Tea Party Total Head Count Thread (Post Your Attendance Numbers Here)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | Kristinn

[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.

[Kieri]

Lansing, MI — Park Service at the Capitol reports 5,000. This was also reported by the Lansing State Journal.

The Detroit Free Press (ptooie!) and Dawson Bell (libbie) states 3-4,000.

[combat_boots]

Rural Ohio Dairy Hut: 50 people.

Think about that and all the small towns everywhere that did this today, rain or shine.

[Hoffer Rand]

Oh, I'm deferring to your estimate. I think you're a lot closer than my original estimate was. Until I saw your pictures in your earlier thread, I hadn't realized how far the crowd extended to the north, because I was on the down side of the sloped ground and on the south side. As for the umbrellas, in a lot of cases (like mine) people were standing 2-3 under one umbrella, so don't take off too many for that. Anyway, this was a whole lot more people than showed up at the March tea party. Thanks again for the photos!

[Coldwater Creek]

Memphis, 3000!

[combat_boots]

please excuse my my double double post post

[curth]

The Inquirer is hideous. I can’t find a word that can accurately describe The Daily News.

[Issaquahking]

2000+ in Las Vegas, Nevada at the corner of Eastern and Sunset from noon till about three. Three obummer clowns.


Thanks to Susan Crawford and KXNT 840am talk radio for giving the people speakers and a mike!

[TennTuxedo]

Hendersonville, Tennessee - 1,500 and they are still arriving as this is being posted.

[Hoffer Rand]

There were a lot of young people at the Salt Lake City Tea Party, too, actively participating, with signs, t-shirts, and all. I talked to a couple young men who were handing out flyers, encouraging people to read “Atlas Shrugged.” He was a little surprised to find I’ve read the rest of Ayn Rand’s books, including some he’d never heard of. I told him, if he likes Rand, he needs to check out Eric Hoffer.

[WestCoastGal]

San Antonio says 9000-10,000 in attendance.

[LuLuLuLu]

Cincinnati, Ohio — ~ 5000

[Dianna]

Cincinnati is reporting about 4000 attended today, roughly the same amount they got a few weeks ago.

[The Right Stuff]

Hey Kristinn;

We had at least 500-1000 in Deland, FL. One disruptor who wore a tshirt with the n-word on it. I’m sure they asked him to leave. Obnoxious.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Remember “The Revolution will not be televised.”

At least on CNN. FOX will likely cover it.

[commish]

HEre is an Alabama collection from various news outlets and Freeper reports

Montgomery - 500 (WSFA-TV)
Wetumpka - 200
Mobile - 2000
Auburn - 500
Ft. Payne - 250
Florence - no numbers yer
Huntsville - no numbers yet (estimated in the thousands)
Birmingham - Rally this evening.

[Henchster]

There are over 100,000 attendees just from the posts above this. That is in a total of 58 cities.

There must have been literally a million people who attended a Tea Party.

I will try to keep track and update as the thread progresses.

[ThomasPaine2000]

South East Texas/Beaumont, Tx. at about 5:15 approx 7-800, with more still walking in, Amazing for this area (D).. Rep Ted Poe will be speaking later..

[justsaynomore]

Roswell, GA (North Fulton and Friends Tea Party) - local news estimate 300. Organizers may have different numbers when they add up the signatures on the petition...

[Dianna]

Cincinnati, Ohio — ~ 5000

The 4000 I posted earlier was from WCPO. RWNJ has posted that WLW estimated 7000.

[4kids dad]

Went to Nauvoo Il. pop 1000. there were between 60 and 70 people in attendance. No broken windows or cars over turned but we did say the pledge of allegiance and sang the national anthem. Just ordinary folks no politicians.