Most Populated U.S. Cities by Year - 1840

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Population	State	Answer
312,700	New York	New York City
102,300	Maryland	Baltimore
102,200	Louisiana	New Orleans
93,700	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia
93,400	Massachusetts	Boston
46,300	Ohio	Cincinnati
36,200	New York	Brooklyn
34,500	Pennsylvania	Northern Liberties
33,700	New York	Albany
29,300	South Carolina	Charleston

Population	State	Answer
27,800	Pennsylvania	Spring Garden
27,500	Pennsylvania	Southwark
23,400	District of Columbia	Washington
23,200	Rhode Island	Providence
22,300	Pennsylvania	Kensington
21,200	Kentucky	Louisville
21,100	Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh
20,800	Massachusetts	Lowell
20,200	New York	Rochester
20,200	Virginia	Richmond