Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Land Area (square miles) /1, 2000 in Alphabetic Order [When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places] City in alphabetic order Square Miles Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 105.1 61 Akron city, OH 62.1 107 Albuquerque city, NM 180.6 30 Alexandria city, VA 15.2 228 Allentown city, PA 17.7 222 Amarillo city, TX 89.9 76 Anaheim city, CA 48.9 138 Anchorage city, AK 1,697.2 1 Ann Arbor city, MI 27.0 200 Arlington city, TX 95.8 69 Arvada city, CO 32.7 189 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 117.8 50 Atlanta city, GA 131.7 45 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 302.1 15 Aurora city, CO 142.5 38 Aurora city, IL 38.5 167 Austin city, TX 251.5 19 Bakersfield city, CA 113.1 56 Baltimore city, MD 80.8 81 Baton Rouge city, LA 76.8 92 Beaumont city, TX 85.0 78 Bellevue city, WA 30.7 193 Berkeley city, CA 10.5 233 Birmingham city, AL 149.9 37 Boise City city, ID 63.8 105 Boston city, MA 48.4 140 Bridgeport city, CT 16.0 226 Brownsville city, TX 80.4 83 Buffalo city, NY 40.6 159 Burbank city, CA 17.3 223 Cambridge city, MA 6.4 239 Cape Coral city, FL 105.2 60 Carrollton city, TX 36.5 173 Cedar Rapids city, IA 63.1 106 Chandler city, AZ 57.9 115 Charlotte city, NC 242.3 22 Chattanooga city, TN 135.2 42 Chesapeake city, VA 340.7 11 Chicago city, IL 227.1 23 Chula Vista city, CA 48.9 138 Cincinnati city, OH 78.0 90 Clarksville city, TN 94.9 71 Clearwater city, FL 25.3 202 Cleveland city, OH 77.6 91 Colorado Springs city, CO 185.7 27 Columbia city, SC 125.2 46 Columbus city (balance), GA 216.1 24 Columbus city, OH 210.3 25 Concord city, CA 30.1 196 Coral Springs city, FL 23.9 205 Corona city, CA 35.1 182 Corpus Christi city, TX 154.6 35 Costa Mesa city, CA 15.6 227 Dallas city, TX 342.5 10 Daly City city, CA 7.6 238 Dayton city, OH 55.8 123 Denver city, CO 153.4 36 Des Moines city, IA 75.8 94 Detroit city, MI 138.8 39 Downey city, CA 12.4 231 Durham city, NC 94.6 72 El Monte city, CA 9.6 235 El Paso city, TX 249.1 20 Elizabeth city, NJ 12.2 232 Erie city, PA 22.0 211 Escondido city, CA 36.3 174 Eugene city, OR 40.5 161 Evansville city, IN 40.7 158 Fayetteville city, NC 58.8 113 Flint city, MI 33.6 185 Fontana city, CA 36.1 175 Fort Collins city, CO 46.5 144 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 31.7 191 Fort Wayne city, IN 79.0 85 Fort Worth city, TX 292.5 16 Fremont city, CA 76.7 93 Fresno city, CA 104.4 65 Fullerton city, CA 22.2 210 Garden Grove city, CA 18.0 221 Garland city, TX 57.1 117 Gary city, IN 50.2 135 Gilbert town, AZ 43.0 155 Glendale city, AZ 55.7 124 Glendale city, CA 30.6 194 Grand Prairie city, TX 71.4 99 Grand Rapids city, MI 44.6 149 Green Bay city, WI 43.9 153 Greensboro city, NC 104.7 64 Hampton city, VA 51.8 132 Hartford city, CT 17.3 223 Hayward city, CA 44.3 151 Henderson city, NV 79.7 84 Hialeah city, FL 19.2 215 Hollywood city, FL 27.3 198 Honolulu CDP, HI 85.7 77 Houston city, TX 579.4 4 Huntington Beach city, CA 26.4 201 Huntsville city, AL 174.0 33 Independence city, MO 78.3 88 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 361.5 9 Inglewood city, CA 9.1 236 Irvine city, CA 46.2 145 Irving city, TX 67.2 104 Jackson city, MS 104.9 63 Jacksonville city, FL 757.7 2 Jersey City city, NJ 14.9 229 Joliet city, IL 38.1 168 Kansas City city, KS 124.3 48 Kansas City city, MO 313.5 13 Knoxville city, TN 92.7 75 Lafayette city, LA 47.6 142 Lakewood city, CO 41.6 157 Lancaster city, CA 94.0 73 Lansing city, MI 35.0 183 Laredo city, TX 78.5 86 Las Vegas city, NV 113.3 55 Lexington-Fayette, KY 