Table 7. Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1840 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: June 15, 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank | Place | Population || Rank | Place | Population --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 New York city, NY *................ 312,710 51 Wheeling city, VA *................ 7,885 2 Baltimore city, MD................. 102,313 52 Taunton town, MA................... 7,645 3 New Orleans city, LA *............. 102,193 53 Paterson township, NJ.............. 7,596 4 Philadelphia city, PA *............ 93,665 54 Worcester town, MA................. 7,497 5 Boston city, MA *.................. 93,383 55 Georgetown town, DC *.............. 7,312 6 Cincinnati city, OH................ 46,338 56 Newburyport town, MA............... 7,161 7 Brooklyn city, NY *................ 36,233 57 Lexington city, KY................. 6,997 8 Northern Liberties district, PA *.. 34,474 58 Nashville city, TN................. 6,929 9 Albany city, NY.................... 33,721 59 Schenectady city, NY............... 6,784 10 Charleston city, SC................ 29,261 60 Fall River town, MA................ 6,738 11 Spring Garden district, PA *....... 27,849 61 Warwick town, RI................... 6,726 12 Southwark district, PA *........... 27,548 62 Portsmouth town, VA................ 6,477 13 Washington city, DC *.............. 23,364 63 Dover town, NH..................... 6,458 14 Providence city, RI *.............. 23,171 64 Augusta city, GA................... 6,403 15 Kensington district, PA *.......... 22,314 65 Lynchburg town, VA................. 6,395 16 Louisville city, KY................ 21,210 66 Gloucester town, MA................ 6,350 17 Pittsburgh city, PA *.............. 21,115 67 Cleveland city, OH................. 6,071 18 Lowell city, MA.................... 20,796 68 Dayton town, OH.................... 6,067 19 Rochester city, NY................. 20,191 69 Nashua town, NH.................... 6,054 20 Richmond city, VA.................. 20,153 70 Columbus city, OH.................. 6,048 21 Troy city, NY...................... 19,334 71 Harrisburg borough, PA............. 5,980 22 Buffalo city, NY................... 18,213 72 Hudson city, NY.................... 5,672 23 Newark city, NJ.................... 17,290 73 Auburn town, NY.................... 5,626 24 St. Louis city, MO................. 16,469 74 Marblehead town, MA................ 5,575 25 Portland city, ME.................. 15,218 75 New London city, CT................ 5,519 26 Salem city, MA..................... 15,082 76 Wilmington town, NC................ 5,335 27 Moyamensing township, PA *......... 14,573 77 Augusta town, ME................... 5,314 28 New Haven city, CT................. 12,960 78 Plymouth town, MA.................. 5,281 29 Utica city, NY..................... 12,782 79 Cumberland town, RI................ 5,225 30 Mobile city, AL.................... 12,672 80 Andover town, MA................... 5,207 31 New Bedford town, MA............... 12,087 81 Frederick town, MD................. 5,182 32 Charlestown town, MA *............. 11,484 82 Bath town, ME...................... 5,141 33 Savannah city, GA.................. 11,214 83 Middleborough town, MA............. 5,085 34 Petersburg town, VA................ 11,136 84 Gardiner town, ME.................. 5,042 35 Springfield town, MA............... 10,985 85 Danvers town, MA................... 5,020 36 Norfolk borough, VA................ 10,920 86 Concord town, NH................... 4,897 37 Allegheny city, PA *............... 10,089 87 Dorchester town, MA *.............. 4,875 38 Hartford city, CT.................. 9,468 88 Easton borough, PA................. 4,865 39 Lynn town, MA...................... 9,367 89 York borough, PA................... 4,779 40 Detroit city, MI................... 9,102 90 Zanesville village, OH............. 4,766 41 Roxbury town, MA *................. 9,089 91 Beverly town, MA................... 4,689 42 Nantucket town, MA................. 9,012 92 Chicago city, IL................... 4,470 43 Bangor city, ME.................... 8,627 93 Carlisle borough, PA............... 4,351 44 Alexandria town, DC *.............. 8,459 94 Pottsville borough, PA............. 4,345 45 Lancaster city, PA................. 8,417 95 Columbia town, SC.................. 4,340 46 Reading borough, PA................ 8,410 96 Haverhill town, MA................. 4,336 47 Cambridge town, MA................. 8,409 97 Barnstable town, MA................ 4,301 48 Wilmington city, DE................ 8,367 98 Fayetteville town, NC.............. 4,285 49 Newport town, RI................... 8,333 99 Steubenville village, OH *......... 4,247 50 Portsmouth town, NH................ 7,887 100 New Albany city, IN................ 4,226 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