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Tea Party Total Head Count Thread (Post Your Attendance Numbers Here)
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | Kristinn

Posted on 04/15/2009 3:08:47 PM PDT by kristinn

I'm hoping to be able to ascertain an overall national figure of attendance at the tea parties today by asking Freepers to post their crowd estimates on this thread.

I'm also asking that the thread be kept to just the numbers, no photos, etc., but if you want to link back to photos in your crowd estimate that's fine.

Please give the location and number of participants.

I'll go first:

Melbourne, FL - 1000.


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To: Henchster; kristinn

Camdenton, MO—300 people

http://www.lakesunleader.com/news/x1263219784/TEA-Party-protestors-gather-at-courthouse-steps


701 posted on 04/16/2009 7:11:58 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: Henchster

Mountain Home, AR—1,000 people

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20090416/NEWS01/904160343&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL


702 posted on 04/16/2009 7:20:10 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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358 cities now:

Town --State ------Low -----Mid -----High
       
Anchorage AK        1,200        1,200          1,200
Auburn AL           500           500            500
Birmingham AL        3,000        4,000          5,000
Enterprise AL           400           400            400
Fairhope AL           300           400            500
Fort Payne AL           200           200            200
Gadsden AL             35             35              35
Harrison AL           300           300            300
Hoover AL        7,000        7,000          7,000
Huntsville AL        2,300        2,300          2,300
Mobile AL        3,000        3,000          3,000
Montgomery AL           500           500            500
Selma AL             30             30              30
Trussville AL           300           300            300
Tuscaloosa AL           500           500            500
Wetumpka AL           200           200            200
Arkadelphia AR           225           225            225
El Dorado AR           300           300            300
Fayetteville AR        1,000        1,000          1,000
Fort Smith AR           300           350            400
Jonesboro AR        1,000        1,000          1,000
Little Rock AR           500           600            700
Magnolia AR           100           100            100
Mountain Home AR        1,000        1,000          1,000
Paragould AR           100           100            100
Pine Bluff AR           200           200            200
Rogers AR           500           500            500
Cottonwood AZ           300           300            300
Lake Havasu City AZ        2,500        2,500          2,500
Phoenix AZ        8,000        8,000          8,000
Prescott AZ        2,000        2,000          2,000
Sierra Vista AZ           350           350            350
Tucson AZ        2,500        2,750          3,000
Yuma AZ        1,000        1,000          1,000
Atascadero CA           700           850          1,000
Bakersfield CA        5,000        5,000          5,000
Carmel Ranch CA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Dockweiler Beach CA        2,500        2,500          2,500
Escondido CA        2,200        2,200          2,200
Eureka CA           200           300            400
Fresno CA        5,000        5,000          5,000
Holister CA           100           100            100
Mission Viejo CA           200           200            200
Modesto CA        5,000        5,000          5,000
Monterey CA           500           500            500
Napa CA             50             50              50
Oceanside CA        2,000        2,000          2,000
Palm Desert CA        2,000        2,000          2,000
Palm Springs CA           200           200            200
Pismo Beach CA           200           200            200
Redding CA        2,500        2,500          2,500
Riverside CA           300           300            300
Sacramento CA      10,000      12,500        15,000
San Diego CA        4,000        4,000          4,000
San Francisco CA           250           375            500
San Jose CA        2,000        2,000          2,000
San Mateo CA           200           200            200
Santa Ana CA        1,500        2,250          3,000
Santa Cruz CA             24             36              48
Santa Maria CA        1,000        1,250          1,500
Santa Rosa CA           200           250            300
Seal Beach CA        1,500        1,500          1,500
South Bay CA        1,200        1,350          1,500
Temecula CA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Valencia CA           500           500            500
Ventura CA        2,500        2,500          2,500
Walnut Creek CA           270           270            270
Yorba Linda CA           500           500            500
Colorado Springs CO        1,500        1,500          1,500
Denver CO        5,000        5,500          6,000
Durango CO           250           263            275
Estes Park CO           300           300            300
Fort Collins CO        2,000        2,000          2,000
Grand Junction CO        2,000        2,000          2,000
Hartford CT        5,000        5,000          5,000
Washington DC        2,000        2,500          3,000
Georgetown DE           200           200            200
Deland FL           500           750          1,000
Eustis FL        1,500        1,500          1,500
Fort Lauderdale FL        5,000        5,000          5,000
Jacksonville FL        3,000        4,000          5,000
Lake City FL           550           550            550
Lakeland FL        3,000        3,000          3,000
Live Oak FL           650           650            650
Melbourne FL        1,000        1,000          1,000
Naples FL        2,000        2,000          2,000
Niceville FL           200           200            200
Ocala FL        1,000        1,000          1,000
Orlando FL        2,000        2,000          2,000
Panama City FL        2,000        2,000          2,000
Pensacola FL        3,000        3,000          3,000
Port Richey FL        1,200        1,200          1,200
Port St. Lucie FL           600           600            600
Sarasota FL        2,000        2,000          2,000
St Augustine FL        1,000        1,000          1,000
Tampa FL        3,000        3,250          3,500
Vero Beach FL        3,500        3,500          3,500
Villages FL        1,000        1,000          1,000
Atlanta GA      15,000      17,500        20,000
Augusta GA        2,000        2,000          2,000
Cumming GA           200           500            800
Macon GA           600           600            600
Peachtree City GA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Roswell GA           300           300            300
