up-state/down-state

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/18/2011 01:07 PM, victor steinbok wrote:

>I second that, although it's not just "the" major city. Both Burlington
>(major city) and Montpelier (capital and a major insurance center, perhaps
>third after Hartford and SF) are up north (or, at least, more north than
>south). So are Barre and Middlebury. In fact, there are no major population
>centers /at all/ below Rutland, which is almost exactly in the middle. But
>this may make Rutland "downstate"--nothing "below" it.

Check the figures in Wikipeda - Vermont for the population of both
"cities" and "towns".  Many of the larger in population are south of
Rutland -- although I don't know which ones would claim they are "major".  :-)

Joel

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