Largest US Cities: 1950
|
Rank |
Population (000) |
1950 |
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1 |
New York |
7,892 |
|
2 |
Chicago |
3,621 |
|
3 |
Philadelphia |
2,072 |
|
4 |
Los Angeles |
1,970 |
|
5 |
Detroit |
1,850 |
|
6 |
Baltimore |
950 |
|
7 |
Cleveland |
915 |
|
8 |
St. Louis |
857 |
|
9 |
Washington |
802 |
|
10 |
Boston |
801 |
|
11 |
San Francisco |
775 |
|
12 |
Pittsburgh |
677 |
|
13 |
Milwaukee |
637 |
|
14 |
Houston |
596 |
|
15 |
Buffalo |
580 |
|
16 |
New Orleans |
570 |
|
17 |
Minneapolis |
522 |
|
18 |
Cincinnati |
504 |
|
19 |
Seattle |
468 |
|
20 |
Kansas City (MO) |
457 |
|
21 |
Newark |
437 |
|
22 |
Dallas |
434 |
|
23 |
Indianpolis |
427 |
|
24 |
Denver |
416 |
|
25 |
San Antonio |
408 |
|
26 |
Memphis |
396 |
|
27 |
Oakland |
385 |
|
28 |
Columbus |
376 |
|
29 |
Portland (OR) |
374 |
|
30 |
Louisville |
369 |
|
31 |
San Diego |
334 |
|
32 |
Rochester |
332 |
|
33 |
Atlanta |
331 |
|
34 |
Birmingham |
326 |
|
35 |
St. Paul |
311 |
|
36 |
Toledo |
304 |
|
37 |
Jersey City |
299 |
|
38 |
Fort Worth |
279 |
|
39 |
Akron |
275 |
|
40 |
Omaha |
251 |
|
41 |
Long Beach |
251 |
|
42 |
Miami |
249 |
|
43 |
Providence |
249 |
|
44 |
Honolulu |
248 |
|
45 |
Dayton |
244 |
|
46 |
Oklahoma City |
244 |
|
47 |
Richmond |
230 |
|
48 |
Syracuse |
221 |
|
49 |
Norfolk |
214 |
|
50 |
Jacksonville |
205 |
|
51 |
Worcester |
203 |
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