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10 Largest Cities in Population
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Ranking
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1850
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1900
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1950
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1
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New York
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515,457
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New York
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3,437,202
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New York
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7,891,957
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2
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Baltimore
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169,054
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Chicago
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1,698,575
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Chicago
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3,620,962
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3
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Boston
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136,881
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Philadelphia
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1,293,697
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Philadelphia
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2,071,605
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4
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Philadelphia
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121,376
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St. Louis
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575,238
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Los Angeles
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1,970,358
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5
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New Orleans
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116,375
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Boston
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560,892
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Detroit
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1,849,568
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6
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Cincinnati
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115,435
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Baltimore
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508,957
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Baltimore
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949,708
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7
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Brooklyn
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96,838
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Cleveland
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381,768
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Cleveland
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914,808
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8
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St. Louis
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77,860
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Buffalo
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352,387
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St. Louis
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856,796
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9
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Spring Garden, PA
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58,834
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San Francisco
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342,782
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Washington, DC
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802,178
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10
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Albany, NY
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50,763
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Cincinnati
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325,902
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Boston
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801,444
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Source: Decennial Census
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