Most Populated U.S. Cities by Year - 1820

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Population	Entity	Answer
123,700	New York	New York City
78,400	Maryland	Baltimore
63,800	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia
43,300	Massachusetts	Boston
27,200	Louisiana	New Orleans
24,800	South Carolina	Charleston
19,700	Pennsylvania	Northern Liberties
14,700	Pennsylvania	Southwark
13,200	District of Columbia	Washington
12,700	Massachusetts	Salem

Population	Entity	Answer
12,600	New York	Albany
12,100	Virginia	Richmond
11,800	Rhode Island	Providence
9,600	Ohio	Cincinnati
8,600	Maine	Portland
8,500	Virginia	Norfolk
8,200	Virginia	Alexandria
7,500	Georgia	Savannah
7,400	District of Columbia	Georgetown
7,300	New Hampshire	Portsmouth