Demographia

US Cities Over 100,000
by Area: 1990

Rank City & State Population Square Miles Population per Square Mile Population per Square Kilometer
1 Anchorage city AK 226,338 1,697.6 133 52
2 Jacksonville city (remainder) FL 635,230 758.7 837 323
3 Oklahoma City city OK 444,719 608.2 731 282
4 Houston city TX 1,630,553 539.9 3,020 1,166
5 Nashville-Davidson (remainder) TN 488,374 473.3 1,032 398
6 Los Angeles city CA 3,485,398 469.3 7,426 2,867
7 Phoenix city AZ 983,403 419.9 2,342 904
8 Indianapolis city (remainder) IN 731,327 361.7 2,022 781
9 Dallas city TX 1,006,877 342.4 2,941 1,135
10 Chesapeake city VA 151,976 340.7 446 172
11 San Antonio city TX 935,933 333.0 2,810 1,085
12 San Diego city CA 1,110,549 324.0 3,428 1,323
13 Kansas City city MO 435,146 311.5 1,397 539
14 New York city NY 7,322,564 308.9 23,702 9,151
15 Lexington-Fayette KY 225,366 284.5 792 306
16 Fort Worth city TX 447,619 281.1 1,593 615
17 Memphis city TN 610,337 256.0 2,384 920
18 Virginia Beach city VA 393,069 248.3 1,583 611
19 El Paso city TX 515,342 245.4 2,100 811
20 Chicago city IL 2,783,726 227.2 12,251 4,730
21 Austin city TX 465,622 217.8 2,138 826
22 Columbus city (remainder) GA 178,681 216.1 827 319
23 Columbus city OH 632,910 190.9 3,315 1,280
24 Scottsdale city AZ 130,069 184.4 706 272
25 Tulsa city OK 367,302 183.5 2,001 773
26 Colorado Springs city CO 281,140 183.2 1,535 593
27 New Orleans city LA 496,938 180.6 2,751 1,062
28 Charlotte city NC 395,934 174.3 2,272 877
29 San Jose city CA 782,248 171.3 4,568 1,764
30 Huntsville city AL 159,789 164.4 972 375
31 Tucson city AZ 405,390 156.3 2,594 1,002
32 Denver city CO 467,610 153.3 3,051 1,178
33 Birmingham city AL 265,968 148.5 1,791 692
34 Detroit city MI 1,027,974 138.7 7,410 2,861
35 Philadelphia city PA 1,585,577 135.1 11,734 4,530
36 Montgomery city AL 187,106 135.0 1,386 535
37 Corpus Christi city TX 257,453 135.0 1,907 737
38 Aurora city CO 222,103 132.5 1,676 647
39 Albuquerque city NM 384,736 132.2 2,910 1,124
40 Atlanta city GA 394,017 131.8 2,990 1,154
41 Portland city OR 437,319 124.7 3,508 1,355
42 Chattanooga city TN 152,466 118.4 1,287 497
43 Mobile city AL 196,278 118.0 1,663 642
44 Wichita city KS 304,011 115.1 2,640 1,020
45 Jackson city MS 196,637 109.0 1,804 697
46 Salt Lake City city UT 159,936 109.0 1,467 566
47 Tampa city FL 280,015 108.7 2,577 995
48 Mesa city AZ 288,091 108.6 2,653 1,024
49 Kansas City city KS 149,767 107.8 1,390 537
50 Lubbock city TX 186,206 104.1 1,789 691
51 Abilene city TX 106,654 103.1 1,035 399
52 Little Rock city AR 175,795 102.9 1,709 660
53 Omaha city NB 335,795 100.6 3,336 1,288
54 Fresno city CA 354,202 99.1 3,573 1,379
55 Shreveport city LA 198,525 98.6 2,013 777
56 Sacramento city CA 369,365 96.3 3,836 1,481
57 Milwaukee city WI 628,088 96.1 6,538 2,524
58 Arlington city TX 261,721 93.0 2,814 1,087
59 Bakersfield city CA 174,820 91.8 1,904 735
60 Raleigh city NC 207,951 88.1 2,360 911
61 Amarillo city TX 157,615 87.9 1,792 692
62 Seattle city WA 516,259 83.9 6,154 2,376
63 Las Vegas city NV 258,295 83.3 3,101 1,197
64 Honolulu CDP HI 365,272 82.8 4,410 1,703
65 Baltimore city MD 736,014 80.8 9,108 3,517
