Most Populous Pennsylvania Municipalities in 1860

Name the fifteen most populous municipalities in Pennsylvania in 1860.
City proper populations; townships are NOT included!
Due to incomplete data, only municipalities that still exist today (in some form) are included.
If a municipality has city status now but was a borough at the time of the census, it is considered a borough for this quiz.
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Population
County
Status
Municipality
565,529
____________
City
Philadelphia
49,221
Allegheny
City
Pittsburgh
23,162
Berks
City
Reading
17,603
_________
City
Lancaster
13,405
Dauphin
City
Harrisburg
9,444
Schuylkill
Borough
Pottsville
9,419
____
City
Erie
9,223
Luzerne
Borough
Scranton
8,944
Northampton
Borough
Easton
8,848
Montgomery
Borough
Norristown
8,603
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Borough
York
8,025
Lehigh
Borough
Allentown
6,385
Montour
Borough
Danville
5,664
Cumberland
Borough
Carlisle
5,664
Lycoming
Borough
Williamsport
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