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Every 10,000+ City in the Southern United States in 1950 with a Map

By mid-century, the South was undergoing change - industrial growth, wartime mobilization, and migration were spurring urbanization, though much of the region still retained its rural character. Can you name every Southern U.S. city with population of over 10,000 in 1950?
According to the 1950 Census.
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Population
State
Cities
949,708
MD
Baltimore
802,178
--
Washington
596,163
TX
Houston
570,445
LA
New Orleans
434,462
TX
Dallas
408,442
TX
San Antonio
396,000
TN
Memphis
369,129
KY
Louisville
331,314
GA
Atlanta
326,037
AL
Birmingham
278,778
TX
Fort Worth
249,276
FL
Miami
243,504
OK
Oklahoma City
230,310
VA
Richmond
213,513
VA
Norfolk
204,517
FL
Jacksonville
182,740
OK
Tulsa
174,307
TN
Nashville
134,042
NC
Charlotte
132,459
TX
Austin
131,041
TN
Chattanooga
130,485
TX
El Paso
129,009
AL
Mobile
127,206
LA
Shreveport
125,629
LA
Baton Rouge
124,769
TN
Knoxville
124,681
FL
Tampa
119,638
GA
Savannah
110,356
DE
Wilmington
108,287
TX
Corpus Christi
106,525
AL
Montgomery
102,213
AR
Little Rock
98,271
MS
Jackson
96,738
FL
St. Petersburg
94,014
TX
Beaumont
91,921
VA
Roanoke
87,811
NC
Winston-Salem
86,914
SC
Columbia
86,353
WV
Huntington
84,706
TX
Waco
80,039
VA
Portsmouth
79,611
GA
Columbus
74,389
NC
Greensboro
74,246
TX
Amarillo
73,501
WV
Charleston
71,747
TX
Lubbock
71,508
GA
Augusta
71,311
NC
Durham
70,252
GA
Macon
70,174
SC
Charleston
68,042
TX
Wichita Falls
66,568
TX
Galveston
65,679
NC
Raleigh
64,452
KY
Covington
61,787
VA
Alexandria
58,891
WV
Wheeling
58,161
SC
Greenville
57,530
TX
Port Arthur
55,725
AL
Gadsden
55,534
KY
Lexington
53,000
NC
Asheville
52,367
FL
Orlando
52,093
TX
San Angelo
51,910
TX
Laredo
47,942
AR
Fort Smith
47,727
VA
Lynchburg
46,396
AL
Tuscaloosa
46,282
FL
Miami Beach
45,570
TX
Abilene
45,043
NC
Wilmington
44,097
AR
North Little Rock
43,479
FL
Pensacola
43,162
FL
West Palm Beach
42,358
VA
Newport News
41,893
MS
Meridian
41,272
LA
Lake Charles
39,973
NC
High Point
38,968
TX
Tyler
38,572
LA
Monroe
37,679
MD
Cumberland
37,425
MS
Biloxi
37,289
OK
Muskogee
37,162
AR
Pine Bluff
36,795
SC
Spartanburg
36,328
FL
Fort Lauderdale
36,260
MD
Hagerstown
36,066
TX
Brownsville
36,017
OK
Enid
35,066
VA
Danville
35,054
VA
Petersburg
34,913
LA
Alexandria
34,757
OK
Lawton
34,715
NC
Fayetteville
33,651
KY
Owensboro
33,541
LA
Lafayette
32,828
KY
Paducah
32,014
WV
Clarksburg
31,155
GA
Albany
31,131
KY
Ashland
31,066
AL
Anniston
31,044
KY
Newport
30,851
FL
Lakeland
30,207
TN
Jackson
30,187
FL
Daytona Beach
29,936
MS
Greenville
29,684
WV
Parkersburg
29,615
GA
Rome
29,495
TX
Odessa
29,474
MS
Hattiesburg
Population
State
Cities
29,346
WV
Fairmont
29,307
AR
Hot Springs
28,445
AL
Bessemer
28,180
GA
Athens
27,948
MS
Vicksburg
27,864
TN
Johnson City
27,697
NC
Rocky Mount
27,237
FL
Tallahassee
27,006
OK
Norman
26,861
FL
Gainesville
26,433
FL
Key West
25,969
VA
Charlottesville
25,814
FL
Panama City
25,525
WV
Morgantown
25,467
TX
Temple
25,038
MS
Laurel
25,025
GA
LaGrange
24,753
TX
Texarkana
24,560
NC
Burlington
24,502
TX
Longview
24,502
SC
Rock Hill
24,275
TX
University Park
24,005
WV
Weirton
23,879
AL
Florence
23,305
AL
Phenix City
23,229
TX
Harlingen
23,076
AR
El Dorado
23,069
NC
Gastonia
23,010
NC
Wilson
22,983
TX
Baytown
22,948
OK
Shawnee
22,840
AL
Selma
22,740
MS
Natchez
22,659
MS
Gulfport
22,513
SC
Florence
22,483
TX
Pasadena
22,327
TX
Marshall
21,713
TX
Midland
21,643
TX
Paris
21,635
GA
Decatur
21,584
AL
Dothan
21,506
WV
Bluefield
21,454
NC
Goldsboro
21,372
TX
Denton
21,174
TX
Orange
21,080
GA
East Point
20,687
GA
Marietta
20,238
OK
Stillwater
20,185
SC
Sumter
20,181
TX
Brownwood
20,180
OK
Ponca City
20,150
TX
Sherman
20,102
NC
Salisbury
20,067
TX
McAllen
20,046
GA
Valdosta
19,974
AL
Decatur
19,927
VA
Staunton
19,837
FL
Coral Gables
19,770
SC
Anderson
19,676
FL
Hialeah
19,571
TN
Kingsport
19,397
WV
Beckley
19,228
OK
Bartlesville
19,211
TX
Corsicana
19,014
AL
Prichard
18,899
GA
Waycross
18,896
FL
Sarasota
