Biggest Cities in the United States in 1850

Name the 100 largest cities and towns in the U.S. census in 1850

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Population	State	City
515,547	NY	New York
169,054	MD	Baltimore
136,881	MA	Boston
121,376	PA	Philadelphia
116,375	LA	New Orleans
115,435	OH	Cincinnati
96,838	NY	Brooklyn
77,860	MO	St. Louis
58,894	PA	Spring Garden
50,763	NY	Albany
47,223	PA	Northern Liberties
46,774	PA	Kensington
46,601	PA	Pittsburgh
43,194	KY	Louisville
42,985	SC	Charleston
42,261	NY	Buffalo
41,513	RI	Providence
40,001	DC	Washington
38,894	NJ	Newark
38,799	PA	Southwark
36,403	NY	Rochester
33,383	MA	Lowell
30,780	NY	Williamsburgh
29,963	IL	Chicago
28,785	NY	Troy
27,570	VA	Richmond
26,979	PA	Moyamensing
22,271	NY	Syracuse
21,262	PA	Allegheny
21,019	MI	Detroit
20,815	ME	Portland
20,515	AL	Mobile
20,345	CT	New Haven
20,264	MA	Salem
20,061	WI	Milwaukee
18,364	MA	Roxbury
17,882	OH	Columbus
17,565	NY	Dayton
17,216	MA	Charlestown
17,049	MA	Worcester
17,034	OH	Cleveland
16,443	MA	New Bedford
15,743	PA	Reading
15,312	GA	Savannah
15,215	MA	Cambridge
14,432	ME	Bangor
14,326	VA	Norfolk
14,257	MA	Lynn
14,190	LA	Lafayette
14,010	VA	Petersburg
13,979	DE	Wilmington
13,944	NY	Poughkeepsie
13,932	NH	Manchester
13,555	CT	Hartford
12,369	PA	Lancaster
12,323	NY	Lockport
12,205	NY	Oswego
11,766	MA	Springfield
11,524	MA	Fall River
11,500	RI	Smithfield
11,435	WV	Wheeling
11,415	NY	Newburgh
11,334	NJ	Paterson
10,977	OH	Dayton
10,441	MA	Taunton
10,265	CT	Norwich
10,232	NY	Kingston
10,165	TN	Nashville
10,019	NJ	New Brunswick
9,738	NH	Portsmouth
9,572	MA	Newburyport
9,563	RI	Newport
9,548	NY	Auburn
9,479	NJ	Camden
9,448	GA	Augusta
9,408	KY	Covington
9,240	NY	Fishkill
8,991	CT	New London
8,939	PA	Penn
8,921	NY	Schenectady
8,841	TN	Memphis
8,811	NY	Hempstead
8,734	VA	Alexandria
8,734	NY	Chenango
8,728	AL	Montgomery
8,626	VA	Portsmouth
8,585	NY	Brookhaven
8,576	NH	Concord
8,505	NY	Seneca
8,452	MA	Nantucket
8,366	DC	Georgetown
8,291	MA	Chicopee
8,282	MA	Lawrence
8,225	ME	Augusta
8,196	NH	Dover
8,181	IN	New Albany
8,166	NY	Elmira
8,159	KY	Lexington
8,109	MA	Danvers
8,091	IN	Indianapolis

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