100 Biggest Cities in the United States in 1800 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 100 most populous cities in the United States in 1800?

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According to the 1800 Census.

Some of these cities do not exist anymore.

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Population	State	City
60,515	NY	New York City
41,220	PA	Philadelphia
26,514	MD	Baltimore
24,937	MA	Boston
18,824	SC	Charleston
10,718	PA	Northern Liberties
9,621	PA	Southwark
9,457	MA	Salem
7,614	RI	Providence
6,926	VA	Norfolk
6,739	RI	Newport
5,946	MA	Newburyport
5,737	VA	Richmond
5,617	MA	Nantucket
5,437	CT	Stonington
5,347	CT	Hartford
5,339	NH	Portsmouth
5,313	MA	Gloucester
5,289	NY	Albany
5,289	NY	Schenectady
5,211	MA	Marblehead
5,200	MA	Bridgewater
5,157	CT	New Haven
5,150	CT	New London
5,146	CT	Norwalk
5,146	GA	Savannah
5,001	CT	Middletown
4,971	DC	Alexandria
4,743	MA	Rehoboth
4,500	NJ	Newark
4,458	MA	Middleborough
4,380	CT	Lyme
4,361	MA	New Bedford
4,352	CT	Stamford

Population	State	City
4,302	CT	Groton
4,292	PA	Lancaster
4,285	CT	Litchfield
4,076	MA	Newbury
4,066	DE	Wilmington
4,009	RI	Glocester
3,992	CT	Wethersfield
3,891	MA	Berwick
3,881	MA	Beverly
3,860	MA	Taunton
3,752	NH	Gilmanton
3,735	CT	Fairfield
3,704	MA	Portland
3,692	MA	Wells
3,664	NY	Hudson
3,652	CT	Lebanon
3,597	CT	Guilford
3,524	MA	Plymouth
3,521	VA	Petersburg
3,476	CT	Norwich
3,440	CT	Preston
3,438	RI	South Kingstown
3,422	MA	Falmouth
3,363	CT	Saybrook
3,305	MA	Ipswich
3,295	CT	East Hampton
3,284	MA	Brookfield
3,256	CT	Waterbury
3,221	CT	New Milford
3,220	PA	Germantown
3,214	CT	Wallingford
3,210	DC	Washington
3,180	CT	Danbury

Population	State	City
3,163	CT	Colchester
3,120	RI	Smithfield
3,114	MA	Kittery
3,057	CT	East Hartford
3,047	CT	Greenwich
2,993	DC	Georgetown
2,964	MA	Barnstable
2,956	CT	Simsbury
2,941	MA	Andover
2,903	CT	Newtown
2,877	MA	Harwich
2,837	MA	Lynn
2,809	CT	Farmington
2,805	CT	East Haddam
2,794	RI	North Kingstown
2,792	CT	Shelton
2,776	MA	York
2,773	NH	Barrington
2,773	CT	Windsor
2,766	CT	East Windsor
2,765	MA	Roxbury
2,751	MA	Charlestown
2,735	CT	Granby
2,730	MA	Haverhill
2,728	MA	Scituate
2,722	CT	Bristol
2,718	CT	Glastonbury
2,717	RI	Tiverton
2,702	CT	Berlin
2,695	NH	Sanbornton
2,686	CT	Suffield
2,680	CT	Weston
2,660	MA	Dartmouth

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Level 55

Mar 14, 2025

It should probably be noted that most records for New Jersey in 1800 were lost and that the estimate for Newark here is an estimate provided by Joseph Atkinson in his book "The History of Newark, New Jersey".

Other places do not cross the threshold:

Elizabeth - around 2,500

Burlington - around 1,850

Trenton - 1,648

Townships at the time were also still relatively rural and administratively different from how they are today and thus cannot be considered municipalities that are equal to towns, cities or boroughs.

Level 15

Dec 20, 2023

Nice quiz! Nominated

Level 55

Dec 20, 2023

Thanks!

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