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100 Biggest U.S. Cities in 1970 on a Map

With the help of a map, name the 100 most populous U.S. cities in 1970.
Source: census.gov
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State
Population
City
NY
7,894,862
New York
IL
3,366,957
Chicago
CA
2,816,061
Los Angeles
PA
1,948,609
Philadelphia
MI
1,511,482
Detroit
TX
1,232,802
Houston
MD
905,759
Baltimore
TX
844,401
Dallas
DC
756,510
Washington
OH
750,903
Cleveland
IN
744,624
Indianapolis
WI
717,099
Milwaukee
CA
715,674
San Francisco
CA
696,769
San Diego
TX
654,153
San Antonio
MA
641,071
Boston
TN
623,530
Memphis
MO
622,236
St. Louis
LA
593,471
New Orleans
AZ
581,562
Phoenix
OH
539,677
Columbus
WA
530,831
Seattle
FL
528,865
Jacksonville
PA
520,117
Pittsburgh
CO
514,678
Denver
MO
507,087
Kansas City
GA
496,973
Atlanta
NY
462,768
Buffalo
OH
452,524
Cincinnati
TN
448,003
Nashville
CA
445,779
San Jose
MN
434,400
Minneapolis
TX
393,476
Fort Worth
OH
383,818
Toledo
OR
382,619
Portland
NJ
382,417
Newark
OK
366,481
Oklahoma City
CA
361,561
Oakland
KY
361,472
Louisville
CA
358,633
Long Beach
NE
347,328
Omaha
FL
334,859
Miami
OK
331,638
Tulsa
HI
324,871
Honolulu
TX
322,261
El Paso
MN
309,980
St. Paul
VA
307,951
Norfolk
AL
300,910
Birmingham
NY
296,233
Rochester
FL
277,767
Tampa
State
Population
City
KS
276,554
Wichita
OH
275,425
Akron
AZ
262,933
Tucson
NJ
260,545
Jersey City
CA
254,413
Sacramento
TX
251,808
Austin
VA
249,621
Richmond
NM
243,751
Albuquerque
OH
243,601
Dayton
NC
241,178
Charlotte
FL
216,232
St. Petersburg
TX
204,525
Corpus Christi
NY
204,297
Yonkers
IA
200,587
Des Moines
MI
197,649
Grand Rapids
NY
197,208
Syracuse
MI
193,317
Flint
AL
190,026
Mobile
LA
182,064
Shreveport
MI
179,260
Warren
RI
179,213
Providence
IN
177,671
Fort Wayne
MA
176,572
Worcester
UT
175,885
Salt Lake City
IN
175,415
Gary
TN
174,587
Knoxville
VA
174,284
Arlington
WI
173,258
Madison
VA
172,106
Virginia Beach
WA
170,516
Spokane
KS
168,213
Kansas City
CA
166,701
Anaheim
CA
165,972
Fresno
LA
165,963
Baton Rouge
MA
163,905
Springfield
CT
158,017
Hartford
CA
156,601
Santa Ana
CT
156,542
Bridgeport
WA
154,581
Tacoma
GA
154,168
Columbus
MS
153,968
Jackson
NE
149,518
Lincoln
TX
149,101
Lubbock
IL
147,370
Rockford
NJ
144,824
Paterson
NC
144,076
Greensboro
CA
140,089
Riverside
OH
139,788
Youngstown
FL
139,590
Fort Lauderdale
IN
138,764
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4 Comments
felix998
+2
Level 81
Nov 21, 2025
the dots of Oakland and Birmingham are not in their actual location
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Nov 21, 2025
Yeah I got 99/100 because Birmingham wasn't in Alabama. Would have gotten it otherwise
Mattr
+1
Level 66
Nov 21, 2025
Fixed both issues
LAP3UNC
+1
Level 91
Mar 3, 2026
Good quiz, love historical population concept and a good map. But WAY too much time allowed.
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