Most Populous Pennsylvania Municipalities in 1950

Name the twenty most populous municipalities in Pennsylvania in 1950.
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
2,071,605
____________
City
Philadelphia
676,806
Allegheny
City
Pittsburgh
130,803
____
City
Erie
125,536
Lackawanna
City
Scranton
109,320
Berks
City
Reading
106,756
Lehigh
City
Allentown
89,544
Dauphin
City
Harrisburg
77,177
Blair
City
Altoona
76,826
Luzerne
City
Wilkes-Barre
66,340
Northampton/Lehigh
City
Bethlehem
66,039
Delaware
City
Chester
63,774
_________
City
Lancaster
63,232
Cambria
City
Johnstown
59,953
____
City
York
51,502
Allegheny
City
McKeesport
48,834
Lawrence
City
New Castle
45,047
Lycoming
City
Williamsport
38,126
Montgomery
Borough
Norristown
35,632
Northampton
City
Easton
35,491
Luzerne
City
Hazleton
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