North Dakota have 700,000 and 600,000 people respectively.

Can't remember Wyoming off the top of my head.

its teh least populated state IIRC something round 550,000 peeps i beleive

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I don't even think that half of those are real states. Some sort of conspiracy by Rand McNally... Have you met anyone from Delaware?

heh, that's funny...
but if you ever owe money to a bank/creditor, etc., you probably know someone from delaware

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Viedit: so basically, more people were at the last 3 NASCAR Winston Cup races (combined) than in either of the Dakotas?

 

[ATLien247]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I don't even think that half of those are real states. Some sort of conspiracy by Rand McNally... Have you met anyone from Delaware?

Come to think of it, no, I haven't met anyone from Delaware...

But I have met people from Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota. And I've personally been to Wyoming.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

According to the 2002 census, Wyoming has 498,703. They might've broken half a million by now

Edit:
District of Columbia has 570,898