100 Biggest U.S. Cities after the Civil War on a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 100 most populous cities in the United States according to the 1870 census, the first after the civil war?
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Population estimates according to the 1870 Census.
Some of these cities no longer exist and have since merged into larger cities.
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Population
State
City
942,292
NY
New York City
674,022
PA
Philadelphia
396,099
NY
Brooklyn
310,864
MO
St. Louis
298,977
IL
Chicago
267,354
MD
Baltimore
250,526
MA
Boston
216,239
OH
Cincinnati
191,418
LA
New Orleans
149,473
CA
San Francisco
117,714
NY
Buffalo
109,199
DC
Washington
105,059
NJ
Newark
100,753
KY
Louisville
92,829
OH
Cleveland
86,076
PA
Pittsburgh
82,546
NJ
Jersey City
79,577
MI
Detroit
71,440
WI
Milwaukee
69,422
NY
Albany
68,904
RI
Providence
62,386
NY
Rochester
53,180
PA
Allegheny
51,038
VA
Richmond
50,840
CT
New Haven
48,956
SC
Charleston
48,244
IN
Indianapolis
46,465
NY
Troy
43,051
NY
Syracuse
41,105
MA
Worcester
40,928
MA
Lowell
40,226
TN
Memphis
39,634
MA
Cambridge
37,180
CT
Hartford
Population
State
City
35,092
PA
Scranton
33,930
PA
Reading
33,579
NJ
Paterson
32,260
MO
Kansas City
32,034
AL
Mobile
31,584
OH
Toledo
31,413
ME
Portland
31,274
OH
Columbus
30,841
DE
Wilmington
30,473
OH
Dayton
28,921
MA
Lawrence
28,804
NY
Utica
28,323
MA
Charlestown
28,235
GA
Savannah
28,233
MA
Lynn
26,766
MA
Fall River
26,703
MA
Springfield
25,865
TN
Nashville
24,505
KY
Covington
24,117
MA
Salem
24,052
IL
Quincy
23,536
NH
Manchester
23,104
PA
Harrisburg
22,874
NJ
Trenton
22,849
IL
Peoria
21,830
IN
Evansville
21,789
GA
Atlanta
21,320
MA
New Bedford
20,910
NY
Oswego
20,832
NJ
Elizabeth
20,495
RI
North Providence
20,297
NJ
Hoboken
20,233
PA
Lancaster
Population
State
City
20,080
NY
Poughkeepsie
20,045
NJ
Camden
20,038
IA
Davenport
20,030
MN
Saint Paul
19,646
PA
Erie
19,565
MO
St. Joseph
19,280
WV
Wheeling
19,229
VA
Norfolk
18,969
CT
Bridgeport
18,950
VA
Petersburg
18,629
MA
Taunton
18,547
MA
Chelsea
18,434
IA
Dubuque
18,289
ME
Bangor
17,873
KS
Leavenworth
17,718
IN
Fort Wayne
17,364
IL
Springfield
17,225
NY
Auburn
17,014
NY
Newburgh
16,653
CT
Norwich
16,507
MI
Grand Rapids
16,283
CA
Sacramento
16,103
IN
Terre Haute
16,083
NE
Omaha
16,030
PA
Williamsport
15,863
NY
Elmira
15,396
IN
New Albany
15,389
GA
Augusta
15,389
MA
Gloucester
15,357
NY
Cohoes
15,087
KY
Newport
15,058
NJ
New Brunswick
14,930
IA
Burlington
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Level 83
Sep 10, 2024
Nominated! 🔥
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Sep 10, 2024
Thanks!
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Level 74
Nov 19, 2024
Phenomenal map, phenomenal quiz. I've been looking for quizzes like these for so long lol!
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Jun 3, 2025
Beautiful map, challenging quiz. Nommed!
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Level 63
Jul 26, 2025
Very nice nommed

only 11 in the south!