100 Biggest Cities of the Confederate States in 1860 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 100 most populous cities of the Confederate States in 1860, which would up end seceding from the United States within the time span of a year?

The map portrays the situation on May 20th 1861.

Population estimates mostly according to the US Census of 1860. Other sources listed in this Pastebin.

Underlined cities listed under Virginia ceded to West Virginia in 1863.

Some of these cities no longer exist and have since merged into larger cities.

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Population	State	Cities
168,675	LA	New Orleans
40,522	SC	Charleston
37,910	VA	Richmond
29,258	AL	Mobile
22,623	TN	Memphis
22,292	GA	Savannah
18,266	VA	Petersburg
16,988	TN	Nashville
14,620	VA	Norfolk
14,083	VA	Wheeling
12,654	VA	Alexandria
12,493	GA	Augusta
9,621	GA	Columbus
9,554	GA	Atlanta
9,552	NC	Wilmington
9,496	VA	Portsmouth
8,843	AL	Montgomery
8,247	GA	Macon
8,235	TX	San Antonio
8,052	SC	Columbia
7,307	TX	Galveston
6,853	VA	Lynchburg
6,612	MS	Natchez
5,816	LA	Algiers
5,432	NC	New Bern
5,428	LA	Baton Rouge
5,107	LA	Jefferson
5,023	VA	Fredericksburg
5,000	MS	Aberdeen
5,000	TN	Knoxville
4,845	TX	Houston
4,790	NC	Fayetteville
4,780	NC	Raleigh
4,591	MS	Vicksburg

Population	State	Cities
4,392	VA	Winchester
4,069	TN	Columbia
4,010	GA	Rome
3,989	AL	Tuscaloosa
3,875	VA	Staunton
3,848	GA	Athens
3,800	AL	Wetumpka
3,727	AR	Little Rock
3,634	AL	Huntsville
3,500	VA	Danville
3,494	TX	Austin
3,364	VA	Martinsburg
3,308	MS	Columbus
3,225	GA	Newton
3,191	MS	Jackson
3,177	AL	Selma
2,987	MS	Holly Springs
2,876	FL	Pensacola
2,861	TN	Murfreesboro
2,855	GA	Griffin
2,850	TN	Clarksville
2,850	AL	Eufaula
2,832	FL	Key West
2,793	VA	Manchester
2,734	TX	Brownsville
2,700	VA	Charlottesville
2,630	VA	South Wheeling
2,546	GA	Newnan
2,545	TN	Chattanooga
2,500	AL	Greensboro
2,493	VA	Parkersburg
2,480	GA	Milledgeville
2,420	NC	Salisbury

Population	State	Cities
2,407	TN	Jackson
2,400	GA	Cartersville
2,265	NC	Charlotte
2,219	AR	Camden
2,190	LA	Shreveport
2,135	VA	Lexington
2,118	FL	Jacksonville
2,009	GA	Eatonton
2,000	GA	Cuthbert
2,000	TN	Franklin
2,000	AL	Tuscumbia
1,986	TX	Victoria
1,938	TX	Palestine
1,932	FL	Tallahassee
1,920	AL	Cahaba
1,914	FL	St. Augustine
1,908	TN	Trenton
1,904	FL	Apalachicola
1,869	GA	Bainbridge
1,863	TX	Harrisburg
1,851	TX	Lynchburg
1,848	VA	Hampton
1,836	TN	Edgefield
1,815	FL	Milton
1,756	LA	Carrollton
1,740	NC	Hendersonville
1,740	TX	New Braunfels
1,720	SC	Georgetown
1,700	TN	Lebanon
1,663	LA	Plaquemine
1,650	AL	Greenville
1,649	GA	Dalton
1,621	SC	Camden

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5 Comments

Level 78

Aug 3, 2023

Good quiz. Florida's historical population always surprises me.

Level 55

Aug 3, 2023

Thanks! Florida really didn't have any large towns at the time. The only other two towns that reached over 2,000 inhabitants at the time were Key West and Jacksonville.

Level 75

Sep 5, 2024

I've literally never heard of Edgefield, TN in my life. And I live in Nashville.

However, some really interesting surprises in this quiz. Liked it!

Level 55

Sep 5, 2024

Thanks! Edgefield no longer exists as an independent town, but is still a historic district within the modern city of Nashville.

Level 77

Dec 10, 2024

pretty much have to be from the south to get more than half of these

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