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Most Populous New York Municipalities by Decade

Name the ten most populous municipalities in New York for every census since 1850.
City proper populations; towns are NOT included, only cities and villages are!
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
1850
515,547
New York City
138,822
Brooklyn
50,763
Albany
42,261
Buffalo
36,403
Rochester
28,785
Troy
22,271
Syracuse
17,565
Utica
12,205
Oswego
11,511
Poughkeepsie
 
 
Population
1860
813,669
New York City
279,122
Brooklyn
81,129
Buffalo
62,367
Albany
48,204
Rochester
39,235
Troy
28,119
Syracuse
22,529
Utica
16,816
Oswego
14,726
Poughkeepsie
 
 
Population
1870
942,292
New York City
419,921
Brooklyn
117,714
Buffalo
69,422
Albany
62,386
Rochester
46,465
Troy
43,051
Syracuse
28,804
Utica
20,910
Oswego
20,080
Poughkeepsie
 
 
Population
1880
1,911,698
New York City
599,495
Brooklyn
155,134
Buffalo
90,758
Albany
89,366
Rochester
56,747
Troy
51,792
Syracuse
33,914
Utica
21,924
Auburn
21,116
Oswego
 
 
Population
1890
2,507,414
New York City
838,547
Brooklyn
255,664
Buffalo
133,896
Rochester
94,923
Albany
88,143
Syracuse
60,956
Troy
44,007
Utica
35,005
Binghamton
32,033
Yonkers
 
 
Population
1900
3,437,202
New York City
352,387
Buffalo
162,608
Rochester
108,374
Syracuse
94,151
Albany
60,651
Troy
56,383
Utica
47,931
Yonkers
39,647
Binghamton
35,672
Elmira
Population
1910
4,766,883
New York City
423,715
Buffalo
218,149
Rochester
137,249
Syracuse
100,253
Albany
79,803
Yonkers
76,813
Troy
74,419
Utica
72,826
Schenectady
48,443
Binghamton
 
 
Population
1920
5,620,048
New York City
506,775
Buffalo
295,750
Rochester
171,717
Syracuse
113,344
Albany
100,176
Yonkers
94,156
Utica
88,723
Schenectady
71,996
Troy
66,800
Binghamton
 
 
Population
1930
6,930,446
New York City
573,076
Buffalo
328,132
Rochester
209,326
Syracuse
134,646
Yonkers
127,412
Albany
101,740
Utica
95,692
Schenectady
76,662
Binghamton
74,460
Niagara Falls
 
 
Population
1940
7,454,995
New York City
575,901
Buffalo
324,975
Rochester
205,967
Syracuse
142,598
Yonkers
130,577
Albany
100,518
Utica
87,549
Schenectady
78,309
Binghamton
78,020
Niagara Falls
 
 
Population
1950
7,891,957
New York City
580,132
Buffalo
332,488
Rochester
220,583
Syracuse
152,798
Yonkers
134,995
Albany
100,489
Utica
91,785
Schenectady
90,872
Niagara Falls
80,674
Binghamton
 
 
Population
1960
7,781,984
New York City
532,759
Buffalo
318,611
Rochester
216,038
Syracuse
190,634
Yonkers
129,726
Albany
102,394
Niagara Falls
100,410
Utica
81,070
Schenectady
76,812
New Rochelle
Population
1970
7,894,862
New York City
462,768
Buffalo
296,233
Rochester
204,297
Yonkers
197,208
Syracuse
115,781
Albany
91,611
Utica
85,615
Niagara Falls
77,958
Schenectady
75,385
New Rochelle
 
 
Population
1980
7,071,639
New York City
357,870
Buffalo
241,741
Rochester
195,351
Yonkers
170,105
Syracuse
101,727
Albany
75,632
Utica
71,384
Niagara Falls
70,794
New Rochelle
67,972
Schenectady
 
 
Population
1990
7,322,564
New York City
328,233
Buffalo
230,463
Rochester
188,440
Yonkers
163,897
Syracuse
100,022
Albany
68,699
Utica
67,323
New Rochelle
67,034
Mount Vernon
65,557
Schenectady
 
 
Population
2000
8,009,185
New York City
292,819
Buffalo
220,167
Rochester
196,025
Yonkers
146,361
Syracuse
94,952
Albany
72,265
New Rochelle
68,382
Mount Vernon
61,834
Schenectady
60,551
Utica
 
 
Population
2010
8,174,930
New York City
261,346
Buffalo
210,645
Rochester
196,129
Yonkers
145,047
Syracuse
97,836
Albany
77,060
New Rochelle
67,324
Mount Vernon
66,157
Schenectady
62,245
Utica
Population
2020
8,804,194
New York City
278,301
Buffalo
211,585
Yonkers
211,321
Rochester
148,608
Syracuse
99,233
Albany
79,734
New Rochelle
73,905
Mount Vernon
67,050
Schenectady
65,287
Utica
 
 
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