Can you name the largest municipalities in the New York metropolitan area for each Census since 1880?

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  • Source: US Census Bureau
  • * are places absorbed into New York City in 1898. See first comment for more details.
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1880
1,206,299* 
566,663* 
136,508 
120,722 
51,031 
30,999 
28,229 
18,892 
17,166 
17,120* 
13,207 
12,679* 
9,372 
8,349 
8,125 
8,044* 
1890
1,515,301* 
806,343* 
181,830 
163,003 
78,347 
43,648 
37,764 
32,033 
30,506* 
19,033 
18,844 
18,603 
16,423* 
14,265* 
13,282 
13,028 
1900
3,437,202 
246,070 
206,433 
105,171 
59,364 
52,130 
47,931 
32,722 
27,777 
24,141 
23,094 
21,506 
21,288 
20,006 
17,699 
15,369 
1910
4,766,883 
347,469 
267,779 
125,600 
79,803 
73,409 
70,324 
55,545 
54,773 
35,403 
34,371 
32,121 
30,919 
29,630 
28,867 
23,388 
1920
5,620,048 
414,524 
298,103 
135,875 
100,176 
95,783 
76,754 
68,166 
63,841 
50,710 
42,726 
41,707 
40,074 
36,213 
33,268 
32,779 
1930
6,930,446 
442,337 
316,715 
138,513 
134,646 
114,589 
88,979 
68,020 
62,959 
61,499 
59,261 
58,619 
56,733 
54,000 
46,875 
43,516 
1940
7,454,995 
429,760 
301,173 
142,598 
139,656 
112,817 
79,198 
68,945 
67,362 
61,394 
58,408 
56,173 
55,328 
50,115 
48,827 
41,623 
1950
7,891,957 
438,776 
299,017 
152,798 
139,336 
109,912 
79,340 
77,203 
71,899 
64,511 
59,725 
59,201 
57,702 
55,537 
50,676 
49,307 
1960
7,781,894 
405,220 
276,101 
190,634 
143,663 
107,698 
82,084 
78,846 
77,259 
76,812 
76,010 
74,215 
65,276 
59,379 
53,963 
52,180 
1970
7,894,862 
382,417 
260,545 
204,370 
144,824 
112,654 
98,944 
82,437 
75,471 
75,385 
72,778 
72,743 
67,120 
65,440 
59,743 
58,537 
1980
7,071,639 
329,248 
223,532 
195,351 
137,970 
106,201 
90,074 
77,690 
74,388 
70,794 
70,193 
66,713 
65,047 
64,455 
62,574 
61,493 
1990
7,322,564 
275,221 
228,537 
188,082 
140,891 
110,002 
93,086 
88,680 
76,371 
73,552 
71,742 
68,183 
67,265 
67,153 
66,473 
61,444 
2000
8,008,278 
273,546 
240,055 
196,086 
149,222 
120,568 
97,697 
97,203 
89,706 
78,672 
76,119 
72,182 
69,824 
68,382 
67,088 
66,327 
2010
8,175,133 
277,140 
247,597 
195,976 
146,199 
124,969 
99,967 
99,585 
92,843 
91,239 
84,136 
77,062 
75,072 
69,781 
67,292 
66,522 
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Greater New York cities, 1880-2010 Quiz

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