Table 23. 1990 Population and Maximum Decennial Census Population of Urban Places Ever Among the 100 Largest Urban Places, Listed Alphabetically by State: 1790-1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: June 15, 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Maximum | 1990 population | population |--------------------|---------------- | |Percent of| | State and | | maximum| | urban place | Number|population| Year| Number --------------------------------------------------------------- ALABAMA Birmingham *............. 265,968 78.0 1960 340,887 Mobile................... 196,278 96.8 1960 202,779 Montgomery *............. 187,106 100.0 1990 187,106 ALASKA Anchorage *.............. 226,338 100.0 1990 226,338 ARIZONA Mesa..................... 288,091 100.0 1990 288,091 Phoenix *................ 983,403 100.0 1990 983,403 Tucson *................. 405,390 100.0 1990 405,390 ARKANSAS Little Rock.............. 175,795 100.0 1990 175,795 CALIFORNIA Anaheim.................. 266,406 100.0 1990 266,406 Bakersfield *............ 174,820 100.0 1990 174,820 Berkeley................. 102,724 88.0 1970 116,716 Fremont *................ 173,339 100.0 1990 173,339 Fresno................... 354,202 100.0 1990 354,202 Glendale................. 180,038 100.0 1990 180,038 Huntington Beach......... 181,519 100.0 1990 181,519 Long Beach............... 429,433 100.0 1990 429,433 Los Angeles.............. 3,485,398 100.0 1990 3,485,398 Oakland.................. 372,242 96.8 1950 384,575 Riverside................ 226,505 100.0 1990 226,505 Sacramento............... 369,365 100.0 1990 369,365 San Diego *.............. 1,110,549 100.0 1990 1,110,549 San Francisco *.......... 723,959 93.4 1950 775,357 San Jose *............... 782,248 100.0 1990 782,248 Santa Ana................ 293,742 100.0 1990 293,742 Stockton................. 210,943 100.0 1990 210,943 COLORADO Aurora *................. 222,103 100.0 1990 222,103 Colorado Springs *....... 281,140 100.0 1990 281,140 Denver *................. 467,610 90.9 1970 514,678 CONNECTICUT Bridgeport *............. 141,686 89.3 1950 158,709 Hartford *............... 139,739 78.8 1950 177,397 Middletown *............. 42,762 100.0 1990 42,762 New Haven *.............. 130,474 79.3 1950 164,443 New London............... 28,540 83.5 1960 34,182 Norwich.................. 37,391 90.2 1970 41,433 Waterbury................ 108,961 100.0 1990 108,961 --------------------------------------------------------------- Table 23. 1990 Population and Maximum Decennial Census Population of Urban Places Ever Among the 100 Largest Urban Places, Listed Alphabetically by State: 1790-1990-Con. --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Maximum | 1990 population | population |--------------------|---------------- | |Percent of| | State and | | maximum| | urban place | Number|population| Year| Number --------------------------------------------------------------- DELAWARE Wilmington............... 71,529 63.6 1940 112,504 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Alexandria *............. (VA) (VA) 1840 8,459 Georgetown *............. (A) (A) 1880 12,578 Washington *............. 606,900 75.7 1950 802,178 FLORIDA Fort Lauderdale.......... 149,377 97.5 1980 153,279 Hialeah.................. 188,004 100.0 1990 188,004 Jacksonville *........... 635,230 100.0 1990 635,230 Miami.................... 358,548 100.0 1990 358,548 St. Petersburg 1/........ 238,629 100.0 1980 238,647 Tampa.................... 280,015 100.0 1990 280,015 GEORGIA Atlanta.................. 394,017 79.3 1970 496,973 Augusta *................ 44,639 62.4 1950 71,508 Columbus *............... 178,681 100.0 1990 178,681 Savannah................. 137,560 92.2 1960 149,245 HAWAII Honolulu *............... 365,272 100.0 1990 365,272 ILLINOIS Chicago.................. 2,783,726 76.9 1950 3,620,962 East St. Louis........... 40,944 49.8 1950 82,295 Peoria................... 113,504 89.4 1970 126,963 Quincy................... 39,681 87.6 1970 45,288 Rockford................. 139,426 94.6 1970 147,370 Springfield.............. 105,227 100.0 1990 105,227 INDIANA Evansville............... 126,272 89.2 1960 141,543 Fort Wayne............... 173,072 97.4 1970 177,671 Gary..................... 116,646 65.4 1960 178,320 Indianapolis *........... 731,327 98.2 1970 744,624 Madison.................. 12,006 91.8 1970 13,081 New Albany............... 36,322 94.6 1970 38,402 South Bend............... 105,511 79.7 1960 132,445 Terre Haute.............. 57,483 79.3 1960 72,500 IOWA Burlington............... 