Most Populous Cities in the U.S. - 1840 Census

List the 100 most populous cities in the United States as of the 1840 census. The populations and corresponding states have already been listed.

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Answer	State	Population
New York City	NY	312,710
Baltimore	MD	102,313
New Orleans	LA	102,193
Philadelphia	PA	93,665
Boston	MA	93,383
Cincinnati	OH	46,338
Brooklyn	NY	36,233
Northern Liberties	PA	34,474
Albany	NY	33,721
Charleston	SC	29,261
Spring Garden	PA	27,849
Southwark	PA	27,548
Washington	DC	23,364
Providence	RI	23,171
Kensington	PA	22,314
Louisville	KY	21,210
Pittsburgh	PA	21,115
Lowell	MA	20,796
Rochester	NY	20,191
Richmond	VA	20,153
Troy	NY	19,334
Buffalo	NY	18,213
Newark	NJ	17,290
St. Louis	MO	16,469
Portland	ME	15,218
Salem	MA	15,082
Moyamensing	PA	14,573
New Haven	CT	12,960
Utica	NY	12,782
Mobile	AL	12,672
New Bedford	MA	12,087
Charlestown	MA	11,484
Savannah	GA	11,214
Petersburg	VA	11,136
Springfield	MA	10,985
Norfolk	VA	10,920
Allegheny	PA	10,089
Hartford	CT	9,468
Lynn	MA	9,367
Detroit	MI	9,102
Roxbury	MA	9,089
Nantucket	MA	9,012
Bangor	ME	9,089
Alexandria	DC	8,459
Lancaster	PA	8,417
Reading	PA	8,410
Cambridge	MA	8,409
Wilmington	DE	8,367
Newport	RI	8,333
Portsmouth	NH	7,887
Wheeling	VA	7,885
Taunton	MA	7,645
Paterson	NJ	7,596
Worcester	MA	7,497
Georgetown	DC	7,312
Newburyport	MA	7,161
Lexington	KY	6,997
Nashville	TN	6,929
Schenectady	NY	6,784
Fall River	MA	6,738
Warwick	RI	6,726
Portsmouth	VA	6,477
Dover	NH	6,458
Augusta	GA	6,403
Lynchburg	VA	6,395
Gloucester	MA	6,350
Cleveland	OH	6,071
Dayton	OH	6,067
Nashua	NH	6,054
Columbus	OH	6,048
Harrisburg	PA	5,980
Hudson	NY	5,672
Auburn	NY	5,626
Marblehead	MA	5,575
New London	CT	5,519
Wilmington	NC	5,335
Augusta	ME	5,314
Plymouth	MA	5,281
Andover	MA	5,207
Frederick	MD	5,182
Bath	ME	5,141
Middleborough	MA	5,085
Gardiner	ME	5,042
Danvers	MA	5,020
Concord	NH	4,897
Dorchester	MA	4,875
Easton	PA	4,865
York	PA	4,779
Zanesville	OH	4,766
Beverly	MA	4,689
Danbury	CT	4,504
Chicago	IL	4,470
Carlisle	PA	4,351
Pottsville	PA	4,345
Columbia	SC	4,340
Haverhill	MA	4,336
Barnstable	MA	4,301
Fayetteville	NC	4,285
Steubenville	OH	4,247
New Albany	IN	4,226