City names with "City"

[sammi]

In the Philippines (yay international content! ) the names of cities are usually "City of [X], [Province]", and then we just call them "[X] City", e.g. Baguio City, Cebu City, or just the name if there's no need to clarify. I know of two exceptions: "City of Manila" or "Manila", never "Manila City"; and "Quezon City" or "City of Quezon", never just "Quezon".

But apparently in the US, some cities have names that have the word "City" in them. Like, "Oklahoma City". To me that would be short for "City of Oklahoma", but apparently not. It's "City of Oklahoma City[, Oklahoma]".



Are there any other cities that are like this? Kansas City comes to mind.

[hotdogPi]

Jefferson City, maybe?

(New York and Québec both have "city" optional, but most people use it.)

EDIT: Carson City.

[Brandon]

How about "village"?  As in Village of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. 

City of Dallas City, Illinois
Village of Coal City, Illinois
City of Calumet City, Illinois
Village of Central City, Illinois
Future City, Illinois (unincorporated)
City of Granite City, Illinois

Yes, a place can be called "city" at the end  and still be considered a village (government type, not related to size) in Illinois.

[Zeffy]

City of Atlantic City, NJ
City of Jersey City, NJ
City of Sea Isle City, NJ
City of Ocean City, NJ

In New Jersey, municipality type always follows the name of the municipality - so Trenton is Trenton City, Newark is Newark City, etc. I don't know of any places in New Jersey that have 'City' in the name that aren't classified as a New Jersey city.

[Doctor Whom]

(New York and Québec both have "city" optional, but most people use it.)

Same with Baltimore locally, to distinguish it from Baltimore County.

Maryland City (unincorporated), Maryland
Town of Ocean City, Maryland
Charles City (unincorporated), Virginia, which is the county seat of Charles City County

[hotdogPi]

Atlantic City!

[Big John]

don't forget Kansas City, KS and MO

[hotdogPi]

don't forget Kansas City, KS and MO

Are there any other cities that are like this? Kansas City comes to mind.

[US81]

My favorite Texas example is probably Gun Barrel City! 

[roadman65]

Junction City, KS
Dodge City, KS

Polk City, FL
Dade City, FL
Panama City, FL

Carson City, NV

Redwood City, CA

[briantroutman]

Redwood City, CA

And its neighbor Foster City.

[Doctor Whom]

Salt Lake City, UT.

[cwf1701]

The western part of Gadsden Alabama is called by locals "Alabama City" as it was one time a separate city before it was annexed by Gadsden.

[agentsteel53]

California City, CA.

[hotdogPi]

California City, CA.

Iowa City, IA
Illinois City, IL

[Takumi]

Virginia has Chase City, Gate City, Weber City, and Dale City, and Stephens City. All are towns, except for Dale City, which is unincorporated. There are also all of the independent cities, but none of them have "city" in their name aside when saying "City of X".

[roadman65]

Texas City, TX

Phenix City, AL

Everglades City, FL
Florida City, FL

[US 41]

Garden City, KS

[tdindy88]

Since it seems that language wasn't specified: Indianapolis, Annapolis, Minneapolis

[bulldog1979]

In Michigan, we have the following official names, among others:

• Village of Mackinaw City
• City of Traverse City
• City of the Village of Clarkston
• City of the Village of Douglas

[sdmichael]

Carson City, NV, while already mentioned, is a bit different than most. It is also the County of Carson City, or Carson City County, or Carson County... It is one of the City/County routines like San Francisco - the CC of SF.

[DaBigE]

Wisconsin:

Buffalo City
Cuba City
Fountain City
Genoa City
Glenwood City

[bassoon1986]

Louisiana:
City of Bossier City
City of Morgan City
Town of Amite City
Town of Oil City
Village of Junction City

Bridge City is a census designated place (CDP)

[NE2]

Everglades City, FL

Which is officially the City of Everglades.

[yanksfan6129]

Jefferson City, maybe?

(New York and Québec both have "city" optional, but most people use it.)

EDIT: Carson City.

I would dispute this about New York. It's not "optional;" the official name of the city is New York or, the City of New York, never New York City. It is called New York City in order to distinguish from the State of New York, or as it is commonly referred to here, New York State.