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100 Largest Cities In The United States in 1890

 

This table is based on the 1890 Census of the United States. Where does your city rank today?

City Population
New York City 1,515,301
Chicago, Ill. 1,099,850
Philadelphia, Pa. 1,046,964
Brooklyn, N. Y. 806,343
St. Louis, Mo. 451,770
Boston, Mass. 448,477
Baltimore, Md. 434,439
San Francisco, Cal. 298,997
Cincinnati, O. 296,908
Cleveland, O. 261,353
Buffalo, N. Y. 255,664
New Orleans, La. 242,039
Pittsburgh, Pa. 237,617
Washington, D. C. 230,392
Detroit, Mich. 205,876
Milwaukee, Wis. 204,468
Newark, N. J. 181,830
Minneapolis, Minn. 164,738
Jersey City, N. J. 163,003
Louisville, Ky. 161,129
Omaha, Neb. 140,452
Rochester, N. Y. 133,896
St. Paul, Minn. 133,156
Kansas City, Mo. 132,716
Providence, R. I. 132,146
Denver, Col. 106,713
Indianapolis, Ind. 105,436
Allegheny, Pa. 105,287
Albany, N. Y. 94,923
Columbus, O. 88,150
Syracuse, N. Y. 88,143
Worcester, Mass. 84,655
Toledo, O. 81,434
Richmond, Va. 81,388
New Haven Ct. 81,298
Paterson, N. J. 78,347
Lowel, Mass. 77,696
Nashville, Tenn. 76,168
Scranton, Pa. 75,215
Fall River, Mass. 74,398
Cambridge, Mass. 70,028
Atlanta, Ga. 65,533
Memphis, Tenn. 64,495
Wilmington, Del. 61,431
Dayton, O. 61,220
Troy, N. Y. 60,956
Grand Rapids, Mich. 60,278
Reading, Pa. 58,561
Camden, N. J. 58,313
Trenton, N. J. 57,458
Lynn, Mass. 55,727
Lincoln, Neb. 55,154
Charleston, S. C. 54,955
Hartford, Ct. 53,230
St. Joseph, mo. 52,324
Evansville, Ind. 50,756
Los Angeles, Cal. 50,395
Des Moines, Ia. 50,093
Bridgeport, Ct. 48,866
Oakland, Cal. 48,682
Portland, Ore. 46,385
Saginaw, Mich. 46,322
Salt Lake City, Utah 44,843
Lawrence, Mass. 44,654
Springfield, Mass. 44,179
Manchester, N. H. 44,126
Utica, N. Y. 44,007
Hoboken, N. J. 43,648
Savannah, Ga. 43,189
Seattle, Wash. 43,837
Peoria, Ill. 41,024
New Bedford, Mass. 40,733
Erie, Pa. 40,634
Somerville, Mass. 40,152
Harrisburg, Pa. 39,385
Kansas City, Kan. 38,316
Dallas, Tex. 38,067
Sioux City, Ia. 37,806
Elizabeth, N. J. 37,764
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 37,718
San Antonio, Tex. 37,673
Covington, Ky. 37,371
Portland, Me. 36,425
Tacoma, Wash. 36,006
Holyoke, Mass. 35,637
Fort Wayne, Ind. 35,393
Binghampton, N. Y. 35,005
Norfolk, Va. 34,971
Wheeling, W. Va. 34,522
Augusta, Ga. 33,300
Youngstown, O. 33,220
Duluth, Minn. 33,115
Yonkers, N. Y. 32,033
Lancaster, Pa. 32,011
Springfield, O. 31,895
Quincy, Ill. 31,494
Mobile, Ala. 31,076
Topeka, Kan. 31,007
Elmira, N. Y. 30,893
Salem, Mass. 30,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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