Can you name the Largest United States Cities of 1850?

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  • Source: 1850 Census PUMS
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Population (State)City
493,764 (New York)
173,361 (Maryland)
151,856 (Massachusetts)
137,749 (Pennsylvania)
109,905 (Ohio)
93,892 (New York)
79,628 (Missouri)
73,453 (Louisiana)
50,110 (Pennsylvania)
48,586 (Pennsylvania)
45,586 (Kentucky)
45,071 (Pennsylvania)
44,988 (New York)
43,839 (New York)
43,348 (Maryland/Virginia)
42,670 (Pennsylvania)
42,041 (Pennsylvania)
41,630 (Rhode Island)
41,319 (New York)
41,114 (Massachusetts)
37,074 (New Jersey)
Population (State)City
31,512 (Illinois)
31,313 (New York)
28,603 (Connecticut)
24,166 (South Carolina)
23,557 (Wisconsin)
22,026 (Massachusetts)
22,019 (Pennsylvania)
22,018 (Massachusetts)
21,718 (Pennsylvania)
21,232 (Massachusetts)
21,019 (Maine)
20,539 (Ohio)
20,099 (Ohio)
19,203 (Virginia)
18,584 (New York)
18,386 (Massachusetts)
18,383 (Massachusetts)
16,867 (Michigan)
16,782 (Massachusetts)
16564 (Pennsylvania)
16,362 (Pennsylvania)
Population (State)City
16,071 (Delaware)
16,059 (Massachusetts)
15,453 (Massachusetts)
15,268 (Connecticut)
15,251 (Maine)
15,153 (New Jersey)
14,974 (Louisiana)
14,145 (New York)
13,433 (Virginia)
12,936 (Massachusetts)
12,651 (Alabama)
12,632 (New York)
11,918 (Rhode Island)
11,413 (New Hampshire)
11,009 (West Virginia)
10,504 (Massachusetts)
9,402 (Tennessee)
9,297 (Ohio)
8,487 (Virginia)
6,161 (Connecticut)
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Largest United States Cities of 1850 Quiz

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