100 Biggest U.S. Cities within 1783 Borders

Try to name the modern-day 100 biggest cities in the United States within the territory that made up the country after the Treaty of Paris of 1783 went into effect, after the American Revolutionary War.
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Population
State
Cities
8,478,072
NY
New York
2,731,308
IL
Chicago
1,573,916
PA
Philadelphia
943,476
NC
Charlotte
933,263
OH
Columbus
891,484
IN
Indianapolis
704,963
TN
Nashville
702,250
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Washington
673,458
MA
Boston
645,705
MI
Detroit
640,796
KY
Louisville
610,919
TN
Memphis
568,271
MD
Baltimore
563,531
WI
Milwaukee
520,070
GA
Atlanta
499,825
NC
Raleigh
454,808
VA
Virginia Beach
428,579
MN
Minneapolis
365,379
OH
Cleveland
329,437
KY
Lexington
317,303
NJ
Newark
314,915
OH
Cincinnati
307,668
PA
Pittsburgh
307,465
MN
Saint Paul
307,381
NC
Greensboro
302,824
NJ
Jersey City
301,870
NC
Durham
285,300
WI
Madison
276,617
NY
Buffalo
273,203
IN
Fort Wayne
265,638
OH
Toledo
255,769
NC
Winston-Salem
254,997
VA
Chesapeake
233,655
VA
Richmond
Population
State
Cities
231,105
VA
Norfolk
230,402
AL
Huntsville
211,286
MA
Worcester
211,040
NY
Yonkers
209,496
NC
Fayetteville
207,282
NY
Rochester
201,830
GA
Columbus
201,737
GA
Augusta
200,117
MI
Grand Rapids
198,722
TN
Knoxville
196,357
AL
Birmingham
194,706
RI
Providence
191,496
TN
Chattanooga
189,664
OH
Akron
185,690
TN
Clarksville
183,056
VA
Newport News
182,659
NC
Cary
180,710
IL
Aurora
168,387
TN
Murfreesboro
160,463
NJ
Paterson
159,102
VA
Alexandria
157,665
SC
Charleston
157,056
GA
Macon
154,888
MA
Springfield
153,124
IL
Naperville
151,837
IL
Joliet
151,599
CT
Bridgeport
148,808
GA
Savannah
147,486
IL
Rockford
146,097
NY
Syracuse
144,788
SC
Columbia
141,985
NJ
Lakewood
140,413
NJ
Elizabeth
Population
State
Cities
139,134
CT
Stamford
137,686
MI
Warren
137,596
VA
Hampton
137,562
CT
New Haven
136,346
OH
Dayton
134,342
MI
Sterling Heights
128,691
GA
Athens
127,138
PA
Allentown
126,005
SC
North Charleston
125,284
NC
Wilmington
122,925
MI
Ann Arbor
122,129
CT
Hartford
121,186
MA
Cambridge
120,418
MA
Lowell
118,601
NC
High Point
116,386
NH
Manchester
115,908
CT
Waterbury
115,395
IN
Evansville
114,701
IL
Elgin
114,336
MI
Lansing
114,288
AL
Tuscaloosa
112,949
IL
Springfield
112,395
NC
Concord
112,003
GA
South Fulton
111,696
IL
Peoria
110,002
NJ
Edison
106,377
MI
Dearborn
106,311
WI
Green Bay
106,101
NJ
Woodbridge
105,788
MA
Brockton
105,505
GA
Sandy Springs
103,986
IN
Fishers
103,713
IN
South Bend
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3 Comments
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Level 81
Jan 16, 2026
Nice quiz. Consider accepting 'DC'? Also, the dot for New Haven is off-kilter.
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Level 55
Jan 16, 2026
Thanks! Done and fixed the dot for New Haven.
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Level 69
Jan 16, 2026
I was very confused to find so many cities inland cause I thought it would be the city size in 1783 :D