Every 10,000+ U.S. City of the Rust Belt in 1950 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name every city of the Rust Belt that had a population of over 10,000 in 1950, right around the time most of these industrial centers were reaching their peak population before the long economic decline set in?
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According to the 1950 Census.
Since the region is not officially defined, this map is mostly per Britannica's defintion, with inclusion of other declining cities with a history of manufacturing.
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Population
State
Cities
3,620,962
IL
Chicago
2,071,605
PA
Philadelphia
1,849,568
MI
Detroit
949,708
MD
Baltimore
914,808
OH
Cleveland
856,796
MO
St. Louis
676,806
PA
Pittsburgh
637,392
WI
Milwaukee
580,132
NY
Buffalo
503,998
OH
Cincinnati
375,901
OH
Columbus
332,488
NY
Rochester
303,616
OH
Toledo
274,605
OH
Akron
243,872
OH
Dayton
220,583
NY
Syracuse
176,515
MI
Grand Rapids
168,330
OH
Youngstown
163,143
MI
Flint
134,995
NY
Albany
133,911
IN
Gary
133,607
IN
Fort Wayne
130,803
PA
Erie
128,636
IN
Evansville
128,009
NJ
Trenton
125,536
PA
Scranton
124,555
NJ
Camden
116,912
OH
Canton
115,911
IN
South Bend
111,856
IL
Peoria
109,320
PA
Reading
106,756
PA
Allentown
101,531
NY
Utica
94,994
MI
Dearborn
92,927
IL
Rockford
92,918
MI
Saginaw
92,129
MI
Lansing
91,785
NY
Schenectady
90,872
NY
Niagara Falls
89,544
PA
Harrisburg
87,594
IN
Hammond
86,353
WV
Huntington
82,295
IL
East St. Louis
80,674
NY
Binghamton
78,508
OH
Springfield
77,177
PA
Altoona
76,826
PA
Wilkes-Barre
74,549
IA
Davenport
73,681
MI
Pontiac
73,641
IL
Evanston
73,501
WV
Charleston
72,311
NY
Troy
71,193
WI
Racine
68,071
OH
Lakewood
67,544
IL
Cicero
66,340
PA
Bethlehem
66,269
IL
Decatur
66,039
PA
Chester
64,452
KY
Covington
63,529
IL
Oak Park
63,232
PA
Johnstown
59,141
OH
Cleveland Heights
58,891
WV
Wheeling
58,479
IN
Muncie
57,951
OH
Hamilton
57,704
MI
Kalamazoo
54,368
WI
Kenosha
54,263
IN
East Chicago
52,735
WI
Green Bay
52,523
MI
Bay City
51,601
IL
Joliet
51,502
PA
McKeesport
51,280
IL
Berwyn
51,202
OH
Lorain
51,088
MI
Jackson
50,576
IL
Aurora
50,246
OH
Lima
49,856
OH
Warren
49,716
NY
Elmira
48,834
PA
New Castle
48,710
IL
Rock Island
48,666
MI
Battle Creek
48,429
MI
Muskegon
48,251
MI
Ann Arbor
46,898
MI
Royal Oak
46,820
IN
Anderson
46,393
MI
Highland Park
45,047
PA
Williamsport
44,223
IL
Elgin
43,564
OH
Mansfield
43,355
MI
Hamtramck
43,354
NY
Jamestown
42,959
WI
West Allis
42,365
WI
Sheboygan
41,682
NY
Rome
41,396
OH
Euclid
41,084
WI
Oshkosh
40,517
OH
Zanesville
40,047
OH
East Cleveland
39,892
MO
University City
39,563
IL
Champaign
39,539
IN
Richmond
38,946
IL
Waukegan
38,672
IN
Kokomo
37,864
IL
Danville
37,679
MD
Cumberland
37,397
IL
Moline
36,846
MI
Wyandotte
36,798
OH
Portsmouth
36,722
