Most Populated U.S. Cities by Year - 1880

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Population	Entity	Answer
1,206,300	New York	New York City
847,200	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia
566,700	New York	Brooklyn
503,200	Illinois	Chicago
362,800	Massachusetts	Boston
350,500	Missouri	St. Louis
332,300	Maryland	Baltimore
255,100	Ohio	Cincinnati
234,000	California	San Francisco
216,100	Louisiana	New Orleans

Population	Entity	Answer
160,100	Ohio	Cleveland
156,400	Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh
155,100	New York	Buffalo
147,200	District of Columbia	Washington
136,500	New Jersey	Newark
123,800	Kentucky	Louisville
120,700	New Jersey	Jersey City
116,300	Michigan	Detroit
115,600	Wisconsin	Milwaukee
104,900	Rhode Island	Providence