Can you name the American city by the first census in which it reached a population of 250,000?

created by tobinw
  • Enter a city in the box below
  • Correctly named citys will show up below
  • Click any empty Census Year or City to answer for that location
  • I gathered this information by using all previous census data on the official U.S. census website. When there is an identical year, I have listed the city with the largest population at the time first
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Census YearCityCensus Region
1840Northeast
1860Northeast
1870Midwest
1870Midwest
1870South
1870Northeast
1880Midwest
1890West
1890Midwest
1890Northeast
1900Northeast
1900South
1900Midwest
1900Midwest
1900South
1910Northeast
1910West
1910Midwest
1910Northeast
1920Midwest
1920West
1920Midwest
1920Northeast
1920West
1920West
Census YearCityCensus Region
1930South
1930South
1930Midwest
1930Midwest
1930West
1930Midwest
1930South
1930South
1930South
1930Midwest
1930South
1930Northeast
1940South
1950West
1950South
1950Midwest
1950West
1960West
1960South
1960South
1960West
1960South
1960South
1960South
1960Midwest
Census YearCityCensus Region
1960South
1960Midwest
1970South
1970South
1970West
1970West
1970West
1970South
1980West
1980South
1980South
1990West
1990West
1990West
1990West
1990West
1990South
1990West
1990South
2000West
2000South
2000South
2000West
2000West
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U.S. Cities by order of reaching 250,000 Quiz

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  • Created Aug 1, 2010 in History
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