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100 Biggest Cities of the Midwestern United States in 1950 with a Map

Try to name the 100 most populous cities in the Midwestern United States in 1950, right around the time most of these industrial centers were reaching their peak population before the long economic decline set in.
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Population estimates mostly according to the US Census of 1860 (incomplete). Full list of sources used listed in this Pastebin.
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Illinois
 
 
3,620,962
Chicago
 
 
111,856
Peoria
 
 
92,927
Rockford
 
 
82,295
East St. Louis
 
 
81,628
Springfield
 
 
73,641
Evanston
 
 
67,544
Cicero
 
 
66,269
Decatur
 
 
63,529
Oak Park
 
 
51,601
Joliet
 
 
51,280
Berwyn
 
 
50,576
Aurora
 
 
48,710
Rock Island
 
 
44,223
Elgin
 
 
41,450
Quincy
 
 
39,563
Champaign
 
 
38,946
Waukegan
 
 
37,864
Danville
 
 
37,397
Moline
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indiana
 
 
427,173
Indianapolis
 
 
133,911
Gary
 
 
133,607
Fort Wayne
 
 
128,636
Evansville
 
 
115,911
South Bend
 
 
87,594
Hammond
 
 
64,214
Terre Haute
 
 
58,479
Muncie
 
 
54,263
East Chicago
 
 
46,820
Anderson
 
 
39,539
Richmond
 
 
38,672
Kokomo
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iowa
 
 
177,965
Des Moines
 
 
83,991
Sioux City
 
 
74,549
Davenport
 
 
72,296
Cedar Rapids
 
 
65,198
Waterloo
 
 
49,671
Dubuque
 
 
45,429
Council Bluffs
Kansas
168,279
Wichita
129,553
Kansas City
78,791
Topeka
 
 
Michigan
1,849,568
Detroit
176,515
Grand Rapids
163,143
Flint
94,994
Dearborn
92,918
Saginaw
92,129
Lansing
73,681
Pontiac
57,704
Kalamazoo
52,523
Bay City
51,088
Jackson
48,666
Battle Creek
48,429
Muskegon
48,251
Ann Arbor
46,898
Royal Oak
46,393
Highland Park
43,355
Hamtramck
36,846
Wyandotte
 
 
Minnesota
521,718
Minneapolis
311,349
Saint Paul
104,511
Duluth
 
 
Missouri
856,796
St. Louis
456,622
Kansas City
78,588
St. Joseph
66,731
Springfield
39,892
University City
38,711
Joplin
36,963
Independence
 
 
Nebraska
251,117
Omaha
98,884
Lincoln
North Dakota
38,256
Fargo
 
 
Ohio
914,808
Cleveland
503,998
Cincinnati
375,901
Columbus
303,616
Toledo
274,605
Akron
243,872
Dayton
168,330
Youngstown
116,912
Canton
78,508
Springfield
68,071
Lakewood
59,141
Cleveland Heights
57,951
Hamilton
51,202
Lorain
50,246
Lima
49,856
Warren
43,564
Mansfield
41,396
Euclid
40,517
Zanesville
40,047
East Cleveland
 
 
South Dakota
52,696
Sioux Falls
 
 
Wisconsin
637,392
Milwaukee
96,056
Madison
71,193
Racine
54,368
Kenosha
52,735
Green Bay
47,535
La Crosse
42,959
West Allis
42,365
Sheboygan
41,084
Oshkosh
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