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Prestate Information: City Populations 1900-1910

POPULATIONS OF 50 LARGEST CITIES, AND PERCENT OF INCREASE

                      1900 CENSUS                              1910 CENSUS
     UNITED STATES     76,303,387           UNITED STATES      91,972,266    +21%

  1. New York, NY       3,437,202        1. New York, NY        4,766,883    +39%
  2. Chicago, IL        1,698,575        2. Chicago, IL         2,185,283    +29%
  3. Philadelphia, PA   1,293,697        3. Philadelphia, PA    1,549,008    +20%
  4. St. Louis, MO        575,238        4. St. Louis, MO         687,029    +19%
  5. Boston, MA           560,892        5. Boston, MA            670,585    +20%
  6. Baltimore, MD        508,957        6. Cleveland, OH         560,663    +47%
  7. Cleveland, OH        381,768        7. Baltimore, MD         558,485    +10%
  8. Buffalo, NY          352,387        8. Pittsburgh, PA        533,905    +18%
  9. San Francisco, CA    342,782        9. Detroit, MI           465,766    +63%
  10. Cincinnati, OH       325,902       10. Buffalo, NY           423,715    +20%
  11. Pittsburgh, PA       321,616       11. San Francisco, CA     416,912    +22%
  12. New Orleans, LA      287,104       12. Cincinnati, OH        377,611    +16%
  13. Detroit, MI          285,704       13. Milwaukee, WI         373,857    +31%
  14. Milwaukee, WI        285,315       14. Newark, NJ            347,469    +41%
  15. Newark, NJ           246,070       15. New Orleans, LA       339,075    +18%
  16. Washington, DC       218,196       16. Washington, DC        331,069    +52%
  17. Jersey City, NJ      206,433       17. Los Angeles, CA       319,198   +211%
  18. Louisville, KY       204,731       18. Minneapolis, MN       301,408    +49%
  19. Minneapolis, MN      202,718       19. Jersey City, NJ       267,779    +30%
  20. Providence, RI       175,597       20. Kansas City, MO       248,381    +52%
  21. Indianapolis, IN     169,164       21. Seattle, WA           237,194   +194%
  22. Kansas City, MO      163,752       22. Indianapolis, IN      233,650    +38%
  23. St. Paul, MN         163,065       23. Providence, RI        224,326    +28%
  24. Rochester, NY        162,608       24. Louisville, KY        223,928     +9%
  25. Denver, CO           133,859       25. Rochester, NY         218,149    +34%
  26. Toledo, OH           131,822       26. St. Paul, MN          214,744    +32%
  27. Allegheny, PA        129,896       27. Denver, CO            213,381    +59%
  28. Columbus, OH         125,560       28. Portland, OR          207,214   +129%
  29. Worcester, MA        118,421       29. Columbus, OH          181,511    +45%
  30. Syracuse, NY         108,374       30. Toledo, OH            168,497    +28%
  31. New Haven, CT        108,027       31. Atlanta, GA           154,839    +72%
  32. Paterson, NJ         105,171       32. Oakland, CA           150,174   +124%
  33. Fall River, MA       104,863       33. Worcester, MA         145,986    +23%
  34. St. Joseph, MO       102,979       34. Syracuse, NY          137,249    +27%
  35. Omaha, NE            102,555       35. New Haven, CT         133,605    +24%
  36. Los Angeles, CA      102,479       36. Birmingham, AL        132,685   +245%
  37. Memphis, TN          102,320       37. Memphis, TN           131,105    +28%
  38. Scranton, PA         102,026       38. Scranton, PA          129,867    +27%
  39. Lowell, MA            94,969       39. Richmond, VA          127,628    +50%
  40. Albany, NY            94,151       40. Paterson, NJ          125,600    +19%
  41. Cambridge, MA         91,868       41. Omaha, NE             124,096    +21%
  42. Portland, OR          90,426       42. Fall River, MA        119,295    +14%
  43. Atlanta, GA           89,872       43. Dayton, OH            116,577    +37%
  44. Grand Rapids, MI      87,565       44. Grand Rapids, MI      112,571    +29%
  45. Dayton, OH            85,333       45. Nashville, TN         110,364    +36%
  46. Richmond, VA          85,050       46. Lowell, MA            106,294    +12%
  47. Nashville, TN         80,865       47. Cambridge, MA         104,839    +14%
  48. Seattle, WA           80,671       48. Spokane, WA           104,402   +183%
  49. Hartford, CT          79,850       49. Bridgeport, CT        102,054    +44%
  50. Reading, PA           78,961       50. Albany, NY            100,253     +6%

 
    CANADA              5,369,666           CANADA                   ?        ?

  1. Montreal, QC         267,730        1. Montreal, QC          473,712    +77%
  2. Toronto, ON          208,040        2. Toronto, ON           376,538    +81%
  3.                                     3. Winnepeg, MB          136,035   +224%
  4.                                     4. Vancouver, BC         123,902   +377%

 
1900:   Oakland, CA - 66,960; Birmingham, AL - 38,415; Spokane, WA - 36,848;
        Bridgeport, CT - 70,996; Winnepeg, MB - 42,340; Vancouver, BC - 26,196.

1910:   Allegheny, PA annexed to Pittsburgh, PA; St.Joseph, MO - 77,403 (-25%);
        Hartford, CT - 98,915 (+24%); Reading, PA - 96,071 (+22%).

NOTES:  Washington, DC grew 52% just to maintain its 16th place; Omaha, NE grew
        21%, the national average, but fell 6 places; Milwaukee, WI grew just 31%
        but rose 1 place; Denver, CO grew an amazing 59% but still fell 2 places.