Can you name the largest metropolitan areas in the United States as of the 1950 Census?

created by Dralcoffin
  • Enter a metro area in the box below
  • Correctly named metro areas will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • The percentage in the population column is the percent of the population in the central city. Note some current metros with multiple cities may have been separated into multiple metro areas in 1950.
  • Source: 1950 US Census
  • Also try: 300 largest U.S. cities, 1950
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RankCityPopulation (Central City)
112,296,117 (70.2%)
24,920,816 (73.6%)
33,996,946 (49.3%)
42,922,470 (70.9%)
52,659,398 (69.5%)
62,233,448 (35.9%)
72,022,078 (57.4%)
81,532,953 (44.2%)
91,400,058 (61.2%)
101,388,599 (75.0%)
111,287,333 (62.3%)
121,161,852 (78.7%)
13985,101 (84.6%)
14829,495 (76.8%)
15813,292 (62.0%)
16798,043 (72.7%)
17700,508 (85.1%)
18698,350 (65.4%)
19659,768 (86.5%)
20621,509 (75.2%)
21583,346 (42.6%)
22538,924 (80.6%)
23512,643 (72.9%)
24507,887 (65.2%)
25502,375 (85.0%)
26498,743 (83.4%)
27472,736 (78.1%)
28458,647 (54.4%)
29449,521 (90.9%)
30445,314 (73.2%)
RankCityPopulation (Central City)
31437,707 (85.9%)
32432,974 (77.2%)
33409,149 (81.3%)
34406,034 (97.5%)
35385,111 (76.2%)
36366,765 (74.9%)
37364,344 (83.8%)
38356,908 (60.8%)
39346,864 (70.3%)
40315,578 (93.7%)
41310,291 (80.9%)
42300,788 (59.0%)
43298,051 (56.5%)
44291,897 (71.0%)
45275,091 (88.5%)
46271,589 (28.3%)
47265,286 (83.1%)
48258,887 (67.3%)
49257,995 (89.3%)
50244,836 (67.2%)
51242,909 (84.2%)
52237,435 (66.8%)
53236,076 (53.2%)
54227,868 (80.1%)
55226,817 (77.8%)
56225,962 (76.6%)
57219,830 (92.8%)
58215,038 (49.4%)
59211,777 (65.0%)
60206,311 (88.6%)
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US Metros, 1950 Quiz

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  • Created Oct 13, 2011 in Geography
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