Can you name the most populous cities in Pennsylvania for each census from 1790 to 2010?

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  • Townships are excluded, but boroughs are included. Six of these have been absorbed into modern cities.
  • Source: US Census Bureau
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1790
28,522 
9,913 
5,661 
2,096 
c. 2,000 
1800
41,220 
10,718 
9,621 
4,292 
2,503 
2,386 
1,472 
1,565 
1,045 
1810
53,722 
19,874 
13,707 
5,405 
4,768 
3,462 
2,847 
2,287 
1,657 
1,434 
1820
63,802 
19,678 
14,713 
7,248 
7,118 
6,633 
4,332 
3,545 
3,498 
2,990 
1830
80,462 
28,872 
20,581 
13,394 
12,568 
11,140 
7,704 
6,822 
5,856 
4,312 
1840
93,665 
34,474 
27,849 
27,548 
22,314 
21,115 
14,573 
10,089 
8,417 
8,410 
1850
121,376 
58,894 
47,223 
46,774 
46,601 
38,799 
26,979 
21,262 
15,743 
12,369 
1860
565,529 
49,221 
28,702 
23,162 
17,603 
13,405 
9,444 
9,419 
9,223 
8,994 
1870
674,022 
86,076 
53,180 
35,092 
33,930 
23,104 
20,233 
19,646 
16,030 
13,884 
1880
847,170 
156,389 
78,682 
45,850 
43,278 
30,762 
27,737 
25,769 
23,339 
19,710 
1890
1,046,964 
238,617 
105,287 
75,215 
58,661 
40,634 
39,385 
37,718 
32,011 
30,337 
1900
1,293,697 
321,616 
129,896 
102,026 
78,961 
52,733 
51,721 
50,167 
41,459 
38,973 
1910
1,549,008 
533,905 
129,867 
96,071 
67,015 
66,525 
64,186 
55,482 
52,127 
51,973 
1920
1,823,779 
588,343 
137,783 
107,784 
93,372 
75,917 
73,833 
73,502 
67,327 
60,331 
1930
1,950,961 
669,817 
143,433 
115,967 
111,171 
92,563 
86,626 
82,054 
80,339 
66,993 
1940
1,931,334 
671,659 
140,404 
116,955 
110,568 
96,904 
86,236 
83,893 
80,214 
66,668 
1950
2,071,605 
676,806 
130,803 
125,536 
109,320 
106,756 
89,544 
77,177 
76,826 
66,340 
1960
2,002,512 
604,332 
138,440 
111,443 
108,347 
98,177 
79,697 
75,408 
69,407 
63,658 
1970
1,948,609 
520,117 
129,231 
109,527 
103,564 
87,643 
72,686 
68,061 
62,900 
58,856 
1980
1,688,210 
423,938 
119,123 
103,758 
88,117 
78,686 
70,419 
57,078 
54,725 
53,264 
1990
1,585,577 
369,879 
108,718 
105,090 
81,805 
78,380 
71,428 
55,551 
52,376 
51,881 
2000
1,517,550 
334,563 
106,632 
103,717 
81,207 
76,415 
71,329 
56,348 
49,523 
48,950 
2010
1,526,006 
305,704 
118,032 
101,786 
88,082 
76,089 
74,982 
59,322 
49,528 
46,320 
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