100 Biggest Cities of the Midwestern United States in the Gilded Age

Try to name the 100 most populous cities in the Midwestern United States in 1890, at the height of the Gilded Age - an era marked by explosive industrial growth, European immigration, and the rapid rise of the nation's interior cities.

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Source: 1890 U.S. Census

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Illinois
1,099,850	Chicago
41,024	Peoria
31,494	Quincy
24,963	Springfield
23,584	Rockford
23,264	Joliet
20,484	Bloomington
19,688	Aurora
17,823	Elgin
16,841	Decatur
15,361	Belleville
15,264	Galesburg
15,169	East St. Louis
13,634	Rock Island
12,935	Jacksonville
12,000	Moline
11,491	Danville
11,414	Streator

Indiana
105,436	Indianapolis
50,756	Evansville
35,393	Fort Wayne
30,217	Terre Haute
21,819	South Bend
21,059	New Albany
16,608	Richmond
16,243	Lafayette
13,328	Logansport

Iowa
50,093	Des Moines
37,806	Sioux City
30,311	Dubuque
26,872	Davenport
22,565	Burlington
21,474	Council Bluffs
18,020	Cedar Rapids
14,101	Keokuk
14,001	Ottumwa
13,619	Clinton
11,454	Muscatine

Kansas
38,316	Kansas City
31,007	Topeka
23,853	Wichita
19,768	Leavenworth
13,963	Atchison
11,946	Fort Scott

Michigan
205,876	Detroit
60,278	Grand Rapids
46,322	Saginaw
27,839	Bay City
22,702	Muskegon
20,798	Jackson
17,853	Kalamazoo
13,543	Port Huron
13,197	Battle Creek
13,102	Lansing
12,981	West Bay City
12,812	Manistee

Minnesota
164,738	Minneapolis
133,156	Saint Paul
33,115	Duluth
18,208	Winona

Missouri
451,770	St. Louis
132,716	Kansas City
52,324	St. Joseph
21,850	Springfield
14,068	Sedalia
12,857	Hannibal

Nebraska
140,452	Omaha
55,154	Lincoln
13,836	Beatrice
13,584	Hastings
11,494	Nebraska City

Ohio
296,908	Cincinnati
261,353	Cleveland
88,150	Columbus
81,434	Toledo
61,220	Dayton
33,220	Youngstown
31,895	Springfield
27,601	Akron
26,189	Canton
21,009	Zanesville
18,553	Findlay
18,471	Sandusky
17,565	Hamilton
15,981	Lima
14,270	Newark
13,473	Mansfield
13,394	Steubenville
12,394	Portsmouth

Wisconsin
204,468	Milwaukee
25,090	La Crosse
22,836	Oshkosh
21,014	Racine
17,415	Eau Claire
16,359	Sheboygan
13,426	Madison
12,024	Fond du Lac
11,983	Superior
11,869	Appleton
11,523	Marinette

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Level 85

Jan 27, 2026

ideal american time period especially with midwestern dominance

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