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100 Biggest U.S. Cities West of the Mississippi River in 1890

In 1890, the Census Bureau released a bulletin declaring the closing of the frontier, largely coinciding with the end of the American Indian Wars. With the help of a map, can you name the 100 largest U.S. cities west of the Mississippi River according to the census of 1890?
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Population estimates according to the 1890 U.S. Census.
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Arkansas
25,874
Little Rock
11,311
Fort Smith
9,952
Pine Bluff
8,086
Hot Springs
 
 
California
298,997
San Francisco
50,395
Los Angeles
48,682
Oakland
26,386
Sacramento
18,060
San Jose
16,159
San Diego
14,424
Stockton
11,165
Alameda
10,818
Fresno
 
 
Colorado
106,713
Denver
24,558
Pueblo
11,140
Colorado Springs
10,384
Leadville
 
 
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
8,914
Marshalltown
7,901
Fort Madison
7,200
Creston
7,016
Iowa City
6,674
Waterloo
6,558
Oskaloosa
6,520
Boone
Kansas
38,316
Kansas City
31,007
Topeka
23,853
Wichita
19,768
Leavenworth
13,963
Atchison
11,946
Fort Scott
9,997
Lawrence
8,682
Hutchinson
8,347
Arkansas City
7,551
Emporia
6,736
Parsons
6,697
Pittsburg
 
 
Louisiana
11,979
Shreveport
 
 
Minnesota
164,738
Minneapolis
18,208
Winona
8,838
Mankato
7,686
St. Cloud
 
 
Missouri
451,770
St. Louis
132,716
Kansas City
52,324
St. Joseph
21,850
Springfield
14,068
Sedalia
12,857
Hannibal
9,943
Joplin
8,215
Moberly
7,981
Carthage
7,262
Nevada
6,742
Jefferson City
Montana
13,834
Helena
10,723
Butte
 
 
Nebraska
140,452
Omaha
55,154
Lincoln
13,836
Beatrice
13,584
Hastings
11,494
Nebraska City
8,392
Plattsmouth
8,074
Kearney
8,062
South Omaha
7,536
Grand Island
6,747
Fremont
 
 
Nevada
8,511
Virginia City
 
 
Oregon
46,385
Portland
10,532
East Portland
 
 
South Dakota
10,177
Sioux Falls
Texas
38,067
Dallas
37,673
San Antonio
29,084
Galveston
27,557
Houston
23,076
Fort Worth
14,575
Austin
14,445
Waco
11,319
Laredo
10,958
Denison
10,338
El Paso
8,254
Paris
7,335
Sherman
7,207
Marshall
6,908
Tyler
6,594
Gainesville
 
 
Utah
44,843
Salt Lake City
14,889
Ogden
 
 
Washington
42,837
Seattle
36,006
Tacoma
19,922
Spokane Falls
 
 
Wyoming
11,690
Cheyenne
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