That's an interesting (ok, slightly interesting) difference in nomenclature between the US and UK. 117000 is about the population of Ashford in Kent (UK), and yet its enough for a City in the US.
City’s really a political subdivision in the US, so size can be quite small. I spend time regularly in a California city of 17000.
What do you call the entity of Ashford in Kent (UK)?
HF
Each State defines what consitutes a city differently as well.
“City” refers to the form of government, not the size. There are also towns and villages, but you can have a village bigger than a town and a town bigger than a city.
In Florida a cirty is any incorporated municipality. We have cities with less than 20 inhabitants.