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100 Biggest Cities of North America in 1850 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 100 most populous cities in North America in 1850?
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Some of these cities have since been absorbed by larger cities.
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Population
Cities
515,000
New York
170,000
Mexico City
169,000
Baltimore
160,000
Havana
137,000
Boston
121,000
Philadelphia
116,000
New Orleans
115,000
Cincinnati
97,000
Brooklyn
78,000
St. Louis
64,000
Puebla
63,000
Guadalajara
59,000
Spring Garden
57,000
Montreal
51,000
Albany
49,000
Guanajuato
47,000
Kensington
47,000
Northern Liberties
46,000
Pittsburgh
43,000
Charleston
43,000
Louisville
42,000
Buffalo
42,000
Quebec
41,000
Providence
40,000
Kingston
40,000
Washington
39,000
Newark
39,000
Southwark
37,000
Guatemala City
36,000
Rochester
35,000
Puerto Principe
35,000
Santiago de Cuba
33,000
Lowell
32,000
Colima
Population
Cities
32,000
León de los Aldama
31,000
Toronto
31,000
Williamsburgh
30,000
Chicago
30,000
León
29,000
Querétaro
29,000
Troy
27,000
Moyamensing
27,000
Richmond
25,000
Matanzas
25,000
Morelia
25,000
Oaxaca
25,000
Zacatecas
23,000
Saint John
22,000
Durango
22,000
Syracuse
21,000
Allegheny
21,000
Detroit
21,000
Halifax
21,000
Port-au-Prince
21,000
Portland
21,000
San Francisco
20,000
Aguascalientes
20,000
Bridgetown
20,000
Mérida
20,000
Milwaukee
20,000
Mobile
20,000
New Haven
20,000
Quetzaltenango
20,000
Salem
20,000
Saltillo
18,000
Columbus
18,000
Panama City
Population
Cities
18,000
Port of Spain
18,000
Roxbury
18,000
Saint-Pierre
17,000
Charlestown
17,000
Cleveland
17,000
Utica
17,000
Worcester
16,000
New Bedford
16,000
Pointe-à-Pitre
16,000
Reading
15,000
Cambridge
15,000
Campeche
15,000
Masaya
15,000
San Salvador
15,000
Savannah
14,000
Bangor
14,000
Chihuahua
14,000
Hamilton
14,000
Lafayette
14,000
Lynn
14,000
Manchester
14,000
Monterrey
14,000
Norfolk
14,000
Petersburg
14,000
Wilmington
13,000
Hartford
13,000
San Juan
12,000
Lancaster
12,000
Managua
12,000
Oswego
12,000
Sancti Spíritus
12,000
Santo Domingo
12,000
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