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Test your knowledge of US census-designated places. Enter a state abbreviation and try to name the highest population CDP.

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US All Census-Designated Places – Choose State

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Begin by entering a state abbreviation except HI (its CDP’s are its only places and are included on the regular US All Places – Choose Your State quiz). Then, try to reach the highest population by naming that state’s CDP’s.

A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. It is basically a counterpart to an incorporated place that you would normally see on a largest cities quiz.

Enter any state abbreviation except HI to begin (i.e. 'NY').

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SaltineCracker

2 years ago

It seriously surprised me that Shelby,MT is a CDP. Its on the largest cities quizzes so i assumed it was.

SaltineCracker

2 years ago

Reply to SaltineCracker

I meant it isnt. sorry

montegobay

3 years ago

i think the villages, fl are broken, 0% of people got it and i can’t type it

Phrozen

3 years ago

There don’t appear to be any valid answers for Alaska. None of the places on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_Alaska turn in a valid answer.

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darin

3 years ago

Reply to Phrozen

I just tried a few and they worked. Maybe refresh the quiz. You should see markers when you choose your state.

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darin

3 years ago

Reply to Phrozen

How could I leave out The Villages! 🙂 I’ll get this fixed soon..was a typo.

jabro

3 years ago

Any quiz that combines the CDP’s with the cities from the ‘all places’ quiz?

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darin

3 years ago

Reply to jabro

yeah I’ll look into that before long.

Encephalopedia

1 year ago

Reply to jabro

A combined quiz would totally fix Maryland and Nevada! I enthusiastically second this idea!

But, suggestion: when you do release such a quiz, you should just call it “all places” and at the same time rename the existing “all places” quiz as “all incorporated places” or something similar (maybe add a brief note about the change if you think it’s needed).

Why this suggestion? Consider the alternative name: “all places and Census Designated Places”, now side by side with the existing quiz, still called “all places”. Don’t you think that might end up looking a bit…off?

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darin

1 year ago

Reply to Encephalopedia

Here’s the new quiz:
https://hugequiz.com/quizzes/us-incorporated-cdps-and-unincorporated-places-choose-states/