Biggest Cities in Florida by Decade on a Map

Can you name the 10 biggest cities in Florida during every census since its statehood in 1845 - with the help of a map for each year?
Populations taken directly from Census data, when possible
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1850
2,164
Pensacola
1,943
Key West
1,934
St. Augustine
1,045
Jacksonville
974
Tampa
377
Marianna
329
Monticello
243
Ocala
232
Newport
179
St. Marks
 
 
1910
57,699
Jacksonville
37,782
Tampa
22,982
Pensacola
19,945
Key West
8,258
West Tampa
6,183
Gainesville
5,494
St. Augustine
5,471
Miami
5,032
Lake City
5,018
Tallahassee
 
 
1970
504,265
Jacksonville
334,859
Miami
277,767
Tampa
216,232
St. Petersburg
139,590
Fort Lauderdale
106,873
Hollywood
102,297
Hialeah
99,006
Orlando
87,072
Miami Beach
71,897
Tallahassee
1860
2,876
Pensacola
2,832
Key West
2,118
Jacksonville
1,932
Tallahassee
1,914
St. Augustine
1,904
Apalachicola
1,815
Milton
1,390
Fernandina
1,083
Monticello
659
Lake City
 
 
1920
91,588
Jacksonville
51,608
Tampa
31,035
Pensacola
29,571
Miami
18,749
Key West
14,237
St. Petersburg
9,282
Orlando
8,859
West Palm Beach
8,468
West Tampa
8,192
St. Augustine
 
 
1980
540,920
Jacksonville
346,865
Miami
271,523
Tampa
238,647
St. Petersburg
153,279
Fort Lauderdale
145,254
Hialeah
128,291
Orlando
121,323
Hollywood
96,298
Miami Beach
85,170
Clearwater
1870
6,912
Jacksonville
5,016
Key West
3,347
Pensacola
2,023
Tallahassee
1,722
Fernandina
1,717
St. Augustine
1,129
Apalachicola
1,052
Monticello
1,014
Milton
964
Lake City
 
 
1930
129,549
Jacksonville
110,637
Miami
101,161
Tampa
40,425
St. Petersburg
31,579
Pensacola
27,330
Orlando
26,610
West Palm Beach
18,554
Lakeland
16,598
Daytona Beach
12,831
Key West
 
 
1990
635,230
Jacksonville
358,548
Miami
280,015
Tampa
238,629
St. Petersburg
188,004
Hialeah
164,693
Orlando
149,377
Fort Lauderdale
124,773
Tallahassee
121,697
Hollywood
98,784
Clearwater
1880
9,890
Key West
7,650
Jacksonville
6,815
Pensacola
2,494
Tallahassee
2,360
Fernandina
2,293
St. Augustine
1,616
Palatka
1,379
Lake City
1,336
Apalachicola
1,058
Milton
 
 
1940
173,065
Jacksonville
172,172
Miami
108,391
Tampa
60,812
St. Petersburg
37,449
Pensacola
36,736
Orlando
33,693
West Palm Beach
28,012
Miami Beach
22,584
Lakeland
22,068
Daytona Beach
 
 
2000
735,503
Jacksonville
362,470
Miami
303,447
Tampa
248,232
St. Petersburg
226,419
Hialeah
185,951
Orlando
152,397
Fort Lauderdale
150,624
Tallahassee
139,357
Hollywood
137,427
Pembroke Pines
1890
18,080
Key West
17,201
Jacksonville
11,750
Pensacola
5,532
Tampa
4,742
St. Augustine
3,039
Palatka
2,934
Tallahassee
2,904
Ocala
2,856
Orlando
2,803
Fernandina
 
 
1950
249,276
Miami
204,517
Jacksonville
124,681
Tampa
96,738
St. Petersburg
52,367
Orlando
46,282
Miami Beach
43,479
Pensacola
43,162
West Palm Beach
36,328
Fort Lauderdale
30,851
Lakeland
 
 
2010
821,784
Jacksonville
399,457
Miami
335,709
Tampa
244,769
St. Petersburg
238,300
Orlando
224,669
Hialeah
181,376
Tallahassee
165,521
Fort Lauderdale
164,603
Port St. Lucie
154,750
Pembroke Pines
1900
28,045
Jacksonville
17,747
Pensacola
17,114
Key West
15,839
Tampa
4,272
St. Augustine
4,013
Lake City
3,633
Gainesville
3,380
Ocala
3,301
Palatka
3,245
Fernandina
 
 
1960
291,688
Miami
274,970
Tampa
201,030
Jacksonville
181,298
St. Petersburg
88,035
Orlando
83,643
Fort Lauderdale
66,972
Hialeah
63,145
Miami Beach
56,752
Pensacola
56,308
West Palm Beach
 
 
2020
949,611
Jacksonville
442,241
Miami
384,959
Tampa
307,573
Orlando
258,308
St. Petersburg
223,109
Hialeah
204,851
Port St. Lucie
196,169
Tallahassee
194,016
Cape Coral
187,760
Fort Lauderdale
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4 Comments
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Level 52
Nov 4, 2024
Great quiz! I really love the format!
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Level 63
Mar 10, 2025
amazing quiz! cant wait for more in the series :)

maybe new york next?

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Level 32
Aug 26, 2025
West tampa isn't a city
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Level 79
Aug 27, 2025
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Tampa