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Former 100k+ Cities in the United States on a Map

With the help of a map, can you name all cities of the United States that used to have a population above 100,000 or have since ceased to exist as independent cities?
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Two of these cities no longer exist and have since merged into larger cities.
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Peak Population
Year
State
City
Current Population
806,343
1898
NY
Brooklyn
--
196,940
1960
MI
Flint
79,661
178,320
1960
IN
Gary
67,652
170,002
1930
OH
Youngstown
59,108
143,333
1930
PA
Scranton
75,805
138,440
1960
PA
Erie
92,957
129,896
1907
PA
Allegheny
--
128,009
1950
NJ
Trenton
89,620
124,555
1950
NJ
Camden
71,100
120,485
1920
MA
Fall River
93,840
116,912
1950
OH
Canton
69,197
114,773
1960
VA
Portsmouth
96,793
112,504
1940
DE
Wilmington
71,675
111,698
1960
IN
Hammond
76,193
Peak Population
Year
State
City
Current Population
111,171
1930
PA
Reading
94,903
110,109
1970
MI
Livonia
92,185
107,439
1990
CA
Citrus Heights
86,239
107,312
1960
MN
Duluth
87,680
105,549
2010
CA
Norwalk
98,078
104,901
2020
CA
Daly City
99,833
103,908
1930
MA
Somerville
80,407
102,979
1900
MO
St. Joseph
70,634
102,394
1960
NY
Niagara Falls
47,599
101,740
1930
NY
Utica
63,607
101,030
2020
WA
Federal Way
97,701
100,220
1980
VA
Roanoke
97,171
100,216
1970
OH
Parma
78,951
100,066
2020
TX
San Angelo
99,262
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Aug 4, 2024
Some notes:

- Albany had dropped under 100,000 in 2000. However, the 2021 population estimate for this city (100,710) indicates that it has reached this mark once again.

- St. Joseph is grayed out due to allegations of tampering with the total population count, possibly padding the actual population count by 25,000.

- San Angelo is a very unique case. It did not hit 100,000 in time for the 2020 census in April 2020, although an official estimate made three months later put the city at 100,066 inhabitants. This would not last long as the official 2021 estimate would put the population back down to 99,404 and continues to decline.

- This quiz will be updated yearly if applicable. New Bedford, MA and Davenport, IA are likely to join the list next year.