66 Toledo city OH 332,943 80.6 4,132 1,595
67 Beaumont city TX 114,323 80.1 1,428 551
68 Greensboro city NC 183,521 79.8 2,300 888
69 Independence city MO 112,301 78.2 1,436 555
70 Riverside city CA 226,505 77.7 2,916 1,126
71 Cincinnati city OH 364,040 77.2 4,714 1,820
72 Knoxville city TN 165,121 77.2 2,138 825
73 Cleveland city OH 505,616 77.0 6,564 2,535
74 Fremont city CA 173,339 77.0 2,250 869
75 Waco city TX 103,590 75.8 1,367 528
76 Des Moines city IA 193,187 75.3 2,567 991
77 Baton Rouge city LA 219,531 73.9 2,969 1,146
78 Winston-Salem city NC 143,485 71.1 2,017 779
79 Durham city NC 136,611 69.3 1,972 761
80 Newport News city VA 170,045 68.3 2,488 961
81 Springfield city MO 140,494 68.0 2,068 798
82 Irving city TX 155,037 67.6 2,293 885
83 Orlando city FL 164,693 67.3 2,448 945
84 Plano city TX 128,713 66.2 1,943 750
85 Lincoln city NB 191,972 63.3 3,033 1,171
86 Tallahassee city FL 124,773 63.3 1,972 761
87 Fort Wayne city IN 173,072 62.7 2,762 1,067
88 Savannah city GA 137,560 62.6 2,198 849
89 Akron city OH 223,019 62.2 3,586 1,385
90 Louisville city KY 269,063 62.1 4,332 1,673
91 St. Louis city MO 396,685 61.9 6,406 2,473
92 Washington DC 606,900 61.4 9,883 3,816
93 Richmond city VA 203,056 60.1 3,377 1,304
94 St. Petersburg city FL 238,629 59.2 4,032 1,557
95 Madison city WI 191,262 57.8 3,311 1,279
96 Reno city NV 133,850 57.5 2,328 899
97 Garland city TX 180,650 57.3 3,150 1,216
98 Oakland city CA 372,242 56.1 6,640 2,564
99 Spokane city WA 177,196 55.9 3,169 1,224
100 Overland Park city KS 111,790 55.7 2,007 775
101 Pittsburgh city PA 369,879 55.6 6,649 2,567
102 Topeka city KS 119,883 55.2 2,173 839
103 San Bernardino city CA 164,164 55.1 2,980 1,151
104 Dayton city OH 182,044 55.0 3,310 1,278
105 Minneapolis city MN 368,383 54.9 6,706 2,589
106 Norfolk city VA 261,229 53.8 4,859 1,876
107 Cedar Rapids city IA 108,751 53.5 2,034 785
108 St. Paul city MN 272,235 52.8 5,157 1,991
109 Stockton city CA 210,943 52.6 4,013 1,549
110 Glendale city AZ 148,134 52.2 2,837 1,095
111 Hampton city VA 133,793 51.8 2,582 997
112 Gary city IN 116,646 50.2 2,322 896
113 Long Beach city CA 429,433 50.0 8,586 3,315
114 Thousand Oaks city CA 104,352 49.6 2,106 813
115 Moreno Valley city CA 118,779 49.1 2,418 933
116 Boston city MA 574,283 48.4 11,860 4,579
117 Tacoma city WA 176,664 48.0 3,677 1,420
118 Macon city GA 106,612 47.9 2,227 860
119 Paradise CDP NV 124,682 47.7 2,616 1,010
120 San Francisco city CA 723,959 46.7 15,502 5,985
121 Boise City city ID 125,738 46.1 2,726 1,053
122 Sioux Falls city SD 100,814 45.1 2,238 864
123 Rockford city IL 139,426 45.0 3,100 1,197
124 Anaheim city CA 266,406 44.3 6,017 2,323
125 Grand Rapids city MI 189,126 44.3 4,273 1,650
126 Pasadena city TX 119,363 43.8 2,727 1,053
127 Hayward city CA 111,498 43.5 2,566 991
128 Mesquite city TX 101,484 42.8 2,369 915
129 Springfield city IL 105,227 42.5 2,474 955
130 Irvine city CA 110,330 42.3 2,607 1,007
131 Salem city OR 107,786 41.5 2,595 1,002
132 Peoria city IL 113,504 40.9 2,776 1,072
133 Lakewood city CO 126,481 40.8 3,100 1,197
134 Oceanside city CA 128,398 40.7 3,157 1,219
135 Evansville city IN 126,272 40.7 3,102 1,198
