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50 Biggest Cities of the Midwestern United States in 1840

With the help of a map, can you name the 50 most populous cities of the Midwestern United States in 1840, during the region’s early growth along rivers, canals, and frontier trade routes?
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Source: 1840 U.S. Census (incomplete). Full list of sources used listed in this Pastebin.
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Population
State /
Territory
City
46,338
OH
Cincinnati
16,469
MO
St. Louis
9,102
MI
Detroit
6,071
OH
Cleveland
6,067
OH
Dayton
6,048
OH
Columbus
4,766
OH
Zanesville
4,470
IL
Chicago
4,247
OH
Steubenville
4,226
IN
New Albany
3,977
OH
Chillicothe
3,798
IN
Madison
3,272
OH
Lancaster
2,705
OH
Newark
2,692
IN
Indianapolis
2,579
IL
Springfield
2,558
IL
Joliet
Population
State /
Territory
City
2,450
IL
Nauvoo
2,362
OH
Mount Vernon
2,340
IL
Alton
2,329
OH
Circleville
2,319
IL
Quincy
2,076
IN
Terre Haute
2,070
IN
Richmond
2,062
OH
Springfield
1,913
OH
Wooster
1,904
MI
Pontiac
1,900
IL
Jacksonville
1,843
IL
Galena
1,814
OH
Marietta
1,799
OH
Canton
1,792
IN
Vincennes
1,780
IL
Shawneetown
1,712
WI
Milwaukee
Population
State /
Territory
City
1,703
MI
Monroe
1,672
MO
Boonville
1,665
OH
Akron
1,634
OH
Bucyrus
1,580
IN
Fort Wayne
1,577
OH
Ohio City
1,570
IN
Lafayette
1,544
OH
Portsmouth
1,528
OH
Lebanon
1,509
OH
Warren
1,490
OH
New Lisbon
1,481
OH
Piqua
1,467
IL
Peoria
1,441
MO
St. Charles
1,433
OH
Sandusky
1,422
OH
Massillon
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