The meanings behind some American place names are straightforward, while others require some context. You can read the literal translations of every U.S. state and capital city name below.

Western Springs, Illinois, once again ranked as the nation's safest and richest city, with a household mean income of $294,896.

This is a map of every single American living in the United States—one dot for each person—broken down by the block they live on and their self-reported racial identity.

Researchers analyzed the lingering harms of of decades-old racist lending policies known as redlining. Their project lets you explore the current impacts on maps of 142 cities.