Warner Robins GA           500           500            500
Cedar Rapids IA           600           600            600
Davenport IA           500           500            500
Des Moines IA        3,000        3,000          3,000
Boise ID        2,500        2,500          2,500
Moscow ID           400           400            400
Bloomington IL           500           500            500
Carbondale IL             50             50              50
Carterville IL             40             40              40
Chicago IL        5,000        7,500        10,000
Elk Grove Village IL              7              7                7
Harrisburg IL           300           300            300
Lisle IL        1,500        1,750          2,000
Marion IL           100           100            100
Nauvoo IL             60             65              70
Peoria IL        3,000        3,000          3,000
Angola IN           100           100            100
Bloomington IN           300           300            300
Columbus IN        1,000        1,000          1,000
Elkhart IN           400           400            400
Evansville IN           500           500            500
Fort Wayne IN           400           400            400
Goshen IN           400           400            400
Hammond IN           100           100            100
Indianapolis IN      12,000      13,500        15,000
Jasper IN           150           150            150
Kokomo IN           400           450            500
Lafayette IN           300           300            300
Plymouth IN           100           100            100
South Bend IN           300           350            400
Terre Haut IN           200           200            200
Tipton IN           100           100            100
Washington IN           200           200            200
Hutchison KS        2,000        2,000          2,000
Iola KS           250           250            250
Manhattan KS           500           500            500
Ottawa KS             70             70              70
Overland Park KS      10,000      10,000        10,000
Pittsburg KS           700           700            700
Salina KS           500           500            500
Topeka KS        1,500        1,500          1,500
Wichita KS        4,000        4,000          4,000
Elizabethtown KY           400           400            400
Louisville KY        1,500        1,750          2,000
Paducah KY        2,000        2,000          2,000
Alexandria LA           500           500            500
Baton Rouge LA        2,000        2,500          3,000
Covington LA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Cut Off LA           100           100            100
Franklin LA           100           100            100
Hammond LA           300           300            300
Huoma LA           500           500            500
Lake Charles LA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Mandeville LA           500           500            500
Metairie LA        1,500        1,750          2,000
Minden LA           300           300            300
Monroe LA           500           550            600
Morgan City LA           300           300            300
New Iberia LA           150           150            150
Opelousas LA             50             50              50
Ruston LA           100           100            100
Shreveport LA        5,000        5,000          5,000
Boston MA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Hyannis MA           300           300            300
Springfield MA           300           300            300
Westminster MA           500           500            500
Worcester MA           600           700            800
Annapolis MD        3,000        3,500          4,000
Bel Air MD           500           500            500
Cumberland MD           400           475            550
Augusta ME           200           200            200
Bangor ME           600           600            600
Portland ME           800           800            800
Grand Rapids MI        3,000        3,000          3,000
Holland MI           300           350            400
Houghton MI           250           250            250
Lansing MI        4,000        5,500          7,000
Marquette MI           100           100            100
Plymouth MI        2,000        2,500          3,000
Traverse City MI           800           900          1,000
Bemidji MN           350           350            350
Duluth MN           700           950          1,200
Rochester MN        1,000        1,250          1,500
St Paul MN      10,000      10,000        10,000
Camdenton MO           300           300            300
Cape Girardeau MO           600           600            600
Jefferson City MO           200           200            200
Joplin MO        1,000        1,000          1,000
Kansas City MO        7,500        7,500          7,500
Lee's Summit MO           300           300            300
Poplar Bluff MO           250           263            275
Springfield MO        1,200        1,600          2,000
St Louis MO      12,000      12,000        12,000
Columbus MS           400           400            400
Greenwood MS           100           100            100
Gulfport MS        1,000        1,000          1,000
Jackson MS        1,000        1,000          1,000
Natchez MS             75             75              75
Starkville MS           100           100            100
Asheboro NC           287           287            287
Asheville NC        2,000        2,500          3,000
Charlotte NC        3,000        3,000          3,000
Currituck County CH NC           200           200            200
Davidson NC           150           150            150
Edenton NC           400           450            500
Fayetteville NC           400           400            400
Gastonia NC           100           100            100
Goldsboro NC           300           300            300
Greensboro NC        1,500        1,500          1,500
Greenville NC           200           200            200
Hickory NC        1,000        1,000          1,000
Hillsborough NC           500           500            500
Lincolntown NC           200           225            250
Mooresville NC           150           150            150
Morehead City NC        1,000        1,100          1,200
Newton NC           300           300            300
Pasquotank County CH NC           200           200            200
Raleigh NC        1,000        1,000          1,000
Rutherford NC        1,000        1,000          1,000
Statesville NC           200           225            250
Waynesville NC           200           200            200
Winston-Salem NC        3,000        3,000          3,000
Gering NE           300           300            300
Lincoln NE           600           600            600
Omaha NE        1,000        1,000          1,000
Papillion NE           200           200            200
Concord NH           500           500            500
Dover NH           200           200            200
Manchester NH        2,000        2,000          2,000
Belmar NJ           400           400            400
Cape May NJ             85             93            100
Flemington NJ           750           750            750
Morristown NJ        1,500        1,500          1,500
Newark NJ           250           250            250
Trenton NJ        1,000        1,000          1,000
Farmington NM        1,000        1,000          1,000
Carson City NV        3,000        3,000          3,000
Elko NV           100           100            100
Las Vegas NV        2,200        2,200          2,200
Albany NY        3,000        3,000          3,000
Buffalo NY           400           400            400
Endicott NY           300           300            300
Fishkill NY        4,100        4,100          4,100
Jamestown NY           120           120            120
Nanuet NY           100           100            100
New York City NY        3,000        3,000          3,000
Rochester NY        1,000        1,000          1,000
Ashland OH           600           600            600
Canton OH        1,500        1,500          1,500
Cincinnati OH        5,000        6,000          7,000
Cleveland OH        5,000        5,000          5,000
Columbus OH        3,000        3,500          4,000
Dairy Hut OH             50             50              50
Eastlake OH             50             50              50
Jefferson OH           400           450            500
Lisbon OH           500           500            500
Mansfield OH        1,500        1,500          1,500
Medina OH           800           900          1,000
Toledo OH        1,000        1,100          1,200
Willoughby OH             75             75              75
Bartlesville OK           250           250            250
Lawton OK           200           300            400
McAlester OK           100           100            100
Miami OK           250           250            250
Oklahoma City OK        4,000        6,000          8,000
South Tulsa OK        3,000        3,000          3,000
Tulsa OK        3,000        3,500          4,000
Albany OR           140           140            140
Astoria OR           200           250            300
Beaverton OR           500           500            500
Bend OR        1,500        1,500          1,500
Portland OR        1,000        3,500          5,000
Salem OR        3,500        3,500          3,500
Greensburg PA           600           700            800
Harrisburg PA        3,000        3,000          3,000
Philadelpia PA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Phoenixville PA           200           225            250
Sugar Grove PA           200           200            200
Providence RI        2,500        2,500          2,500
Fort Mill SC           162           162            162
Greenville SC        1,000        1,250          1,500
Greenwood SC           300           350            400
Myrtle Beach SC           600        1,800          3,000
Bristol TN           150           175            200
Chattanooga TN        2,000        2,000          2,000
Franklin TN        3,000        3,000          3,000
Hendersonville TN        1,500        1,500          1,500
Kingsport TN        1,000        1,000          1,000
Knoxville TN        1,500        1,750          2,000
Memphis TN        3,000        3,000          3,000
Nashville TN      10,000      10,000        10,000
Abilene TX        1,000        1,000          1,000
Allen TX           200           200            200
Amarillo TX           300           350            400
Austin TX        1,000        1,000          1,000
Baytown TX           500           550            600
Beaumont TX           700           750            800
Belton TX        2,000        2,000          2,000
Brownsville TX           600           600            600
Bryan TX           500           500            500
Caldwell TX           100           100            100
Carrollton TX           300           300            300
Conroe TX           800           800            800
Corpus Christi TX           800           800            800
Dallas TX        5,000        5,000          5,000
Decatur TX           100           150            200
Denton TX           900           950          1,000
Fort Hood TX           500           500            500
Fort Worth TX        5,500        5,500          5,500
Frisco TX           200           200            200
Gonzales TX           200           200            200
Houston TX        8,000      10,000        12,000
Kerrville TX           912           912            912
Livingston TX           800           800            800
Longview TX        1,500        1,500          1,500
Lubbock TX        2,000        2,000          2,000
McAllen TX        1,000        1,000          1,000
Mckinney TX           600           600            600
Nacogdoches TX        2,000        2,000          2,000
Odessa TX           500           500            500
Paris TX           300           350            400
Richardson TX           300           300            300
San Antonio TX      15,000      15,000        15,000
Seguin TX           300           300            300
Texarkana TX           200           300            400
Tyler TX        1,400        1,400          1,400
Waco TX        3,000        3,000          3,000
Weatherford TX           500           500            500
Wichita Falls TX        1,000        1,000          1,000
Woodlands TX        6,500        6,500          6,500
Salt Lake City UT        3,000        3,000          3,000
Harrisburg VA           300           300            300
Lynchburg VA        2,000        2,000          2,000
Newport News VA           500           600            700
Reston VA           500           500            500
Richmond VA        5,000        5,000          5,000
Roanoke VA           500           625            750
Virginia Beach VA        2,000        2,000          2,000
Winchester VA           350           350            350
Bellevue WA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Bellingham WA        2,000        2,500          3,000
Colville WA           200           200            200
Everett WA           300           300            300
Issaquah WA           200           200            200
Olympia WA        5,000        5,000          5,000
Renton WA           100           100            100
Tri-Cities WA        1,000        1,000          1,000
Appleton WI        2,000        2,000          2,000
Madison WI        8,000        8,000          8,000
Wausau WI           150           175            200
Charleston WV        2,000        2,000          2,000
Clarksburg WV           300           300            300
Huntington WV           100           100            100
Morgantown WV           350           350            350
       