NY
Auburn
35,872
OH
Steubenville
35,725
MI
Port Huron
35,646
IN
Elkhart
35,632
PA
Easton
35,568
IN
Lafayette
35,491
PA
Hazleton
35,001
OH
Norwood
34,275
OH
Newark
34,163
IL
Bloomington
34,010
WI
Appleton
33,817
OH
Marion
33,695
OH
Middletown
33,651
KY
Owensboro
33,324
WI
Wauwatosa
32,913
IN
Mishawaka
32,721
IL
Belleville
32,550
IL
Alton
32,240
NY
Amsterdam
Population
State
Cities
32,014
WV
Clarksburg
31,425
IL
Galesburg
31,418
PA
Wilkinsburg
31,131
KY
Ashland
31,044
KY
Newport
30,307
OH
Elyria
30,081
IN
Marion
29,936
WI
Fond du Lac
29,684
WV
Parkersburg
29,675
MI
Ferndale
29,594
OH
Massillon
29,590
WI
Beloit
29,465
IL
Granite City
29,375
OH
Sandusky
29,346
WV
Fairmont
29,310
MI
Lincoln Park
29,195
OH
Cuyahoga Falls
28,897
OH
Parma
28,395
IN
Michigan City
28,222
OH
Shaker Heights
28,156
PA
Lebanon
27,820
OH
Barberton
27,658
NY
Lackawanna
27,598
WI
Manitowoc
27,473
IL
Maywood
26,454
PA
Sharon
26,280
PA
Washington
26,161
OH
Alliance
26,132
PA
Aliquippa
25,856
IL
Kankakee
25,525
WV
Morgantown
25,146
PA
New Kensington
25,133
NY
Lockport
24,899
WI
Janesville
24,731
NY
North Tonawanda
24,551
IL
Chicago Heights
24,217
OH
East Liverpool
24,180
OH
Lancaster
24,005
WV
Weirton
23,845
OH
Findlay
23,696
OH
Ashtabula
23,640
PA
Pottsville
23,634
NY
Gloversville
23,482
PA
Butler
23,390
MO
Webster Groves
22,884
NY
Olean
22,834
IL
Urbana
22,647
NY
Oswego
21,858
IL
Pekin
21,662
OH
Garfield Heights
21,506
WV
Bluefield
21,467
MI
Monroe
21,461
MI
East Detroit
21,273
IL
Elmhurst
21,272
NY
Cohoes
21,233
WI
Waukesha
21,096
PA
Kingston
21,031
IN
Logansport
20,683
IL
Harvey
20,549
MI
River Rouge
20,471
PA
Uniontown
20,325
MI
East Lansing
20,305
PA
Dunmore
20,160
PA
Nanticoke
20,133
OH
Chillicothe
20,066
NY
Kenmore
20,050
NY
Endicott
19,823
MI
St. Clair Shores
19,652
PA
Clairton
19,581
PA
Oil CIty
19,397
WV
Beckley
19,249
NY
Johnson City
18,972
PA
Meadville
18,952
OH
Tiffin
18,919
NJ
Phillipsburg
18,828
MI
Muskegon Heights
18,801
IL
Elmwood Park
18,769
MI
Benton Harbor
18,640
MO
Kirkwood
18,393
MI
Adrian
18,302
MI
Ypsilanti
18,271
IN
New Castle
18,162
IL
Wilmette
18,007
NY
Dunkirk
17,985
PA
West Mifflin
17,948
MI
Ecorse
17,931
MI
Berkley
17,896
PA
Monessen
17,882
IN
La Porte
17,799
NY
Batavia
17,770
MI
Hazel Park
17,684
NY
Corning
17,622
IL
Blue Island
17,620
PA
Duquesne
17,534
MI
Livonia
17,447
OH
Piqua
17,375
PA
Beaver Falls
17,354
PA
Bradford
17,227
PA
State College
17,212
PA
Chambersburg
17,144
NY
Geneva
17,027
MI
Mount Clemens
16,923
PA
Greensburg
16,879
PA
Shamokin
16,837
KY
Henderson
16,812
PA
Carlisle
16,808
IL
Highland Park
16,773
OH
Niles
16,728
MI
Inkster
16,686
WV
South Charleston
16,602
IL
Park Ridge
16,537
OH
Fremont
16,488
PA
Braddock
16,488
PA
Swissvale
16,437
PA
Munhall
16,429
PA
Ambridge
16,333
OH
Ironton
16,296
PA
Carbondale
16,241
PA
McKees Rocks
16,199
WI
Shorewood
16,172
PA
Jeannette
16,035
MO
Clayton
16,006
OH
Marietta
15,948
MI
Owosso
15,858
MI
Holland
15,816
MI
Roseville
15,799
IL
Calumet City
15,704
PA
Shenandoah
Population
State
Cities
15,586
OH
Maple Heights
15,570
PA
Sunbury
15,550
IN
Connersville
15,472
IL
Brookfield
15,467
MI
Birmingham
15,432
OH
South Euclid
15,197
NY
Watervliet
15,079
IN
Huntington
15,045
MO
Richmond Heights
15,028
IN
Frankfort
15,012
PA
Pittston
14,994
IL
Des Plaines
14,969
IL
Forest Park
14,849
PA
Warren
14,832
IL
Skokie
14,772
WV
Moundsville
14,739
OH
Cambridge
14,724
PA
North Braddock
14,665
WI
Whitefish Bay
14,617
NY
Tonawanda
14,432
OH
Painesville
14,351
OH
Fostoria
14,287
OH
Ashland
14,222
PA
Mount Carmel
14,010
PA
Berwick
14,005
OH
Wooster
13,922
NY
Fulton
13,913
IL
East Moline
13,894
PA
Lewistown
13,644
PA
Farrell
13,416
MO
Maplewood
13,405
PA
Dormont
13,366
IL
Melrose Park
13,308
IN
Peru
13,293
PA
Connellsville
13,220
OH
Martins Ferry
13,154
PA
Darby
13,145
MI
Niles
13,075
MI
Grosse Pointe Park
13,021
PA
Plymouth
13,003
IN
Goshen
12,948
OH
New Philadelphia
12,945
PA
Ellwood City
12,882
OH
Campbell
12,877
OH
Xenia
12,855
WI
South Milwaukee
12,754
OH
Salem
12,710
PA
Bristol
12,574
PA
Steelton
12,573
OH
Bellaire
12,535
PA
Brentwood
12,437
WI
Neenah
12,418
OH
Kent
12,417
WI
Watertown
12,385
WI
Menasha
12,378
OH
Bexley
12,363
PA
Turtle Creek
12,329
MI
Allen Park
12,186
PA
Donora
12,185
OH
Mount Vernon
12,182
WI
Cudahy
12,169
PA
Lansdowne
12,105
PA
Carnegie
12,105
IL
Winnetka
12,072
PA
Canonsburg
12,051
OH
Berea
12,051
NJ
Burlington
12,028
IN
Valparaiso
12,005
OH
Bowling Green
12,002
IL
La Grange
11,941
OH
Struthers
11,886
IL
Downers Grove
11,873
IN
West Lafayette
11,867
WI
Beaver Dam
11,862
IL
Collinsville
11,811
PA
Latrobe
11,804
OH
Delaware
11,743
PA
Indiana
11,708
IL
DeKalb
11,675
OH
Coshocton
11,660
OH
Athens
11,638
IL
Wheaton
11,604
PA
Bellevue
11,573
MO
Ferguson
11,566
MO
Overland
11,566
OH
University Heights
11,508
PA
Tamaqua
11,497
PA
DuBois
11,491
OH
Sidney
11,384
IL
West Frankfort
11,381
PA
Lock Haven
11,362
IN
Elwood
11,325
NY
Oneida
11,324
PA
Bethel
11,265
OH
Defiance
11,237
OH
Rocky River
11,132
KY
Madisonville
11,068
PA
Yeadon
10,999
IL
Harrisburg
10,934
PA
Mahanoy City
10,923
NY
Johnstown
10,921
IL
Carbondale
10,870
KY
Fort Thomas
10,856
NY
Rensselaer
10,823
IL
River Forest
10,661
OH
Troy
10,633
PA
Bloomsburg
10,621
IN
Wabash
10,560
OH
Washington
10,531
IL
Evergreen Park
10,498
PA
Coraopolis
10,459
IL
Marion
10,406
MI
Albion
10,381
MI
Grosse Pointe Woods
10,364
OH
Van Wert
10,327
OH
Bucyrus
10,295
NY
Newark
10,263
PA
Arnold
10,244
IN
Hobart
10,243
WI
Two Rivers
10,232
OH
Bellefontaine
10,230
OH
Conneaut
10,223
MI
St. Joseph
10,190
IL
Wood River
10,113
OH
Girard
10,046
PA
Homestead
10,006
PA
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