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Can you name the US cities that once had a population of over 100,000 but no longer do?
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jonnyr12
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Excludes cities that were annexed by other cities (Brooklyn, etc.). Based on decennial censuses up to 2000, not current projections.
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State
City
Peak population, year
New Jersey
124,555 in 1950
New York
134,995 in 1950
Iowa
103,264 in 1980
Massachusetts
121,217 in 1920
Georgia
116,860 in 1980
Missouri
102,979 in 1900
Ohio
170,002 in 1930
Pennsylvania
143,333 in 1940
Massachusetts
120,485 in 1920
Ohio
100,216 in 1970
State
City
Peak population, year
Massachusetts
102,320 in 1930
Ohio
116,912 in 1950
Virginia
100,220 in 1980
Pennsylvania
111,171 in 1930
Michigan
112,007 in 1960
Minnesota
107,312 in 1960
Delaware
112,504 in 1940
New Jersey
128,009 in 1950
Massachusetts
103,908 in 1930
New York
101,740 in 1930
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Shrunken US Cities Quiz
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jonnyr12
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Dec 9th, 2009 at 18:23 GMT
1 point
I couldn't find a definitive source for this, so if I missed some or if you have such a source please do tell.
zoopy
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Dec 9th, 2009 at 18:43 GMT
1 point
whoa. deep game. very hard. i wonder if there's a way to do percentage shrunk, and not just small cities.
amp2006
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Dec 9th, 2009 at 21:16 GMT
1 point
Scranton was my first guess. Figures. Haha (I go to college there, I know....)
colinc28
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Jan 13th, 2010 at 00:11 GMT
1 point
very good quiz
demonstah
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Feb 25th, 2010 at 15:18 GMT
2 points
Current population figures would be cool.
Onno
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May 2nd, 2010 at 08:59 GMT
2 points
Parma, Ohio had 100,216 in 1970 so technically it should be here.
coulraphobic123
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May 5th, 2010 at 00:13 GMT
2 points
Also Gary, Indiana and Livonia, Michigan.
jonnyr12
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 11:53 GMT
0 points
Thanks Onno, never knew about Parma, it's been added. Coulraphobic, see the note at the top. If I'm not yet bored of Sporcle when the 2010 data comes out, then Livonia and Gary will be added (and Davenport out, probably).
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