      519,117     551,817      583,516

703 posted on 04/16/2009 7:23:59 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: FWSturke

:-)


704 posted on 04/16/2009 7:27:42 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Henchster

Sikeston, MO—50-75 people guesstimate from pic

http://www.standard-democrat.com/story/1531217.html


705 posted on 04/16/2009 7:28:50 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: SelmaLee

Thanks so much for reporting that southern Illinois area information. I was going thru the bigger towns in my head and trying to look at their local newspaper websites for leads on head count information, but couldn’t find much as of late last night.


706 posted on 04/16/2009 7:29:59 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: prairiebreeze
10,000 in St. Paul?? That’s great but sheesh, how does that explain electing a travesty like Franken?????

A.C.O.R.N. & meddling with the recount

707 posted on 04/16/2009 7:33:15 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: kristinn

There were also several other Tea Parties in the Houston area which had not been counted as of post #699.
Both the Friendswood and Clear Lake Parties had multiple thousands I understand but am not sure of more exact numbers. There was also one in Tomball but I havn’t heard anything on that.
Perhaps some local Freeper has an accurate count on those and will post them.


708 posted on 04/16/2009 7:34:36 PM PDT by BnBlFlag (Deo Vindice/Semper Fidelis "Ya gotta saddle up your boys; Ya gotta draw a hard line")
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To: FreeRadical

Nachodoches, Texas .............. 1,500 - 1,800


709 posted on 04/16/2009 7:39:05 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: Henchster
Please add:

IL Algonquin 5 5 5

I offered this information fairly early on in this thread and at one point it had been added then overlooked in later editions of the counting. I only say this because this family of 5 dumping tea off a bridge in Algonquin was specifically discussed on a VERY widely-listened-to radio station WLS in the mid afternoon of the tea parties going on.

