Can you name the places listed in the 1790 U.S. Census?

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Original U.S. Census Places Quiz

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Created by: dlte -
Contributed: June 1st, 2010
Published: September 2nd, 2010
Category: History
Plays: 27,901

Tags: State Quizzes, listed, rank, original, 2008, place, census, US Census, 1790

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	kbelle:	Sep 2nd, 2010 at 16:42 GMT	14 points
	The title of this quiz is very vague. I didn't realize it was by rank at first. (Yes it's logical when you think about it, but technically aren't ALL places listed in a census?)

	ScottLA:	Sep 2nd, 2010 at 17:36 GMT	11 points
	One of these days, after enough Sporcle quizzes, I'll remember the places in PA that once were large population centers, but are now part of Philly. Finally got Northern Liberties on this one!

	yankeespurs101:	Sep 2nd, 2010 at 17:51 GMT	1 point
	Why was my first indication to put Los Angeles and Houston on this quiz??

	Jebediah:	Sep 2nd, 2010 at 19:22 GMT	5 points
	This quiz is biased towards people who live in new england :p

	Bob91351:	Sep 2nd, 2010 at 20:08 GMT	10 points
	Too 18-Century America centric...

	tulliuscicero:	Sep 2nd, 2010 at 20:18 GMT	3 points
	It's bad enough to forget an answer, as I did one or two times, but to have never heard of one...that feels painful.

	chikka2:	Sep 2nd, 2010 at 20:32 GMT	5 points
	as a non-American I didn't expect to do well, but just came back from a vacation in New England which helped. A lot.

	pbrown:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 00:15 GMT	5 points
	As I know well from previous quizzes, it really helps to live in a original 13 colony state because all this early US history is drilled into your head in school, because much of it happened right in our backyards!

	redmoose:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 00:27 GMT	3 points
	I've never heard of Sherburne, MA and I also can't find it on a map. Did it become part of another city or change names?

	Recon:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 00:29 GMT	3 points
	Yea! #16, and the least guessed answer is my hometown!

	FelixtheBear:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 00:54 GMT	3 points
	@redmoose, the link says it's a town on Nantucket. I actually live in Sherborn, MA, which I knew couldn't be on here, so I had to look it up.

	skishua:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 00:55 GMT	-2 points
	Difficult difficult lemon difficult

	kenjab:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 02:28 GMT	8 points
	@kbelle - According to the link, these ARE all the places listed on the 1790 Census. These weren't just the top 24...there were only 24 total.

	featherfish81:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 02:52 GMT	2 points
	One of these days I'll start remembering that Norfolk is a city. It's not like I've been there or anything.

	toreyk482:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 05:50 GMT	5 points
	@FelixtheBear, no way! I (used to) live in sherborn too. I've never commented on a sporcle game before but I thought it was so funny that our tiny little town made it on here. According to wikipedia, it used to be called 'Sherborne'. Probably not what the game is referring too, but still cool

	trick39berry:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 19:38 GMT	2 points
	finally! there is an answer that is MY town! i wont tell u which town, but i will give u a hint..... it starts with Sa and it ends with lem... te-he! what an awesome birthday present! no really, it is my birthday...

	tgillman:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 21:50 GMT	3 points
	Looks like the witch trials cleared everybody out of Salem.

	johnlk:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 17:50 GMT	5 points
	The Witch trials were 100 years before the 1790 census, so probably not.

1790 Rank (state)	Place	2008 Rank
13 (MA)		273+
14 (NH)		273+
15 (MA)		273+
16 (MA)		273+
17 (CT)		196
18 (VA)		105
19 (NY)		273+
20 (VA)		80
21 (VA)		273+
22 (VA)		164
23 (CT)		193
24 (NY)		273+