136 Buffalo city NY 328,123 40.6 8,079 3,119
137 Santa Clarita city CA 110,642 40.5 2,733 1,055
138 Tempe city AZ 141,865 39.5 3,590 1,386
139 Eugene city OR 112,669 38.0 2,962 1,144
140 Rancho Cucamonga city CA 101,409 37.8 2,682 1,036
141 Stamford city CT 108,056 37.7 2,865 1,106
142 Worcester city MA 169,759 37.6 4,520 1,745
143 Ontario city CA 133,179 36.7 3,624 1,399
144 Sterling Heights city MI 117,810 36.6 3,215 1,241
145 South Bend city IN 105,511 36.4 2,897 1,119
146 Rochester city NY 231,636 35.8 6,473 2,499
147 Livonia city MI 100,850 35.7 2,823 1,090
148 Miami city FL 358,548 35.6 10,079 3,891
149 Escondido city CA 108,635 35.6 3,048 1,177
150 Warren city MI 144,864 34.3 4,225 1,631
151 Lansing city MI 127,321 33.9 3,754 1,450
152 Flint city MI 140,761 33.8 4,160 1,606
153 Santa Rosa city CA 113,313 33.7 3,362 1,298
154 Portsmouth city VA 103,907 33.1 3,135 1,210
155 Simi Valley city CA 100,217 33.0 3,034 1,171
156 Laredo city TX 122,899 32.9 3,739 1,444
157 Springfield city MA 156,983 32.1 4,890 1,888
158 Fort Lauderdale city FL 149,377 31.4 4,763 1,839
159 Glendale city CA 180,038 30.6 5,882 2,271
160 Modesto city CA 164,730 30.2 5,458 2,107
161 Vallejo city CA 109,199 30.2 3,614 1,395
162 Concord city CA 111,348 29.5 3,778 1,459
163 Chula Vista city CA 135,163 29.0 4,663 1,800
164 Waterbury city CT 108,961 28.6 3,815 1,473
165 Hollywood city FL 121,697 27.3 4,464 1,723
166 Santa Ana city CA 293,742 27.1 10,845 4,187
167 Huntington Beach city CA 181,519 26.4 6,871 2,653
168 Ann Arbor city MI 109,592 25.9 4,232 1,634
169 Arlington CDP VA 170,936 25.9 6,605 2,550
170 Syracuse city NY 163,860 25.1 6,527 2,520
171 Oxnard city CA 142,216 24.4 5,819 2,247
172 Newark city NJ 275,221 23.8 11,555 4,461
173 Metairie CDP LA 149,428 23.3 6,425 2,481
174 Orange city CA 110,658 23.3 4,742 1,831
175 Pasadena city CA 131,591 23.0 5,723 2,210
176 Pomona city CA 131,723 22.8 5,771 2,228
177 Fullerton city CA 114,144 22.1 5,159 1,992
178 Erie city PA 108,718 22.0 4,945 1,909
179 Sunnyvale city CA 117,229 21.9 5,354 2,067
180 Albany city NY 101,082 21.4 4,722 1,823
181 Torrance city CA 133,107 20.5 6,486 2,504
182 Citrus Heights CDP CA 107,439 19.5 5,512 2,128
183 Hialeah city FL 188,004 19.2 9,770 3,772
184 New Haven city CT 130,474 18.9 6,920 2,672
185 Salinas city CA 108,777 18.6 5,840 2,255
186 Providence city RI 160,728 18.5 8,706 3,362
187 Yonkers city NY 188,082 18.1 10,402 4,016
188 Garden Grove city CA 143,050 17.9 7,975 3,079
189 Allentown city PA 105,090 17.7 5,933 2,291
190 Hartford city CT 139,739 17.3 8,075 3,118
191 Bridgeport city CT 141,686 16.0 8,853 3,418
192 Alexandria city VA 111,183 15.3 7,281 2,811
193 Jersey City city NJ 228,537 14.9 15,360 5,931
194 Lowell city MA 103,439 13.8 7,508 2,899
195 Elizabeth city NJ 110,002 12.3 8,928 3,447
196 Berkeley city CA 102,724 10.5 9,824 3,793
197 El Monte city CA 106,209 9.5 11,179 4,316
198 Inglewood city CA 109,602 9.2 11,955 4,616
199 Paterson city NJ 140,891 8.4 16,691 6,444
200 East Los Angeles CDP CA 126,379 7.5 16,819 6,494
  TOTAL   64,407,296 20,339.0 3,167 1,217

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