Can you name the twenty largest cities in Texas at each Census from 1870 to 2010?

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  • Correctly named cities will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: US Census Bureau
  • Note that the 1870 Census did not report town populations for a few counties (notably Dallas), so a few cities may be missing. The other Censuses are complete, though.
  • Also try: California city challenge, 1870-2010
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1870
13,818 
12,256 
9,382 
4,905 
4,428 
4,190 
3,008 
2,534 
2,261 
2,221 
2,140 
2,046 
1,920 
1,900 
1,599 
1,509 
1,439 
1,255 
1,240 
1,199 
1880
22,248 
20,550 
16,513 
11,013 
10,358 
7,295 
6,663 
6,093 
5,624 
4,938 
4,101 
3,975 
3,980 
3,521 
3,373 
3,260 
3,257 
2,997 
2,667 
2,423 
1890
38,067 
37,673 
29,984 
27,557 
23,076 
14,575 
14,445 
11,319 
10,958 
10,338 
8,254 
7,335 
7,207 
6,908 
6,594 
6,285 
6,134 
5,838 
5,209 
4,387 
1900
53,321 
44,633 
42,638 
37,789 
26,688 
22,258 
20,686 
15,906 
13,429 
11,807 
10,243 
9,427 
9,358 
9,313 
8,297 
8,069 
7,874 
7,855 
7,493 
7,065 
1910
96,614 
92,104 
78,800 
73,312 
39,279 
36,981 
29,860 
26,425 
20,640 
14,855 
13,632 
12,412 
11,452 
11,269 
10,993 
10,517 
10,482 
10,364 
10,400 
10,321 
1920
161,379 
158,976 
138,276 
106,482 
77,560 
44,255 
40,422 
40,079 
38,500 
34,876 
22,710 
22,251 
17,065 
16,205 
15,494 
15,040 
15,031 
14,271 
12,820 
12,384 
1930
292,352 
260,475 
231,542 
163,447 
102,421 
57,732 
53,120 
52,938 
52,848 
50,902 
43,690 
43,132 
32,618 
27,741 
25,308 
23,175 
22,021 
20,520 
17,113 
16,602 
1940
384,514 
294,734 
253,854 
177,662 
96,810 
87,930 
60,862 
55,982 
59,061 
57,301 
51,686 
46,140 
45,112 
39,274 
31,853 
28,279 
26,612 
25,802 
22,083 
18,678 
1950
596,163 
434,462 
408,442 
278,778 
132,459 
130,485 
108,287 
94,014 
84,706 
74,246 
71,747 
68,042 
66,568 
57,530 
52,093 
51,910 
45,570 
38,968 
36,066 
29,495 
1960
938,219 
679,684 
587,718 
356,268 
276,687 
186,545 
167,690 
137,969 
128,691 
119,175 
101,724 
97,808 
90,368 
80,338 
67,175 
66,676 
62,625 
60,678 
58,815 
58,737 
1970
1,232,802 
844,401 
654,153 
393,476 
322,261 
251,808 
204,525 
149,101 
127,010 
115,919 
97,564 
97,260 
95,326 
90,643 
89,653 
89,277 
81,437 
78,380 
69,024 
63,884 
1980
1,595,138 
904,078 
785,880 
425,259 
385,164 
345,496 
231,999 
173,979 
160,113 
149,230 
138,857 
118,102 
112,560 
109,943 
101,261 
98,315 
94,201 
91,449 
90,027 
84,997 
1990
1,630,553 
1,006,877 
935,933 
515,342 
465,622 
447,619 
261,721 
257,453 
186,206 
180,650 
157,615 
155,037 
128,713 
122,899 
119,363 
114,323 
106,654 
103,590 
101,484 
99,616 
2000
1,953,631 
1,188,580 
1,144,646 
656,562 
563,662 
534,694 
332,969 
277,454 
222,030 
215,768 
199,564 
191,615 
176,576 
173,627 
141,674 
139,722 
127,427 
124,523 
115,930 
113,866 
2010
2,099,451 
1,327,407 
1,197,816 
790,390 
741,206 
649,121 
365,438 
305,215 
259,841 
236,091 
229,573 
226,876 
216,290 
190,695 
175,396 
175,023 
149,043 
139,824 
131,117 
129,877 
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