100 Biggest U.S. Cities of the Rust Belt in 1950 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 100 most populous cities of the Rust Belt in 1950, right around the time most of these industrial centers were reaching their peak population before the long economic decline set in?
According to the 1950 Census.
Since the region is not officially defined, this map is mostly per Britannica's defintion, with inclusion of other declining cities with a history of manufacturing.
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Population
State
Cities
3,620,962
IL
Chicago
2,071,605
PA
Philadelphia
1,849,568
MI
Detroit
949,708
MD
Baltimore
914,808
OH
Cleveland
856,796
MO
St. Louis
676,806
PA
Pittsburgh
637,392
WI
Milwaukee
580,132
NY
Buffalo
503,998
OH
Cincinnati
375,901
OH
Columbus
332,488
NY
Rochester
303,616
OH
Toledo
274,605
OH
Akron
243,872
OH
Dayton
220,583
NY
Syracuse
176,515
MI
Grand Rapids
168,330
OH
Youngstown
163,143
MI
Flint
134,995
NY
Albany
133,911
IN
Gary
133,607
IN
Fort Wayne
130,803
PA
Erie
128,636
IN
Evansville
128,009
NJ
Trenton
125,536
PA
Scranton
124,555
NJ
Camden
116,912
OH
Canton
115,911
IN
South Bend
111,856
IL
Peoria
109,320
PA
Reading
106,756
PA
Allentown
101,531
NY
Utica
94,994
MI
Dearborn
Population
State
Cities
92,927
IL
Rockford
92,918
MI
Saginaw
92,129
MI
Lansing
91,785
NY
Schenectady
90,872
NY
Niagara Falls
89,544
PA
Harrisburg
87,594
IN
Hammond
86,353
WV
Huntington
82,295
IL
East St. Louis
80,674
NY
Binghamton
78,508
OH
Springfield
77,177
PA
Altoona
76,826
PA
Wilkes-Barre
74,549
IA
Davenport
73,681
MI
Pontiac
73,641
IL
Evanston
73,501
WV
Charleston
72,311
NY
Troy
71,193
WI
Racine
68,071
OH
Lakewood
67,544
IL
Cicero
66,340
PA
Bethlehem
66,269
IL
Decatur
66,039
PA
Chester
64,452
KY
Covington
63,529
IL
Oak Park
63,232
PA
Johnstown
59,141
OH
Cleveland Heights
58,891
WV
Wheeling
58,479
IN
Muncie
57,951
OH
Hamilton
57,704
MI
Kalamazoo
54,368
WI
Kenosha
Population
State
Cities
54,263
IN
East Chicago
52,735
WI
Green Bay
52,523
MI
Bay City
51,601
IL
Joliet
51,502
PA
McKeesport
51,280
IL
Berwyn
51,202
OH
Lorain
51,088
MI
Jackson
50,576
IL
Aurora
50,246
OH
Lima
49,856
OH
Warren
49,716
NY
Elmira
48,834
PA
New Castle
48,710
IL
Rock Island
48,666
MI
Battle Creek
48,429
MI
Muskegon
48,251
MI
Ann Arbor
46,898
MI
Royal Oak
46,820
IN
Anderson
46,393
MI
Highland Park
45,047
PA
Williamsport
44,223
IL
Elgin
43,564
OH
Mansfield
43,355
MI
Hamtramck
43,354
NY
Jamestown
42,959
WI
West Allis
42,365
WI
Sheboygan
41,682
NY
Rome
41,396
OH
Euclid
41,084
WI
Oshkosh
40,517
OH
Zanesville
40,047
OH
East Cleveland
39,892
MO
University City
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