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Most Populous Maryland Municipalities by Decade

Name the ten most populous municipalities in Maryland for every census since 1870.
City proper populations; incorporated places only.
Due to incomplete data, only municipalities that still exist today (in some form) are included.
Sources: Wikipedia and citypopulation.de
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Population
1870
267,354
Baltimore
8,526
Frederick
8,056
Cumberland
5,779
Hagerstown
5,744
Annapolis
2,310
Westminster
2,281
Havre de Grace
2,110
Easton
2,064
Salisbury
1,871
Chestertown
Population
1880
332,313
Baltimore
10,693
Cumberland
8,659
Frederick
6,642
Annapolis
6,627
Hagerstown
3,005
Easton
2,816
Havre de Grace
2,581
Salisbury
2,507
Westminster
2,359
Chestertown
 
 
Population
1890
434,439
Baltimore
12,729
Cumberland
10,118
Hagerstown
8,193
Frederick
7,604
Annapolis
4,192
Cambridge
3,804
Frostburg
3,244
Easton
2,939
Havre de Grace
2,908
Westminster
 
 
Population
1900
508,957
Baltimore
17,128
Cumberland
13,591
Hagerstown
9,296
Frederick
7,657
Annapolis
5,747
Cambridge
5,274
Frostburg
4,277
Salisbury
3,423
Havre de Grace
3,199
Westminster
 
 
Population
1910
558,485
Baltimore
21,839
Cumberland
16,507
Hagerstown
10,411
Frederick
8,262
Annapolis
6,690
Salisbury
6,407
Cambridge
6,028
Frostburg
4,212
Havre de Grace
3,721
Brunswick
Population
1920
733,826
Baltimore
29,837
Cumberland
28,064
Hagerstown
11,066
Frederick
8,518
Annapolis
7,553
Salisbury
7,467
Cambridge
6,017
Frostburg
4,377
Havre de Grace
4,116
Crisfield
 
 
Population
1930
804,874
Baltimore
37,747
Cumberland
30,851
Hagerstown
14,434
Frederick
10,997
Salisbury
9,803
Annapolis
8,544
Cambridge
6,415
Takoma Park
5,588
Frostburg
4,463
Westminster
 
 
Population
1940
859,100
Baltimore
39,483
Cumberland
32,491
Hagerstown
15,802
Frederick
13,313
Salisbury
10,102
Cambridge
9,542
Annapolis
8,938
Takoma Park
7,659
Frostburg
6,575
Hyattsville
 
 
Population
1950
949,708
Baltimore
37,679
Cumberland
36,260
Hagerstown
18,142
Frederick
15,141
Salisbury
13,341
Takoma Park
12,308
Hyattsville
11,170
College Park
10,989
Mount Rainier
10,351
Cambridge
 
 
Population
1960
939,024
Baltimore
36,660
Hagerstown
33,415
Cumberland
26,090
Rockville
23,385
Annapolis
21,744
Frederick
18,482
College Park
16,799
Takoma Park
16,302
Salisbury
15,168
Hyattsville
Population
1970
905,787
Baltimore
42,739
Rockville
35,862
Hagerstown
35,028
Bowie
30,095
Annapolis
29,724
Cumberland
26,156
College Park
23,641
Frederick
18,507
Takoma Park
18,199
Greenbelt
 
 
Population
1980
786,741
Baltimore
43,811
Rockville
34,132
Hagerstown
33,695
Bowie
31,740
Annapolis
28,086
Frederick
26,424
Gaithersburg
25,933
Cumberland
23,614
College Park
17,332
Greenbelt
 
 
Population
1990
736,014
Baltimore
45,226
Rockville
40,569
Frederick
39,997
Gaithersburg
38,179
Bowie
35,815
Hagerstown
33,323
Annapolis
23,880
Cumberland
23,717
College Park
20,854
Salisbury
 
 
Population
2000
651,154
Baltimore
52,703
Frederick
52,450
Gaithersburg
51,702
Bowie
47,344
Rockville
36,472
Hagerstown
36,068
Annapolis
24,738
Salisbury
24,663
College Park
21,773
Cumberland
 
 
Population
2010
620,961
Baltimore
65,339
Frederick
61,298
Rockville
59,891
Gaithersburg
54,822
Bowie
39,652
Hagerstown
38,334
Annapolis
30,410
College Park
30,268
Salisbury
24,909
Laurel
 
 
Population
2020
585,720
Baltimore
78,134
Frederick
69,629
Gaithersburg
67,099
Rockville
58,321
Bowie
43,546
Hagerstown
40,799
Annapolis
34,759
College Park
32,984
Salisbury
30,067
Laurel
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