27,208 83.9 1960 32,430 Davenport................ 95,333 92.3 1980 103,264 Des Moines............... 193,187 92.4 1960 208,982 Dubuque.................. 57,546 92.3 1980 62,321 --------------------------------------------------------------- Table 23. 1990 Population and Maximum Decennial Census Population of Urban Places Ever Among the 100 Largest Urban Places, Listed Alphabetically by State: 1790-1990-Con. --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Maximum | 1990 population | population |--------------------|---------------- | |Percent of| | State and | | maximum| | urban place | Number|population| Year| Number --------------------------------------------------------------- IOWA-CON. Sioux City............... 80,505 90.3 1960 89,159 KANSAS Kansas City.............. 149,767 89.0 1970 168,213 Leavenworth.............. 38,495 100.0 1990 38,495 Topeka................... 119,883 95.9 1970 125,011 Wichita.................. 304,011 100.0 1990 304,011 KENTUCKY Covington................ 43,264 66.3 1930 65,252 Lexington *.............. 225,366 100.0 1990 225,366 Louisville............... 269,063 68.9 1960 390,639 Newport.................. 18,871 60.8 1950 31,044 LOUISIANA Baton Rouge.............. 219,531 100.0 1990 219,531 Lafayette (old) *........ (A) (A) 1850 14,190 Metairie *............... 149,428 91.0 1980 164,160 New Orleans *............ 496,938 79.2 1960 627,525 Shreveport............... 198,525 96.5 1980 205,820 MAINE Augusta.................. 21,325 97.2 1970 21,945 Bangor................... 33,181 85.3 1960 38,912 Bath..................... 9,799 66.5 1920 14,731 Gardiner................. 6,746 97.8 1960 6,897 Portland................. 64,358 82.9 1950 77,634 MARYLAND Annapolis................ 33,187 100.0 1990 33,187 Baltimore................ 736,014 77.5 1950 949,708 Frederick................ 40,148 100.0 1990 40,148 Hagerstown............... 35,445 96.7 1960 36,660 MASSACHUSETTS Andover.................. 29,151 100.0 1990 29,151 Barnstable............... 40,949 100.0 1990 40,949 Beverly.................. 38,195 99.6 1970 38,348 Boston *................. 574,283 71.7 1950 801,444 Brockton................. 92,788 97.5 1980 95,172 Cambridge................ 95,802 79.3 1950 120,740 Charlestown *............ (A) (A) 1870 28,323 Chelsea.................. 28,710 62.7 1930 45,816 Chicopee................. 56,632 84.9 1970 66,676 Danvers.................. 24,174 92.4 1970 26,151 Dorchester *............. (A) (A) 1860 9,769 Fall River............... 92,703 76.9 1920 120,485 --------------------------------------------------------------- Table 23. 1990 Population and Maximum Decennial Census Population of Urban Places Ever Among the 100 Largest Urban Places, Listed Alphabetically by State: 1790-1990-Con. --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Maximum | 1990 population | population |--------------------|---------------- | |Percent of| | State and | | maximum| | urban place | Number|population| Year| Number --------------------------------------------------------------- MASSACHUSETTS-CON. Gloucester............... 28,716 100.0 1990 28,716 Haverhill................ 51,418 95.4 1920 53,884 Holyoke.................. 43,704 72.6 1920 60,203 Lawrence................. 70,207 74.5 1920 94,270 Lowell................... 103,439 91.7 1920 112,759 Lynn..................... 81,245 79.4 1930 102,320 Marblehead............... 19,971 93.8 1970 21,295 Middleborough............ 17,867 100.0 1990 17,867 Nantucket (Sherburne) *.. 6,012 66.7 1840 9,012 New Bedford.............. 99,922 82.4 1920 121,217 Newburyport.............. 16,317 100.0 1990 16,317 Plymouth................. 45,608 100.0 1990 45,608 Roxbury *................ (A) (A) 1860 25,137 Salem.................... 38,091 87.2 1910 43,697 Somerville............... 76,210 73.3 1930 103,908 Springfield.............. 156,983 90.0 1960 174,463 Taunton.................. 49,832 100.0 1990 49,832 Worcester................ 169,759 83.4 1950 203,486 MICHIGAN Bay City................. 38,936 72.6 1960 53,604 Detroit.................. 1,027,974 55.6 1950 1,849,568 Flint.................... 140,761 71.5 1960 196,940 Grand Rapids............. 189,126 95.7 1970 197,649 Saginaw.................. 69,512 70.7 1960 98,265 Warren................... 144,864 80.8 1970 179,260 MINNESOTA Duluth................... 85,493 80.0 1960 106,884 Minneapolis.............. 368,383 70.6 1950 521,718 St. Paul................. 272,235 86.9 1960 313,411 MISSISSIPPI Jackson.................. 196,637 96.9 1980 202,895 Natchez.................. 19,460 81.8 1960 23,791 MISSOURI Kansas City *............ 