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Biggest Cities of New Netherland in 1664 With a Map

With the help of a map, can you name every settlement in New Netherland that had a population of at least 100 inhabitants in 1664, right before the English conquest?
Some of these cities may no longer exist, or are neighborhoods within current cities (*wink* *wink*).
Hint: think of cities in the Netherlands!
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Last updated: May 18, 2026
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Pop.
City
1,750
Nieuw Amsterdam
550
Rensselaerswijck
325
Claveracke
300
Heemstede
300
Rustdorp
275
Middelburgh
250
Midwout
250
Wiltwijck
200
’s-Gravesande
190
Nieuw Haarlem
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City
175
Bergen
150
Vlissingen
135
Beverwijck
130
Breukelen
130
Nieuw Amersfoort
120
Nieuw Utrecht
120
Oyster Bay
100
Boswijck
100
Nieuw Amstel
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Level 68
May 17, 2026
Edit: After further research, Pavonia has been removed from this list. In 1629, a patroon was expected to establish a settlement of 50 families within the next four years (Pavonia). This goal was not met. In 1643, the settlement was massacred, with at least 80 Native Amercians killed. In 1655, a Lenape woman was shot and killed for picking a peach out of a Dutch settler's garden. In retaliation, five hundred Lenape attacked and killed 50 Dutch settlers. It seems quite clear that by 1664, Pavonia likely did not have a population of or in excess of 100 inhabitants.
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Level 68
May 18, 2026
Additional note: I was too blind to notice, but the population of 725 is for Beverwijck, Schenectady and Rensselaerswijck combined. Assuming 550 people in Rensselaerswijck and 135 and Beverwijck, that would put Schenectady's population somewhere around forty inhabitants.