100 Biggest Cities of the United States in 1900 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 100 biggest cities of the United States in 1900?

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Population figures according to the 1900 census.

Not including cities in Cuba or the Philippines (e.g. Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Manila, etc.).

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State	Population	City
NY	3,437,202	New York City
IL	1,698,575	Chicago
PA	1,293,697	Philadelphia
MO	575,238	St. Louis
MA	560,892	Boston
MD	508,957	Baltimore
OH	391,768	Cleveland
NY	352,387	Buffalo
CA	342,782	San Francisco
OH	325,902	Cincinnati
PA	321,616	PIttsburgh
LA	287,104	New Orleans
MI	285,704	Detroit
WI	285,315	Milwaukee
DC	278,718	Washington D.C.
NJ	246,070	Newark
NJ	206,433	Jersey City
KY	204,731	Louisville
MN	202,718	Minneapolis
RI	175,597	Providence
IN	169,164	Indianapolis
MO	163,752	Kansas City
MN	163,065	Saint Paul
NY	162,608	Rochester
CO	133,859	Denver
OH	131,822	Toledo
PA	129,896	Allegheny
OH	125,560	Columbus
MA	118,421	Worcester
NY	108,374	Syracuse
CT	108,027	New Haven
NJ	105,171	Paterson
MA	104,863	Fall River
MO	102,979	St. Joseph

State	Population	City
NE	102,555	Omaha
CA	102,479	Los Angeles
TN	102,320	Memphis
PA	102,026	Scranton
MA	94,969	Lowell
NY	94,151	Albany
MA	91,886	Cambridge
OR	90,426	Portland
GA	89,872	Atlanta
MI	87,565	Grand Rapids
OH	85,333	Dayton
VA	85,050	Richmond
TN	80,865	Nashville
WA	80,671	Seattle
CT	79,850	Hartford
PA	78,961	Reading
DE	76,508	Wilmington
NJ	75,935	Camden
NJ	73,307	Trenton
CT	70,996	Bridgeport
MA	68,513	Lynn
CA	66,960	Oakland
MA	62,559	Lawrence
MA	62,442	New Bedford
IA	62,139	Des Moines
MA	62,059	Springfield
MA	61,643	Somerville
NY	60,651	Troy
NJ	59,364	Hoboken
IN	59,007	Evansville
NH	56,987	Manchester
NY	56,383	Utica
IL	56,100	Peoria

State	Population	City
SC	55,807	Charleston
GA	54,244	Savannah
UT	53,531	Salt Lake City
TX	53,321	San Antonio
MN	52,969	Duluth
PA	52,733	Erie
NJ	52,130	Elizabeth
PA	51,721	Wilkes-Barre
KS	51,418	Kansas City
PA	50,167	Harrisburg
ME	50,145	Portland
NY	47,931	Yonkers
VA	46,624	Norfolk
CT	45,859	Waterbury
MA	45,712	Holyoke
IN	45,115	Fort Wayne
OH	44,885	Youngstown
TX	44,633	Houston
KY	42,938	Covington
OH	42,728	Akron
TX	42,638	Dallas
MI	42,345	Saginaw
PA	41,459	Lancaster
NE	40,169	Lincoln
MA	40,063	Brockton
NY	39,647	Binghamton
GA	39,441	Augusta
(HI)	39,306	Honolulu
RI	39,231	Pawtucket
PA	38,973	Altoona
WV	38,878	Wheeling
AL	38,469	Mobile
AL	38,415	Birmingham

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Level 76

Oct 30, 2022

Why include Hawaii, not yet a state, but exclude the Philippines and Cuba?

Level 55

Oct 30, 2022

Hawaii was directly annexed as part of the U.S. as an organized incorporated territory a few years prior. Cuba was under a provisional military occupation government and the Philippine-American War was still ungoing at this point in time.

Were the respective cities to be included however:

Havana: ~243k

Manila: ~190k

Santiago de Cuba: ~43k

Level 71

Nov 22, 2023

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