18,347
KY
Bowling Green
18,336
NC
Kinston
18,317
OK
Okmulgee
18,142
MD
Frederick
18,102
TX
Bryan
18,061
MS
Greenwood
18,059
TX
Borger
17,954
GA
Brunswick
17,890
OK
Ardmore
17,878
OK
McAlester
17,798
LA
Bogalusa
17,504
TX
Denison
17,286
TX
Big Spring
17,251
VA
Martinsville
17,172
MS
Columbus
17,074
TX
West University Place
17,071
AR
Fayetteville
16,901
NC
Statesville
16,898
TX
Kingsville
16,837
KY
Henderson
16,771
TN
Bristol
16,724
NC
Greenville
16,686
WV
South Charleston
16,620
TX
Texas City
16,583
TX
Pampa
16,539
MS
Clarksdale
16,486
NC
Concord
16,467
LA
New Iberia
16,449
TX
Alice
16,437
AL
Huntsville
16,310
AR
Jonesboro
16,264
TN
Clarksville
16,234
AR
Blytheville
16,126
TX
Victoria
15,995
OK
Ada
15,968
GA
Dalton
15,954
VA
Bristol
15,875
AR
Texarkana
15,842
OK
Chickasha
15,812
NC
New Bern
15,621
WV
Martinsburg
Population
State
Cities
15,581
FL
Clearwater
15,508
NC
Shelby
15,470
LA
Bossier City
15,325
OK
Duncan
15,322
SC
Orangeburg
15,141
MD
Salisbury
15,135
TX
Lufkin
14,772
WV
Moundsville
14,755
NC
Hickory
14,727
TX
Greenville
14,594
TX
Grand Prairie
14,535
GA
College Park
14,482
KY
Middlesborough
14,424
GA
Thomasville
14,351
FL
Hollywood
14,211
TX
Del Rio
14,044
TX
Plainview
13,982
GA
Griffin
13,841
VA
Winchester
13,813
LA
Gretna
13,806
SC
Greenwood
13,619
TX
Sweetwater
13,604
FL
Bradenton
13,571
NC
Lexington
13,555
FL
St. Augustine
13,502
FL
Fort Pierce
13,341
MD
Takoma Park
13,271
TX
San Benito
13,195
FL
Fort Myers
13,177
AL
Fairfield
13,134
AL
Talladega
13,052
TN
Murfreesboro
13,031
OK
Sapulpa
13,019
TN
Morristown
12,939
AL
Auburn
12,905
TX
Cleburne
12,866
AL
Homewood
12,784
LA
Crowley
12,769
LA
Bastrop
12,685
NC
Elizabeth City
12,651
TX
Vernon
12,605
TN
Cleveland
12,526
KY
Hopkinsville
12,503
TX
Palestine
12,383
TX
Edinburg
12,357
VA
Waynesboro
12,339
VA
Suffolk
12,327
TX
Nacogdoches
12,308
MD
Hyattsville
12,295
AL
Opelika
12,210
TX
New Braunfels
12,158
VA
Fredericksburg
12,010
TX
Snyder
11,936
GA
Gainesville
11,935
FL
Sanford
11,916
KY
Frankfort
11,863
OK
Seminole
11,801
OK
Miami
11,798
NC
Albemarle
11,777
FL
Lake Worth
11,741
FL
Ocala
11,708
NC
Reidsville
11,659
LA
Opelousas
11,639
GA
Moultrie
11,544
TX
Terrell
11,527
MS
Tupelo
11,505
LA
Houma
11,405
TX
Highland Park
11,389
GA
Americus
11,372
AR
Camden
11,246
TX
Gainesville
11,236
AR
Helena
11,204
TX
Waxahachie
11,170
MD
College Park
11,154
NC
Thomasville
11,132
KY
Madisonville
10,996
NC
Henderson
10,991
OK
El Reno
10,989
MD
Mount Rainier
10,911
TN
Columbia
10,885
TN
Dyersburg
10,870
KY
Fort Thomas
10,827
TX
White Settlement
10,810
VA
Harrisonburg
10,805
MS
Pascagoula
10,767
AL
Sheffield
10,765
TX
Mission
10,754
TN
Elizabethton
10,734
FL
North Miami
10,704
TX
Lamesa
10,571
TX
Garland
10,560
TX
McKinney
10,541
OK
Durant
10,434
VA
South Norfolk
10,401
MS
McComb
10,372
LA
Ruston
10,351
MD
Cambridge
10,302
LA
West Monroe
10,268
KY
Richmond
10,232
GA
Dublin
10,219
VA
Hopewell
10,173
TX
Bellaire
10,166
OK
Midwest City
10,140
NC
Monroe
10,113
OK
Guthrie
10,081
TX
Mercedes
10,047
MD
Annapolis
10,013
NC
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Level 83
Jul 16, 2025
Great quiz, as always. Data issue - you have Fort Worth, Texas listed as "Lake Worth" for some reason. I think that's a mistake?
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Level 55
Jul 16, 2025
Thank you! I caught this mistake pretty quickly (document accidentally copied the Floridian city with that name) and fixed it shortly after this quiz was published. Thanks for letting me know regardless.
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Level 63
Jul 17, 2025
Surprised to not see Virginia Beach. I did some research and back in 1950 it only had like 5,000 inhabitants. Today it has almost half a million
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Level 55
Jul 17, 2025
Consolidated with the former Princess Anne County in 1963, increasing its population from little over 8,000 in 1960 to over 172,000 in 1970.
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Level 70
Jan 24, 2026
Great quiz! Would nominate if I could!