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100 Biggest U.S. Cities of the Great Plains before the Dust Bowl

In the early 20th century, the Great Plains experienced rapid urban growth as agriculture, railroads, and industry attracted settlers and fueled city expansion. By 1930, just before the devastation caused by the Dust Belt, many towns had grown into significant urban centers. Can you name the most populous U.S. cities in the Great Plains in that year?
According to the 1930 Census.
This area is not officially defined. This map is based off the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defintion.
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Population
State
City
399,746
MO
Kansas City
287,861
CO
Denver
260,475
TX
Dallas
231,542
TX
San Antonio
214,006
NE
Omaha
185,389
OK
Oklahoma City
163,447
TX
Fort Worth
142,559
IA
Des Moines
141,258
OK
Tulsa
121,857
KS
Kansas City
111,110
KS
Wichita
80,935
MO
St. Joseph
79,183
IA
Sioux City
75,933
NE
Lincoln
64,120
KS
Topeka
60,751
IA
Davenport
56,097
IA
Cedar Rapids
53,120
TX
Austin
52,848
TX
Waco
50,096
CO
Pueblo
46,191
IA
Waterloo
43,690
TX
Wichita Falls
43,132
TX
Amarillo
42,048
IA
Council Bluffs
33,362
SD
Sioux Falls
33,237
CO
Colorado Springs
32,026
OK
Muskogee
28,822
MT
Great Falls
28,619
ND
Fargo
28,075
IA
Ottumwa
27,085
KS
Hutchinson
26,755
IA
Burlington
26,399
OK
Enid
25,726
IA
Clinton
Population
State
City
25,308
TX
San Angelo
23,304
IA
Mason City
23,283
OK
Shawnee
23,175
TX
Abilene
21,895
IA
Fort Dodge
20,806
MO
Sedalia
20,520
TX
Lubbock
20,155
KS
Salina
18,145
KS
Pittsburg
18,041
NE
Grand Island
17,466
KS
Leavenworth
17,373
IA
Marshalltown
17,361
WY
Cheyenne
17,112
ND
Grand Forks
17,097
OK
Okmulgee
16,778
IA
Muscatine
16,619
WY
Casper
16,465
SD
Aberdeen
16,386
MT
Billings
16,198
KS
Coffeyville
16,136
OK
Ponca City
16,099
ND
Minot
15,741
OK
Ardmore
15,713
TX
Sherman
15,490
NE
Hastings
15,345
TX
Temple
15,340
IA
Iowa City
15,296
MO
Independence
15,202
TX
Corsicana
15,106
IA
Keokuk
14,903
KS
Parsons
14,763
OK
Bartlesville
14,099
OK
Chickasha
Population
State
City
14,067
KS
Emporia
14,038
MN
Mankato
13,946
KS
Arkansas City
13,772
MO
Moberly
13,735
TX
Big Spring
13,726
KS
Lawrence
13,024
KS
Atchison
12,789
TX
Brownwood
12,782
KS
Independence
12,407
TX
Greenville
12,276
MN
Austin
12,203
CO
Greeley
12,121
OK
Lawton
12,061
NE
North Platte
11,886
IA
Boone
11,732
CO
Trinidad
11,560
IA
Newton
11,539
TX
Cleburne
11,489
CO
Fort Collins
11,459
OK
Seminole
11,407
NE
Fremont
11,261
OK
Ada
11,223
CO
Boulder
11,090
ND
Bismarck
11,034
KS
Newton
10,946
SD
Huron
10,942
SD
Mitchell
10,848
TX
Sweetwater
10,763
KS
Fort Scott
10,717
NE
Norfolk
10,533
OK
Sapulpa
10,470
TX
Pampa
10,401
OK
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could you do some maps outside america?