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The canonical form for cities in the United States is City, State (the "comma convention"). However, if a major city has a unique name or is unquestionably the most significant subject sharing its name, such as Chicago and Philadelphia, it can reside at a disambiguated location, without the state. Those cities that need additional disambiguation include their county, borough or parish (for example Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina and Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina). Small cities and settlements unknown by the vast majority of the world population, such as Walla Walla, Washington and Garrett Park, Maryland, should remain disambiguated with their respective state names, regardless of the uniqueness of the names of the cities.

The canonical form for cities in the United States is [[City, State]] (the "comma convention"). It is required for those cities with names that require disambiguation. Cities which either have unique names or are unquestionably the most significant place sharing their name, can have undisambiguated titles (e.g., New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago). Cities that need additional disambiguation include their county or parish (for example Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina and Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina).