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Every 4,000+ City in the Southern United States in 1900 with a Map

At the dawn of the 20th century, the South, still shaped by the Civil War and Reconstruction, remained mostly rural, with only scattered urban centers growing amid a landscape dominated by agriculture and economic hardship. Can you name every southern U.S. city with population of over 4,000 in 1900?
According to the 1900 Census.
Some of these cities no longer exist and have since been absorbed into larger cities.
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Population
State
Cities
508,957
MD
Baltimore
287,104
LA
New Orleans
278,718
--
Washington
204,731
KY
Louisville
102,320
TN
Memphis
89,872
GA
Atlanta
85,050
VA
Richmond
80,865
TN
Nashville
76,508
DE
Wilmington
55,807
SC
Charleston
54,244
GA
Savannah
53,321
TX
San Antonio
46,624
VA
Norfolk
44,633
TX
Houston
42,938
KY
Covington
42,638
TX
Dallas
39,441
GA
Augusta
38,878
WV
Wheeling
38,469
AL
Mobile
38,415
AL
Birmingham
38,307
AR
Little Rock
37,789
TX
Galveston
32,637
TN
Knoxville
30,346
AL
Montgomery
30,154
TN
Chattanooga
28,429
FL
Jacksonville
28,301
KY
Newport
26,688
TX
Fort Worth
26,369
KY
Lexington
23,272
GA
Macon
22,258
TX
Austin
21,810
VA
Petersburg
21,495
VA
Roanoke
21,108
SC
Columbia
20,976
NC
Wilmington
20,686
TX
Waco
19,635
VA
Newport News
19,446
KY
Paducah
18,891
VA
Lynchburg
18,091
NC
Charlotte
17,747
FL
Pensacola
17,614
GA
Columbus
17,427
VA
Portsmouth
17,128
MD
Cumberland
17,114
FL
Key West
16,520
VA
Danville
16,013
LA
Shreveport
15,906
TX
El Paso
15,839
FL
Tampa
14,834
MS
Vicksburg
14,694
NC
Asheville
14,528
VA
Alexandria
14,511
TN
Jackson
14,040
MS
Meridian
13,643
NC
Raleigh
13,591
MD
Hagerstown
13,429
TX
Laredo
13,189
KY
Owensboro
12,210
MS
Natchez
11,923
WV
Huntington
11,860
SC
Greenville
11,807
TX
Denison
11,703
WV
Parkersburg
11,587
AR
Fort Smith
11,496
AR
Pine Bluff
11,395
SC
Spartanburg
11,269
LA
Baton Rouge
11,099
WV
Charleston
10,272
KY
Henderson
Population
State
Cities
10,245
GA
Athens
10,243
TX
Sherman
10,037
OK
Oklahoma City
10,035
NC
Greensboro
10,008
NC
Winston
10,006
OK
Guthrie
9,973
AR
Hot Springs
9,715
VA
Manchester
9,695
AL
Anniston
9,487
KY
Frankfort
9,431
TN
Clarksville
9,427
TX
Beaumont
9,358
TX
Paris
9,313
TX
Corsicana
9,296
MD
Frederick
9,090
NC
New Bern
9,081
GA
Brunswick
8,713
AL
Selma
8,402
MD
Annapolis
8,297
TX
Palestine
8,226
KY
Bowling Green
8,069
TX
Tyler
8,068
AL
Huntsville
7,910
NC
Concord
7,874
TX
Gainesville
7,855
TX
Marshall
7,816
MS
Jackson
7,674
GA
Americus
7,642
MS
Greenville
7,564
WV
Martinsburg
7,493
TX
Cleburne
7,291
GA
Rome
7,289
VA
Staunton
7,280
KY
Hopkinsville
7,065
TX
Temple
6,860
TX
Greenville
6,857
GA
Griffin
6,815
LA
New Iberia
6,800
KY
Ashland
6,680
LA
Lake Charles
6,679
NC
Durham
6,484
MS
Columbus
6,478
AL
Florence
6,449
VA
Charlottesville
6,423
KY
Maysville
6,358
AL
Bessemer
6,348
NC
Elizabeth City
6,332
KY
Bellevue
6,330
TX
Terrell
6,305
TX
Brownsville
6,277
NC
Salisbury
6,104
KY
Dayton
6,052
TN
Columbia
5,968
TX
Brenham
5,964
KY
Winchester
5,919
GA
Waycross
5,877
NC
Goldsboro
5,747
MD
Cambridge
5,681
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Ardmore
5,673
SC
Sumter
5,655
WV
Fairmont
5,650
WV
Grafton
5,648
LA
Alexandria
5,613
GA
Valdosta
5,550
AR
Helena
5,498
SC
Anderson
5,485
SC
Rock Hill
5,467
MS
Biloxi
5,428
LA
Monroe
Population
State
Cities
5,400
SC
Union
5,362
WV
Moundsville
5,346
TX
Hillsboro
5,322
GA
Thomasville
5,274
MD
Frostburg
5,271
TN
Bristol
5,256
TX
Texarkana
5,161
VA
Winchester
5,094
AL
Tuscaloosa
5,068
VA
Fredericksburg
5,042
TX
Bonham
4,988
VA
Berkley
4,944
MS
Yazoo City
4,919
TX
Ennis
4,914
AR
Texarkana
4,842
NC
Washington
4,824
SC
Greenwood
4,786
TX
Weatherford
4,703
TX
Corpus Christi
4,670
NC
Fayetteville
4,653
KY
Richmond
4,647
SC
Florence
4,645
TN
Johnson City
4,644
WV
Bluefield
4,610
NC
Gastonia
4,607
SC
Newberry
4,606
GA
Albany
4,603
KY
Paris
4,579
VA
Bristol
4,532
AL
Eufaula
4,511
WV
Benwood
4,508
AR
Jonesboro
4,477
MS
McComb
4,455
SC
Orangeburg
4,446
GA
Marietta
4,437
AL
New Decatur
4,382
GA
Gainesville
4,342
TX
McKinney
4,315
GA
Dalton
4,297
TX
Gonzales
4,285
KY
Danville
4,282
AL
Gadsden
4,277
MD
Salisbury
4,274
GA
LaGrange
4,272
FL
St. Augustine
4,254
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Muskogee
4,245
AL
Opelika
4,219
GA
Milledgeville
4,215
TX
Waxahachie
4,214
LA
Crowley
4,211
TX
Taylor
4,187
TX
Denton
4,175
MS
Hattiesburg
4,163
NC
High Point
4,163
AL
Phenix City
4,162
KY
Middlesborough
4,138
SC
Georgetown
4,110
SC
Beaufort
4,106
NC
Kinston
4,105
LA
Donaldsonville
4,097
AL
Troy
4,081
KY
Mayfield
4,075
SC
Chester
4,061
AR
Fayetteville
4,050
WV
Clarksburg
4,029
SC
Laurens
4,013
FL
Lake City
4,010
TX
Victoria
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Deuteronomius
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Jul 13, 2025
Crazy how empty Florida is compared to today and how cleary you can see the line dividing eastern and western Texas
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