284.5 17 Lincoln city, NE 74.6 96 Little Rock city, AR 116.2 51 Livonia city, MI 35.7 178 Long Beach city, CA 50.4 134 Los Angeles city, CA 469.1 7 Louisville city, KY 62.1 107 Lowell city, MA 13.8 230 Lubbock city, TX 114.8 53 Madison city, WI 68.7 102 Manchester city, NH 33.0 188 McAllen city, TX 46.0 146 Memphis city, TN 279.3 18 Mesa city, AZ 125.0 47 Mesquite city, TX 43.4 154 Miami city, FL 35.7 178 Milwaukee city, WI 96.1 68 Minneapolis city, MN 54.9 126 Mobile city, AL 117.9 49 Modesto city, CA 35.8 176 Montgomery city, AL 155.4 34 Moreno Valley city, CA 51.2 133 Naperville city, IL 35.4 180 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 473.3 6 New Haven city, CT 18.9 217 New Orleans city, LA 180.6 30 New York city, NY 303.3 14 Newark city, NJ 23.8 206 Newport News city, VA 68.3 103 Norfolk city, VA 53.7 130 North Las Vegas city, NV 78.5 86 Norwalk city, CA 9.7 234 Oakland city, CA 56.1 120 Oceanside city, CA 40.6 159 Oklahoma City city, OK 607.0 3 Omaha city, NE 115.7 52 Ontario city, CA 49.8 137 Orange city, CA 23.4 207 Orlando city, FL 93.5 74 Overland Park city, KS 56.7 118 Oxnard city, CA 25.3 202 Palmdale city, CA 105.0 62 Pasadena city, CA 23.1 208 Pasadena city, TX 44.2 152 Paterson city, NJ 8.4 237 Pembroke Pines city, FL 33.1 187 Peoria city, AZ 138.2 40 Peoria city, IL 44.4 150 Philadelphia city, PA 135.1 43 Phoenix city, AZ 474.9 5 Pittsburgh city, PA 55.6 125 Plano city, TX 71.6 98 Pomona city, CA 22.8 209 Portland city, OR 134.3 44 Portsmouth city, VA 33.2 186 Providence city, RI 18.5 218 Provo city, UT 39.6 164 Pueblo city, CO 45.1 148 Raleigh city, NC 114.6 54 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 37.4 171 Reno city, NV 69.1 101 Richmond city, VA 60.1 111 Riverside city, CA 78.1 89 Rochester city, NY 35.8 176 Rockford city, IL 56.0 121 Sacramento city, CA 97.2 67 Salem city, OR 45.7 147 Salinas city, CA 19.0 216 Salt Lake City city, UT 109.1 58 San Antonio city, TX 407.6 8 San Bernardino city, CA 58.8 113 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 21.1 213 San Diego city, CA 324.3 12 San Francisco city, CA 46.7 143 San Jose city, CA 174.9 32 Santa Ana city, CA 27.1 199 Santa Clara city, CA 18.4 219 Santa Clarita city, CA 47.8 141 Santa Rosa city, CA 40.1 162 Savannah city, GA 74.7 95 Scottsdale city, AZ 184.2 28 Seattle city, WA 83.9 80 Shreveport city, LA 103.1 66 Simi Valley city, CA 39.2 165 Sioux Falls city, SD 56.3 119 South Bend city, IN 38.7 166 Spokane city, WA 57.8 116 Springfield city, IL 54.0 129 Springfield city, MA 32.1 190 Springfield city, MO 73.2 97 St. Louis city, MO 61.9 109 St. Paul city, MN 52.8 131 St. Petersburg city, FL 59.6 112 Stamford city, CT 37.7 169 Sterling Heights city, MI 36.6 172 Stockton city, CA 54.7 128 Sunnyvale city, CA 21.9 212 Syracuse city, NY 25.1 204 Tacoma city, WA 50.1 136 Tallahassee city, FL 95.7 70 Tampa city, FL 112.1 57 Tempe city, AZ 40.1 162 Thousand Oaks city, CA 54.9 126 Toledo city, OH 80.6 82 Topeka city, KS 56.0 121 Torrance city, CA 20.5 214 Tucson city, AZ 194.7 26 Tulsa city, OK 182.6 29 Vallejo city, CA 30.2 195 Vancouver city, WA 42.8 156 Virginia Beach city, VA 248.3 21 Waco city, TX 84.2 79 Warren city, MI 34.3 184 Washington city, DC 61.4 110 Waterbury city, CT 28.6 197 West Covina city, CA 16.1 225 West Valley City city, UT 35.4 180 Westminster city, CO 31.5 192 Wichita city, KS 135.8 41 Wichita Falls city, TX 70.7 100 Winston-Salem city, NC 108.9 59 Worcester city, MA 37.6 170 Yonkers city, NY 18.1 220 /1 Dry land and land temporarily or partially covered by water. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.