Can you name the US cities or towns that were once in the top 10 of population but now aren't even in the top 50?

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Population Has-Beens Quiz

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Created by: Unidentifiedkiwi -
Contributed: February 7th, 2010
Category: Geography
Plays: 1,064

Tags: City Quizzes, Population Quizzes, top, town, appearance, arent, peak, has-been

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	photogirl:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 05:52 GMT	1 point
	Some of these may be off, because the source you're using is the 1990 US census. For example, New Orleans, even in its depleted state, is still in the top 50, I think. (The main Sporcle quiz on top 100 US cities places it at #31.)

	Onno:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 08:31 GMT	1 point
	As of the 2008 census, New Orleans is at #59. Other than that, this contains #52, #56 and #60 so it's a little shaky. But still a nice quiz.

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	Masternachos:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 16:56 GMT	5 points
	If Brooklyn shouldn't count, than neither should the suburbs of Philly. As for Detroit, it's STILL in the Top Ten!

	urban_nomad:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 18:12 GMT	1 point
	Fun quiz

	Unidentifiedkiwi:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 20:46 GMT	3 points
	First, just to clarify, the modern top 50 is based on the latest 2008 estimates. Second, Brooklyn should count; just because it isn't a city anymore doesn't mean it doesn't meet the requirements of this quiz. Lastly, Detroit is actually #11.

	SoSoSmart:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 21:52 GMT	0 points
	Brooklyn shouldn't be on this list because in 1990 there were 2,300,664 people there. It doesn't meet the requirements because it's not an independent city anymore so when you say "can you name towns that were once top 10 but no longer are" and say Brooklyn, you'd be wrong.

	Unidentifiedkiwi:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 23:24 GMT	1 point
	But I could just as easily argue that it does meets the requirements: it was definitely in the top 10, and is definitely not in the top 50 now. This is true by virtue of Brooklyn no longer existing as a city, of course, but I indicate this on the quiz and it doesn't make the statement wrong at all. I'm sticking by this argument for now, but I'm open to someone trying to convince me otherwise.

	smekeldorfed:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 23:36 GMT	2 points
	The quiz is called "Population Has-Beens," thus indicating that the answers are cities that were once of great population and importance, but have since slipped dramatically. Although Brooklyn meets the technical requirements, its relative population and importance have never declined at all, and it would in fact be the fourth-largest city in the nation if it were still independent. Therefore, it should not be considered a "has-been."

	jimmyjam82nj:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 01:03 GMT	8 points
	As long as you have the explanatory asterisk, it's absolutely fine. Brooklyn was the very first thing I typed, precisely because of the asterisk.

	abanazerb:	Mar 4th, 2010 at 12:27 GMT	2 points
	I agree. All good.

	phildm:	Jun 5th, 2010 at 13:22 GMT	1 point
	No Jamestown? lol

	elnok:	Jul 15th, 2010 at 18:36 GMT	1 point
	I was going to tell you your Buffalo population was off, because we had nearly 600,000 in the 1960s, but we weren't in the top 10 at that point so you got me. Honestly, it's sad, but when I saw "population losers" I knew we'd be in there even before clicking on the quiz to see its specifics. :( (That said, I don't live in Buffalo anymore anyhow...)