Most Populous Cities in the U.S. - 1850 Census

List the 100 most populous cities in the United States as of the 1850 census. The populations and corresponding states have already been listed.

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Answer	State	Population
New York City	NY	515,547
Baltimore	MD	169,054
Boston	MA	136,881
Philadelphia	PA	121,376
New Orleans	LA	116,375
Cincinnati	OH	115,435
Brooklyn	NY	96,838
St. Louis	MO	77,860
Spring Garden	PA	58,894
Albany	NY	50,763
Northern Liberties	PA	47,223
Kensington	PA	46,774
Pittsburgh	PA	46,601
Louisville	KY	43,194
Charleston	SC	42,985
Buffalo	NY	42,261
Providence	RI	41,513
Washington	DC	40,001
Newark	NJ	38,894
Southwark	PA	38,799
Rochester	NY	36,403
Lowell	MA	33,383
Williamsburgh	NY	30,780
Chicago	IL	29,963
Troy	NY	28,785
Richmond	VA	27,570
Moyamensing	PA	26,979
Syracuse	NY	22,271
Allegheny	PA	21,262
Detroit	MI	21,019
Portland	ME	20,815
Mobile	AL	20,515
New Haven	CT	20,345
Salem	MA	20,264
Milwaukee	WI	20,061
Roxbury	MA	18,364
Columbus	OH	17,882
Utica	NY	17,565
Charlestown	MA	17,216
Worcester	MA	17,049
Cleveland	OH	17,034
New Bedford	MA	16,443
Reading	PA	15,743
Savannah	GA	15,312
Cambridge	MA	15,215
Bangor	ME	14,432
Norfolk	VA	14,326
Lynn	MA	14,257
Lafayette (old)	LA	14,190
Petersburg	VA	14,010
Wilmington	DE	13,979
Manchester	NH	13,932
Hartford	CT	13,555
Lancaster	PA	12,369
Oswego	NY	12,205
Springfield	MA	11,766
Fall River	MA	11,524
Poughkeepsie	NY	11,511
Wheeling	VA	11,435
Paterson	NJ	11,334
Dayton	OH	10,977
Taunton	MA	10,441
Norwich	CT	10,265
Nashville	TN	10,165
New Brunswick	NJ	10,019
Portsmouth	NH	9,738
Newburyport	MA	9,572
Newport	RI	9,563
Auburn	NY	9,548
Camden	NJ	9,479
Augusta	GA	9,448
Covington	KY	9,408
New London	CT	8,991
Schenectady	NY	8,921
Memphis	TN	8,841
Alexandria	VA	8,734
Portsmouth	VA	8,626
Concord	NH	8,576
Nantucket	MA	8,452
Georgetown	DC	8,366
Chicopee	MA	8,291
Lawrence	MA	8,282
Augusta	ME	8,225
Dover	NH	8,196
New Albany	IN	8,181
Lexington	KY	8,159
Danvers	MA	8,109
Indianapolis	IN	8,091
Lynchburg	VA	8,071
Bath	ME	8,020
Madison	IN	8,012
Dorchester	MA	7,969
Zanesville	OH	7,929
Harrisburg	PA	7,834
Gloucester	MA	7,786
Warwick	RI	7,740
North Providence	RI	7,680
Watervliet	NY	7,564
Pottsville	PA	7,515
Wilmington	NC	7,264