Wow, Springfield's municipal boundaries are a sight to see.
Just looked it up and god that’s awful. We’re lucky to be in New England where you know exactly where a town ends and they all look good on a map. What’s with the rest of the country? Houston is even worse
Columbus, OH and Madison, WI are pretty bad too.
The Chicago suburbs are pretty bad also (Chicago itself would be better if not for the airport). I think it should be illegal for cities to have non-contiguous borders and/or be in more than one county.
No. Practicality is more important then neat borders.