How many US state capitals have two words in their name?

Q: What is the longest state capital name?

Which U.S. states capital has the longest name?.

This is a list of the cities that are state capitals in the United States, ordered alphabetically by state. This list also provides the most recent U.S. census figures for each city as well as estimated populations. (This list does not include the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C.)

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What is the only US state whose capital has three words in its name?
What are the only two states that have their state name in their capital?
What is the longest state capital name?
What is the smallest capital city in the US?

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state	capital	population of capital: census	population of capital: estimated
Alabama	Montgomery	(2020) 200,603	(2018 est.) 198,218
Alaska	Juneau	(2010) 31,275	(2018 est.) 32,113
Arizona	Phoenix	(2020) 1,608,139	(2018 est.) 1,660,272
Arkansas	Little Rock	(2020) 202,591	(2018 est.) 197,881
California	Sacramento	(2020) 524,943	(2018 est.) 508,529
Colorado	Denver	(2020) 715,522	(2018 est.) 716,492
Connecticut	Hartford	(2020) 121,054	(2018 est.) 122,587
Delaware	Dover	(2010) 26,047	(2018 est.) 38,079
Florida	Tallahassee	(2020) 196,169	(2018 est.) 193,551
Georgia	Atlanta	(2020) 498,715	(2018 est.) 498,044
Hawaii	Honolulu	(2020) 350,964	(2018 est.) 347,397
Idaho	Boise	(2020) 235,684	(2018 est.) 228,790
Illinois	Springfield	(2020) 114,394	(2018 est.) 114,694
Indiana	Indianapolis	(2020) 887,642	(2018 est.) 867,125
Iowa	Des Moines	(2020) 214,133	(2018 est.) 216,853
Kansas	Topeka	(2020) 126,587	(2018 est.) 125,904
Kentucky	Frankfort	(2010) 25,527	(2018 est.) 27,679
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	(2020) 227,470	(2018 est.) 221,599
Maine	Augusta	(2010) 19,136	(2018 est.) 18,681
Maryland	Annapolis	(2010) 38,394	(2018 est.) 39,174
Massachusetts	Boston	(2020) 675,647	(2018 est.) 694,583
Michigan	Lansing	(2020) 112,644	(2018 est.) 118,427
Minnesota	Saint Paul	(2020) 311,527	(2018 est.) 307,695
Mississippi	Jackson	(2020) 153,701	(2018 est.) 164,422
Missouri	Jefferson City	(2010) 43,079	(2018 est.) 42,838
Montana	Helena	(2010) 28,190	(2018 est.) 32,315
Nebraska	Lincoln	(2020) 291,082	(2018 est.) 287,401
Nevada	Carson City	(2010) 55,274	(2018 est.) 55,414
New Hampshire	Concord	(2010) 42,695	(2018 est.) 43,412
New Jersey	Trenton	(2010) 84,913	(2018 est.) 83,974
New Mexico	Santa Fe	(2010) 67,947	(2018 est.) 84,612
New York	Albany	(2010) 97,856	(2018 est.) 97,279
North Carolina	Raleigh	(2020) 467,665	(2018 est.) 469,298
North Dakota	Bismarck	(2010) 61,272	(2018 est.) 73,112
Ohio	Columbus	(2020) 905,748	(2018 est.) 892,533
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	(2020) 681,054	(2018 est.) 649,021
Oregon	Salem	(2020) 175,535	(2018 est.) 173,442
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	(2010) 49,528	(2018 est.) 49,229
Rhode Island	Providence	(2020) 190,934	(2018 est.) 179,335
South Carolina	Columbia	(2020) 136,632	(2018 est.) 133,451
South Dakota	Pierre	(2010) 13,646	(2018 est.) 13,980
Tennessee	Nashville	(2020) 689,447	(2018 est.) 669,053
Texas	Austin	(2020) 961,855	(2018 est.) 964,254
Utah	Salt Lake City	(2020) 199,723	(2018 est.) 200,591
Vermont	Montpelier	(2010) 7,855	(2018 est.) 7,436
Virginia	Richmond	(2020) 226,610	(2018 est.) 228,783
Washington	Olympia	(2010) 46,478	(2018 est.) 52,555
West Virginia	Charleston	(2010) 51,400	(2018 est.) 47,215
Wisconsin	Madison	(2020) 269,840	(2017 est.) 255,214
Wyoming	Cheyenne	(2010) 64,019	(2018 est.) 63,957