Can you name the largest US cities 1960?

Population	City	State
7,781,984		New York
3,550,404		Illinois
2,479,015		California
2,002,512		Pennsylvania
1,670,144		Michigan
939,024		Maryland
938,219		Texas
876,050		Ohio
763,956		District of Columbia
750,026		Missouri
741,324		Wisconsin
740,316		California
697,197		Massachusetts
679,684		Texas
627,525		Louisiana
604,332		Pennsylvania
587,718		Texas
573,224		California
557,087		Washington
532,759		New York
502,550		Ohio
497,524		Tennessee
493,887		Colorado
487,455		Georgia
482,872		Minnesota
476,258		Indiana
475,539		Missouri
471,316		Ohio
439,170		Arizona
405,220		New Jersey
390,639		Kentucky
372,676		Oregon
367,548		California
356,268		Texas

Population	City	State
344,168		California
340,887		Alabama
324,253		Oklahoma
318,611		New York
318,003		Ohio
313,411		Minnesota
305,872		Virginia
301,598		Nebraska
294,194		Hawaii
291,688		Florida
290,351		Ohio
276,657		Texas
276,101		New Jersey
274,970		Florida
262,332		Ohio
261,685		Oklahoma
254,698		Kansas
219,958		Virginia
216,038		New York
212,892		Arizona
208,982		Iowa
207,498		Rhode Island
204,196		California
202,779		Alabama
201,564		North Carolina
201,189		New Mexico
201,030		Florida
196,640		Michigan
191,667		California
190,634		New York
189,454		Utah
186,587		Massachusetts
186,545		Texas
181,608		Washington

Population	City	State
181,298		Florida
178,320		Indiana
177,313		Michigan
174,463		Massachusetts
170,874		Tennessee
167,690		Texas
166,689		Ohio
164,372		Louisiana
163,403		Virginia
162,178		Connecticut
161,776		Indiana
156,748		Connecticut
152,419		Louisiana
152,048		Connecticut
149,245		Georgia
147,979		Washington
144,422		Mississippi
143,663		New Jersey
141,545		Indiana
138,440		Pennsylvania
137,369		Texas
134,393		Alabama
133,929		California
132,445		Indiana
130,009		Tennessee
129,726		New York
128,691		Texas
128,521		Nebraska
126,706		Wisconsin
126,706		Illinois
121,901		Kansas
119,574		North Carolina

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	pfrijiritr:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 04:40 GMT		6 points
	I see the two polises (what is the plural of "polis"?) are right next to each other. They've really diverged since then.

	acidammo:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 05:33 GMT		7 points
	Seriously? 74 gets me to the 47th percentile? Jesus Christ, you Americans sure know your cities.

	NoVan:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 05:43 GMT		13 points
	Man, Flint used to be the second biggest city in Michigan? Now it's seventh. Behind two Detroit suburbs.

	Manitopiaaa:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 08:06 GMT		9 points
	Youngstown's also taken a beating

	Blimpyboy:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 08:29 GMT		16 points
	Cool quiz! Seems even more straightforward than the current version - less urban sprawl back then, meaning more instantly recognizable population centers.

	adhair:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 08:55 GMT		5 points
	Toward the end, I ran out of cities for Illinois and tried "Shermer."

	ghankstewart:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 12:36 GMT		3 points
	Really need to allow ft worth

	Galacticdude:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 14:39 GMT		9 points
	I ran out of cities to guess in Ohio.

	bsd987:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 14:56 GMT		6 points
	Good quiz, but the city's name is officially St. Louis, not Saint Louis.

	jseve001:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 15:43 GMT		1 point
	This was really cool, and kind of easy.

	Ulkomaalainen:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 15:51 GMT		17 points
	Quite happy, as a European, to be able to fill the first column completely. Actually I have this feeling that 1960s pop is easier than today's for non US citizens, since all the older large towns tend to be the ones mentioned in culture a lot (literature, classic movies etc., also music) while the "upstarts" first have to make a name for themselves.

	spartacat:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 17:27 GMT		6 points
	foiled because I didn't know how many T there were in Paterson ;_;

	Colmar:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 18:12 GMT		8 points
	So Ohio of the 60's is what Texas and California are of the 2000's-multiple medium sized cities that you can never remember all of.

	tstenz:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 18:38 GMT		5 points
	@Ulkomaalainen: Very true. There are almost no suburbs on this list (at least not in the sense of the sprawling residential suburbs of today). I'd say this time period is probably easier than current city population figures for Americans too.

	gellchom:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 18:57 GMT		6 points
	I would accept Ft. Wayne.

	Hacksawz:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 20:59 GMT		9 points
	I'm just pleased I could finally spell Albakerkee.

	MisterF:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 21:59 GMT		2 points
	@pfrijiritr: The annexation Indianapolis did certainly plays a role in that though

	Poison76:	Dec 4th, 2011 at 03:18 GMT		3 points
	Look at those totals-Detroit, Cleveland, St Louis-how the mighty have fallen. Wow.

	HectorVortac:	Dec 4th, 2011 at 07:38 GMT		3 points
	I appreciate the hints by state. While it may have inflated the scores some it was a lot more enjoyable.

	Bob91351:	Dec 5th, 2011 at 14:31 GMT		1 point
	I think if you give the states, you need to cut at least a couple of minutes off...

	m0ckers:	Dec 5th, 2011 at 15:15 GMT		3 points
	I don't think 64 is too bad at all for a Briton.

	let_it_go:	Dec 6th, 2011 at 04:33 GMT		3 points
	I don't think 64 is too bad at all for a redneck.

	dono87:	Dec 8th, 2011 at 22:35 GMT		3 points
	Fresno!! CA's central valley is the only thing standing between me and 100%! 1960 is easier in many ways than 2010, with mostly center cities and very few suburbs with nonsense names on the list (Irvine/Irving? How many Glendales are there in the US?).

	NoThoughtControl:	Dec 10th, 2011 at 22:55 GMT		1 point
	Holy crap at Nashville! I thought it was always a big city!

	GreatScott:	Jan 26th, 2012 at 16:20 GMT		3 points
	Need to accept Ft. for Fort Wayne.

	thegiant:	Mar 28th, 2012 at 15:45 GMT		1 point
	Happy with 60/100, considering I'm British, but I somehow forgot Chicago!?

	Woodchucker:	Jun 29th, 2012 at 18:56 GMT		1 point
	Just missed South Bend and Evansville. Thank you to Larry Bird, the hick from French Lick, who gave me my only guess at those 2 blank Indiana spots, unfortunately his home town was not a major metropolis then or now. Looks like it's time to track down the Indiana cities quiz and get myself educated.

	walkalong:	Oct 14th, 2012 at 04:19 GMT		1 point
	really need to learn me some more ohio, texas and indiana cities

	pettigrj:	Feb 27th, 2013 at 05:38 GMT		1 point
	Ditto on Ft Wayne!