435,146 85.8 1970 507,087 St. Joseph............... 71,852 69.8 1900 102,979 St. Louis................ 396,685 46.3 1950 856,796 NEBRASKA Lincoln.................. 191,972 100.0 1990 191,972 Omaha.................... 335,795 96.7 1970 347,328 NEVADA Las Vegas *.............. 258,295 100.0 1990 258,295 --------------------------------------------------------------- Table 23. 1990 Population and Maximum Decennial Census Population of Urban Places Ever Among the 100 Largest Urban Places, Listed Alphabetically by State: 1790-1990-Con. --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Maximum | 1990 population | population |--------------------|---------------- | |Percent of| | State and | | maximum| | urban place | Number|population| Year| Number --------------------------------------------------------------- NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord.................. 36,006 100.0 1990 36,006 Dover.................... 25,042 100.0 1990 25,042 Manchester............... 99,567 100.0 1990 99,567 Nashua................... 79,662 100.0 1990 79,662 Portsmouth............... 25,925 98.7 1980 26,254 NEW JERSEY Bayonne.................. 61,444 69.1 1930 88,979 Camden................... 87,492 70.2 1950 124,555 Elizabeth................ 110,002 96.0 1930 114,589 Hoboken.................. 33,397 47.5 1910 70,324 Jersey City.............. 228,537 72.2 1930 316,715 Newark................... 275,221 62.2 1930 442,337 New Brunswick............ 41,711 99.6 1970 41,885 Passaic.................. 58,041 90.9 1920 63,841 Paterson................. 140,891 97.3 1970 144,824 Trenton.................. 88,675 69.3 1950 128,009 NEW MEXICO Albuquerque.............. 384,736 100.0 1990 384,736 NEW YORK Albany................... 101,082 74.9 1950 134,995 Auburn................... 31,258 85.1 1950 36,722 Binghamton............... 53,008 65.7 1950 80,674 Brooklyn *............... (A) (A) 1890 806,343 Buffalo *................ 328,123 56.6 1950 580,132 Cohoes................... 16,825 68.1 1910 24,709 Elmira................... 33,724 67.8 1950 49,716 Hudson................... 8,034 65.1 1930 12,337 Lockport *............... 24,426 92.4 1960 26,443 Newburgh *............... 26,454 82.8 1950 31,956 New York *............... 7,322,564 92.8 1970 7,894,862 Oswego................... 19,195 80.5 1970 23,844 Poughkeepsie *........... 28,844 70.3 1950 41,023 Rochester *.............. 231,636 69.7 1950 332,488 Schenectady.............. 65,566 68.5 1930 95,692 Syracuse................. 163,860 74.3 1950 220,583 Troy..................... 54,269 70.7 1910 76,813 Utica *.................. 68,637 67.5 1930 101,740 Watervliet (West Troy) *. 11,061 68.6 1940 16,114 Williamsburgh *.......... (A) (A) 1850 30,780 Yonkers.................. 188,082 92.1 1970 204,297 --------------------------------------------------------------- Table 23. 1990 Population and Maximum Decennial Census Population of Urban Places Ever Among the 100 Largest Urban Places, Listed Alphabetically by State: 1790-1990-Con. --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Maximum | 1990 population | population |--------------------|---------------- | |Percent of| | State and | | maximum| | urban place | Number|population| Year| Number --------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte................ 395,934 100.0 1990 395,934 Fayetteville............. 75,695 100.0 1990 75,695 Greensboro............... 183,521 100.0 1990 183,521 New Bern................. 17,363 100.0 1990 17,363 Raleigh.................. 207,951 100.0 1990 207,951 Wilmington............... 55,530 100.0 1990 55,530 OHIO Akron.................... 223,019 76.8 1960 290,351 Canton................... 84,161 72.0 1950 116,912 Chillicothe.............. 21,923 87.8 1960 24,957 Cincinnati............... 364,040 72.2 1950 503,998 Cleveland................ 505,616 55.3 1950 914,808 Columbus................. 632,910 100.0 1990 632,910 Dayton................... 182,044 69.4 1960 262,332 Springfield.............. 70,487 85.2 1960 82,723 Steubenville *........... 22,125 58.8 1940 37,651 Toledo................... 332,943 86.7 1970 383,818 Youngstown............... 95,732 56.3 1930 170,002 Zanesville............... 26,778 66.1 1950 40,517 OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City *.......... 444,719 100.0 1990 444,719 Tulsa *.................. 367,302 100.0 1990 367,302 OREGON Portland................. 437,319 100.0 1990 437,319 PENNSYLVANIA Allegheny *.............. (A) (A) 1900 129,896 Allentown................ 105,090 95.9 1970 109,527 Altoona.................. 