Table 8. Population of 100 Largest Urban Places: 1850 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: June 15, 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank | Place 1/ | Population || Rank | Place | Population --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 New York city, NY *................ 515,547 51 Wilmington city, DE................ 13,979 2 Baltimore city, MD................. 169,054 52 Manchester city, NH................ 13,932 3 Boston city, MA *.................. 136,881 53 Hartford city, CT.................. 13,555 4 Philadelphia city, PA *............ 121,376 54 Lancaster city, PA................. 12,369 5 New Orleans city, LA *............. 116,375 55 Oswego city, NY.................... 12,205 6 Cincinnati city, OH................ 115,435 56 Springfield town, MA............... 11,766 7 Brooklyn city, NY *................ 96,838 57 Fall River town, MA................ 11,524 8 St. Louis city, MO................. 77,860 58 Poughkeepsie village, NY *......... 11,511 9 Spring Garden district, PA *....... 58,894 59 Wheeling city, VA *................ 11,435 10 Albany city, NY.................... 50,763 60 Paterson township, NJ.............. 11,334 11 Northern Liberties district, PA *.. 47,223 61 Dayton city, OH.................... 10,977 12 Kensington district, PA *.......... 46,774 62 Taunton town, MA................... 10,441 13 Pittsburgh city, PA *.............. 46,601 63 Nashville city, TN................. 10,165 14 Louisville city, KY................ 43,194 64 Portsmouth city, NH................ 9,738 15 Charleston city, SC................ 42,985 65 Newburyport town, MA............... 9,572 16 Buffalo city, NY................... 42,261 66 Newport town, RI................... 9,563 17 Providence city, RI *.............. 41,513 67 Auburn city, NY.................... 9,548 18 Washington city, DC *.............. 40,001 68 Camden city, NJ.................... 9,479 19 Newark city, NJ.................... 38,894 69 Augusta city, GA *................. 9,448 20 Southwark district, PA *........... 38,799 70 Covington city, KY................. 9,408 21 Rochester city, NY................. 36,403 71 New London city, CT................ 8,991 22 Lowell city, MA.................... 33,383 72 Schenectady city, NY............... 8,921 23 Williamsburgh town, NY *........... 30,780 73 Memphis city, TN................... 8,841 24 Chicago city, IL................... 29,963 74 Alexandria town, VA................ 8,734 25 Troy city, NY...................... 28,785 75 Montgomery city, AL................ 8,728 26 Richmond city, VA.................. 27,570 76 Portsmouth town, VA................ 8,626 27 Moyamensing district, PA *......... 26,979 77 Concord town, NH................... 8,576 28 Syracuse city, NY.................. 22,271 78 Nantucket town, MA................. 8,452 29 Allegheny city, PA *............... 21,262 79 Georgetown town, DC *.............. 8,366 30 Detroit city, MI................... 21,019 80 Chicopee town MA................... 8,291 31 Portland city, ME.................. 20,815 81 Lawrence town, MA.................. 8,282 32 Mobile city, AL.................... 20,515 82 Augusta city, ME................... 8,225 33 New Haven city, CT................. 20,345 83 Dover town, NH..................... 8,196 34 Salem city, MA..................... 20,264 84 New Albany city, IN................ 8,181 35 Milwaukee city, WI................. 20,061 85 Lexington city, KY *............... 8,159 36 Roxbury city, MA *................. 18,364 86 Danvers town, MA................... 8,109 37 Columbus city, OH.................. 17,882 87 Indianapolis city, IN.............. 8,091 38 Utica city, NY..................... 17,565 88 Lynchburg town, VA................. 8,071 39 Charlestown city, MA *............. 17,216 89 Bath city, ME...................... 8,020 40 Worcester city, MA................. 17,049 90 Madison city, IN................... 8,012 41 Cleveland city, OH................. 17,034 91 Dorchester town, MA *.............. 7,969 42 New Bedford city, MA............... 16,443 92 Zanesville city, OH................ 7,929 43 Reading city, PA................... 15,743 93 Harrisburg borough, PA............. 7,834 44 Savannah city, GA.................. 15,312 94 Gloucester town, MA................ 7,786 45 Cambridge city, MA................. 15,215 95 Warwick town, RI................... 7,740 46 Bangor city, ME.................... 14,432 96 North Providence town, RI *........ 7,680 47 Norfolk city, VA................... 14,326 97 West Troy town (Watervliet), NY *.. 7,564 48 Lynn city, MA...................... 14,257 98 Pottsville borough, PA............. 7,515 49 Lafayette city (old), LA *......... 14,190 99 Wilmington town, NC................ 7,264 50 Petersburg city, VA................ 14,010 100 Easton borough, PA................. 7,250 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * See Notes for Individual Places. 1/ Excludes San Francisco, CA for which 1850 census results were destroyed by fire. The population of San Francisco according to the 1852 state census was 34,776.