Most Populated U.S. Cities by Year - 1900

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Population	Entity	Answer
3,437,200	New York	New York City
1,698,600	Illinois	Chicago
1,293,700	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia
575,200	Missouri	St. Louis
560,900	Massachusetts	Boston
509,000	Maryland	Baltimore
391,800	Ohio	Cleveland
352,400	New York	Buffalo
342,800	California	San Francisco
325,900	Ohio	Cincinnati

Population	Entity	Answer
321,600	Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh
287,100	Louisiana	New Orleans
285,700	Michigan	Detroit
285,300	Wisconsin	Milwaukee
278,700	District of Columbia	Washington
246,100	New Jersey	Newark
206,400	New Jersey	Jersey City
204,700	Kentucky	Louisville
202,700	Minnesota	Minneapolis
175,600	Rhode Island	Providence