51,881 63.2 1930 82,054 Carlisle................. 18,419 100.0 1990 18,419 Easton................... 26,276 73.7 1950 35,632 Erie..................... 108,718 78.5 1960 138,440 Harrisburgh.............. 52,376 58.5 1950 89,544 Johnstown................ 28,134 41.8 1920 67,327 Kensington *............. (A) (A) 1850 46,774 Lancaster................ 55,551 87.1 1950 63,774 Moyamensing *............ (A) (A) 1850 26,979 Northern Liberties *..... (A) (A) 1850 47,223 Philadelphia *........... 1,585,577 76.5 1950 2,071,605 --------------------------------------------------------------- Table 23. 1990 Population and Maximum Decennial Census Population of Urban Places Ever Among the 100 Largest Urban Places, Listed Alphabetically by State: 1790-1990-Con. --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Maximum | 1990 population | population |--------------------|---------------- | |Percent of| | State and | | maximum| | urban place | Number|population| Year| Number --------------------------------------------------------------- PENNSYLVANIA-CON. Pittsburgh *............. 369,879 54.7 1950 676,806 Pottsville............... 16,603 67.7 1940 24,530 Reading.................. 78,380 70.5 1930 111,171 Scranton................. 81,805 57.0 1930 143,433 Southwark *.............. (A) (A) 1850 38,799 Spring Garden *.......... (A) (A) 1850 58,894 Wilkes-Barre............. 47,523 54.9 1930 86,626 Williamsport............. 31,933 69.8 1930 45,729 York..................... 42,192 70.4 1950 59,953 RHODE ISLAND Cumberland............... 29,038 100.0 1990 29,038 Newport.................. 28,227 60.0 1960 47,049 North Providence *....... 32,090 100.0 1990 32,090 Pawtucket................ 72,644 89.2 1950 81,436 Providence *............. 160,728 63.4 1940 253,504 Warwick.................. 85,427 98.1 1980 87,123 SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston............... 80,414 100.0 1990 80,414 Columbia................. 98,052 86.4 1970 113,542 TENNESSEE Chattanooga.............. 152,466 89.9 1980 169,565 Knoxville................ 165,121 94.3 1980 175,030 Memphis *................ 610,337 94.4 1980 646,356 Nashville *.............. 488,374 100.0 1990 488,374 TEXAS Amarillo................. 157,615 100.0 1990 157,615 Arlington................ 261,721 100.0 1990 261,721 Austin................... 465,622 100.0 1990 465,622 Corpus Christi........... 257,453 100.0 1990 257,453 Dallas................... 1,006,877 100.0 1990 1,006,877 El Paso *................ 515,342 100.0 1990 515,342 Fort Worth *............. 447,619 100.0 1990 447,619 Galveston................ 59,070 87.9 1960 67,175 Garland.................. 180,650 100.0 1990 180,650 Houston *................ 1,630,553 100.0 1990 1,630,553 Lubbock.................. 186,206 100.0 1990 186,206 San Antonio.............. 935,933 100.0 1990 935,933 UTAH Salt Lake City........... 159,936 84.4 1960 189,454 --------------------------------------------------------------- Table 23. 1990 Population and Maximum Decennial Census Population of Urban Places Ever Among the 100 Largest Urban Places, Listed Alphabetically by State: 1790-1990-Con. --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Maximum | 1990 population | population |--------------------|---------------- | |Percent of| | State and | | maximum| | urban place | Number|population| Year| Number --------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGINIA Alexandria *............. 111,183 100.0 1990 111,183 Arlington *.............. 170,936 98.1 1970 174,284 Fredericksburg........... 19,027 100.0 1990 19,027 Lynchburg................ 66,049 99.0 1980 66,743 Norfolk.................. 261,229 84.8 1970 307,951 Petersburg............... 38,386 93.5 1980 41,055 Portsmouth............... 103,907 90.5 1960 114,773 Richmond................. 203,056 81.3 1970 249,621 Virginia Beach *......... 393,069 100.0 1990 393,069 Wheeling *............... (WV) (WV) 1860 14,083 WASHINGTON Seattle.................. 516,259 92.7 1960 557,087 Spokane.................. 177,196 97.6 1960 181,608 Tacoma................... 176,664 100.0 1990 176,664 WEST VIRGINIA Wheeling *............... 34,882 56.6 1930 61,659 WISCONSIN Madison.................. 191,262 100.0 1990 191,262 Milwaukee................ 628,088 84.7 1960 741,324 --------------------------------------------------------------- * See Notes for Individual Places. (A) No longer in existence as a separate place. Annexed before 1990. (VA) In Virginia in 1990. (WV) In West Virginia in 1990. 1/ Percent of maximum population rounds to 100.0 percent.