When Twins Aren't Enough: Tri- & Quad- City Metro Areas in the U.S.

Overview of metropolitan areas in the U.S. that have more than two anchor cities. There are many metros with two main anchor cities, so here I wanted to examine ones with 3, 4, or even more prime cities for their metros. Many of these areas are growing rapidly and have diversified economies based on each of the different cities in the region. Several of these are considered amongst the best places to live in the US.

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0:00 Intro
0:49 Tri Cities, TN
2:42 Tri Cities, WA
4:38 Rio Grande Valley, TX
6:31 Northwest Arkansas (NWA)
8:22 Capital District, NY
10:06 Hampton Roads, VA
12:27 Piedmont Triad, NC
14:17 The Upstate, SC
16:03 Great Lakes Bay Region, MI
17:54 Quad Cities, IA-IL
19:50 Outro

[Boss-KingInc.]

Although I’m sure the population isn’t as big as some of the ones on this list, I always find the South Sioux City, NE, Sioux City, IA, and North Sioux City, SD area an interesting example of this. You usually don’t find three states with the same city name that share a border like this

[gregshulas]

Keep up the diversity of content, from these classic Geogrpahy King ones to mind-expanding videos on The Gambia and Dakar, to the SF street walk; it is all high quality. Glad to here about the sponsorship. You are doing the right things to make all us follwers very satisfied.

[chrisk]

I can’t believe that you left out the Research Triangle — Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill!!! Even if you had discussed it before, you should have at least mentioned it!

[HSquared]

I grew up in Durham NC and it was already called the "Triangle Area" at that time due to the creation of the Research Triangle Park. It's truly become a single metropolis over the past generation. I'm sad you left us out.

[dylan-wqql]

I live in the Quad cities (Illinois side) and the stagnated population definitely shows its impact greatly. Thanks for including it on this list though!😃

[michaeldrabenstott]

Love.yoir videos. Here's another voice for Lehigh Valley: Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton PA. Growing area, diverse economy, great healthcare, good higher ed, only 25 mins to Appalachian Trail and lots of good.places to hike and bike. Plus the adaptive reuse of Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces into an awesome arts venue. Been here 34 yrs and it keeps getting better every year.

[david]

I grew up in Bristol TN and am a ETSU Geography grad. Long time fan on your channel, and nice to see you led off the vid with Tri Cities, TN. As a kid with a keen interest in Geography, I always found it curious that there were many businesses in Elizabethton that chose the name "Quad Cities.." this and that. It's the Tri Cities! Of course you could excuse establishments in Bristol that went by "Twin Cities ...". But it seems like little Elizabethton had a chip on its shoulder, since Abingdon or Jonesborough certainly have their own sense of place and would never stoop to such hubris. Thanks for all the interesting videos!

[scygnius]

A proud Rock Islander would point out that the worst flooding only happens on the other side of the river, as *some* cities have properly invested in flood walls, and *some* cities have still not done so..

[whalesequence]

Just so you know, Bristol Motor Speedway was a temporary dirt track only a few times. It's a half mile paved oval that has a couple Nascar weekends every year.

[mattp]

I really think you overlooked a big one: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, the 3rd most populous MSA in Pennsylvania, with about 860, 000 people and 5% growth over the last 10 years. It’s the home of Muhlenberg College, Lafayette College and Lehigh University, Crayola Crayons, Martin Guitar, Mack Trucks (manufacturing headquarters), Air Products, Lutron, Victaulic, and two huge healthcare systems: Lehigh Valley Hospital Network and St Luke’s University Healthcare Network.

[IveGotToast]

Greenville Sc is such a beautiful small city. The natural benefit of having a waterfall right downtown is a bonus.

[ghost]

The NWA is fantastic. I live north of it in Missouri, but I travel there a lot and it's very enticing.

[lorinjensen]

Uh oh. The opening "whoosh" has been changed! Still great content, Kyle!

[sstorey]

The Headquarters in Chesapeake is Dollar Tree, not Dollar General. DG’s headquarters is in Goodlettsville, TN in the Nashville metro area.

[johnevans]

Great job using all the drone footage! Really added to the video instead of just pictures. Keep up the great work King!

[OnTheMapWithZack]

This video definitely needs a part 2. I'm going to shout out my area, the Michiana area. South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, and Goshen in Indiana, with Niles in Michigan.

[thefriedchickenbucket]

The old intro is a classic, but holy is this new one amazing. I love it a lot!

[honeycomblord]

Wasn't expecting the 3d graphic to open the video! Looks good!

[sirekumasutra]

Being a shopping mall nerd I visit the TriCities/GLBR every October and I love how the make up of how some of the cities are. Some of my favorite area to drive in is going from Midland Mall to Bay City Town Center. Sometimes I visit the abandoned mall in nearby Essexville.

[brianpolson]

I love your diligence in being accurate, entertaining and informative. It’s easy to tell that you do your research and pay attention to small details. Great episode!