710 posted on 04/16/2009 7:40:15 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: FWSturke
From the Pantagraph story (Bloomington/Normal - big college town) - Hundreds rally in downtown Bloomington at 'Tax Day Tea Party'

I especially liked this part:

Organizer Diane Benjamin of Ellsworth dialed the main number to the White House and held up her cell phone.

“Stop spending now!” the crowd shouted in unison.

Norma Brown of Bloomington lifts a tea pot atop her head as she joins about 500 people in downtown Bloomington for a "tea party" Wednesday. The group protested what they called runaway taxes and expansion of government services without thought to economic consequence. (The Pantagraph/David Proeber)

711 posted on 04/16/2009 7:46:09 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Henchster

Fort Scott, KS—over 200 people

http://www.fstribune.com/story/1531034.html

Washington, MO—250 people

http://www.emissourian.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1409&dept_id=614630&pag=1006&newsid=20299819&pgPage=2&barnd=9333


712 posted on 04/16/2009 7:47:01 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: justsaynomore
Add 500 for Sidney, Ohio (newspaper's estimate)
713 posted on 04/16/2009 7:49:22 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney
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To: Henchster

Thanks for maintaining a running tally. Its great news.

We saw with our own eyes the estimated 100 citizens protesting in Caldwell, TX. I was surprised at the turnout for a town of less than 4,000.

Concerning the Bryan/College Station, TX area. I know there were at least 3 tea parties in that area. It seems the local media reported on the 3 events, but as usual, they failed journalism 101....

how many people showed up at the tea parties?

Only this link by one of the tea parties supplied a number count to their tea party - 500.

http://bcsteaparty.wordpress.com/

I would make a conservative estimate of 1000 people at all 3 events in the Bryan/College Station area from the news video footage I saw. Just an estimate.


714 posted on 04/16/2009 7:53:20 PM PDT by texanyankee
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To: Henchster

Marysville, KS—50 people

http://www.marysvillejt.com/web/index.php?sid=50&id=4416

Olathe, KS—50 people

http://www.theolathenews.com/home/story/397540.html


715 posted on 04/16/2009 7:54:50 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: kristinn

From news reports. Idaho

So, at Independence Point on Lake Coeur d’Alene, local residents came together to voice their opposition to big government and excessive spending. It’s estimated that around 1,500-2000 people gathered-decked out in patriotic colors and proudly holding signs reflecting their opinions on the state of our nation today.


716 posted on 04/16/2009 8:05:10 PM PDT by Taxbilly
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To: Henchster

Grand Island, NE—300 people

http://theindependent.com/articles/2009/04/16/news/local/doc49e65b966150e983854338.txt

North Platte, NE—200 people

http://www.northplattebulletin.com/index.asp?show=news&action=readStory&storyID=16405&pageID=3


717 posted on 04/16/2009 8:11:07 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: BnBlFlag; kristinn; anymouse
Post #40, anymouse on This Thread guesstimates ~2000 at Clear Lake Park. Photos at that link. We have some photos, I'll see if I can find somebody that knows how to post photos.

I know this, the parking lot across the street with whatever that building is used for business gatherings... it was used by the Harris County Health Department for our R&R work day. That's a LOT of employees! And that parking lot was just one parking lot filled for the CL Park TEA Party. IMHO, 2000 is a conservative estimate. Plus, cars were honking non-stop the whole time. There were TEA parties all around the Houston area, not just downtown Houston or Houston proper.

718 posted on 04/16/2009 8:15:29 PM PDT by exhaustedmomma (All might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they should. Samuel Adams)
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To: KansasGirl
Took my eight year old grandson to Gettysburg. He's a CIT (Conservative in Training).

There were a dozen Tea Partyers on the corner across from a tax receivers office. It was windy, rainy, cold. We honked and saluted.

Gettysburg, PA - 12.

719 posted on 04/16/2009 8:16:07 PM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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To: Henchster

Duncan, OK—over 100 people

http://www.duncanbanner.com/local/local_story_105232528.html

Lawton, OK—300 people (local paper says “hundreds”)

http://www.swoknews.com/main.asp?SectionID=11&SubSectionID=98

Muskogee, OK—300 people

http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/galleries/local_story_105190834.html?keyword=topstory

Poteau, OK—50 people

http://www.poteaudailynews.com/

Tahlequah, OK—100 people

http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/homepage/local_story_106104057.html


720 posted on 04/16/2009 8:55:11 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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