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This entry tracks and ranks the population of the largest cities in the United States by decade, starting with the 1790 Census. For 1790 through 1990, tables are taken from "Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990."[1] For year 2000 rankings, data from the Census Bureau's tally of "Cities with 100,000 or More Population Ranked by Selected Subject" is used.[2] For further research on year 2000 urban population, the County and City Data Book might be instructive.[3]

1790

By 1790, New York had overtaken Philadelphia as the largest city in the United States, a rank it continues to hold to this day. The source population numbers for this list come from the first United States Census Bureau.[4]

Rank 2007 Rank City State Population Notes
1 1 New York New York 33,131 New York has remained the largest city in the United States since the census began. Like many big American cities, it expanded its borders multiple times during the 19th century.[1]
2 6 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 28,522 Philadelphia has remained on the top 10 list of largest cities throughout its history.
3 22 Boston Massachusetts 18,320
4 225 Charleston South Carolina 16,359
5 20 Baltimore Maryland 13,503 Existed as a township at the time. Now an independent city.
6 Part of Philadelphia Northern Liberties Township Pennsylvania 9,913 Township now absorbed in Philadelphia. See Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
7 274+* Salem Massachusetts 7,921 Listed as a town in 1790 census. Presently a city.
8 274+* Newport Rhode Island 6,716 Listed as a town in 1790 census. Presently a city.
9 136 Providence Rhode Island 6,380 Listed as a town in 1790 census. Now a city.
10 274+* Marblehead Massachusetts 5,661 Still a town as of 2006.
10 Part of Philadelphia District of Southwark Pennsylvania 5,661 Before 1854 Act of Consolidation, Southwark was an independent municipality; it is now a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.

*Salem, Newport, and Marblehead are all far smaller than the largest 273 cities listed in List of United States cities by population in 2008, so exact ranking is unavailable.

1800

Source data for population is available from the Census Bureau.[5]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 60,515
2 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 41,220
3 Baltimore Maryland 26,514
4 Boston Massachusetts 24,937
5 Charleston South Carolina 18,824
6 Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 10,718 Now a neighborhood in Philadelphia.
7 District of Southwark Pennsylvania 9,621 Before 1854 Act of Consolidation, Southwark was an independent municipality; it is now a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.
8 Salem Massachusetts 9,457 Listed as a town.
9 Providence Rhode Island 7,614 Last appearance in top ten. Drops to 11th by 1810.
10 Norfolk Virginia 6,926 Listed as a borough; now an independent city.

1810

A list of the 46 largest cities from the 1810 census is available from the Census Bureau and the source of this information.[6]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 96,373
2 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 53,722
3 Baltimore Maryland 46,555
4 Boston Massachusetts 33,787
5 Charleston South Carolina 24,711
6 Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 19,874 Listed as a district; now a neighborhood of Philadelphia.
7 New Orleans Louisiana 17,242 First entry on top 10 list not located in one of the original 13 colonies.
8 District of Southwark Pennsylvania 13,707 Before 1854 Act of Consolidation, Southwark was an independent municipality; it is now a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.
9 Salem Massachusetts 12,613 Listed as a town. Today, Salem is a city.
10 Albany New York 10,762

1820

A list of the 61 largest cities from the 1820 census is available from the Census Bureau and the source of this information.[7]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 123,706 New York was the first city to surpass 100,000 people in population.
2 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 63,802
3 Baltimore Maryland 62,738
4 Boston Massachusetts 43,298
5 New Orleans Louisiana 27,176
6 Charleston South Carolina 24,780
7 Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 19,678 Listed as a district; now a neighborhood of Philadelphia.
8 Southwark Pennsylvania 14,713 Before 1854 Act of Consolidation, Southwark was an independent municipality; it is now a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.
9 Washington District of Columbia 13,247 Washington is the capital of the United States; under the United States Constitution, it is forbidden to be part of any state.
10 Salem Massachusetts 12,731 Listed as a town in 1820 census; Salem is a city today.

1830

Source data for population is available from the Census Bureau.[8]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 202,589
2 Baltimore Maryland 80,620 Baltimore is the second city to rank number two.
3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 80,462
4 Boston Massachusetts 61,392
5 New Orleans Louisiana 46,082
6 Charleston South Carolina 30,289
7 Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 28,872 Now a neighborhood in Philadelphia.
8 Cincinnati Ohio 24,831 Listed as a town. First appearance on top 10.
9 Albany New York 24,209
10 District of Southwark Pennsylvania 20,581 Before 1854 Act of Consolidation, Southwark was an independent municipality; it is now a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.

1840

Source data for population is available from the Census Bureau.[9]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 312,710
2 Baltimore Maryland 102,313 Baltimore is likely the second city to surpass the 100,000 population mark.
3 New Orleans Louisiana 102,193 New Orleans' rapid growth shows the increasing importance of Mississippi River trade.
4 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 93,665
5 Boston Massachusetts 93,383
6 Cincinnati Ohio 46,338 Listed as a town.
7 Brooklyn New York 36,233 Brooklyn would cease to be a city in its own right in 1898. It is now a borough of New York City.
8 Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 34,474 Now a neighborhood in Philadelphia.
9 Albany New York 33,721
10 Charleston South Carolina 29,261 Charleston actually lost population between the 1830 and 1840 censuses. Last appearance on top 10.

1850

By 1850, the United States was in the midst of the First Industrial Revolution. A list of the hundred largest cities from the 1850 census is available from the Census Bureau and the source of this information.[10]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 515,547
2 Baltimore Maryland 169,054
3 Boston Massachusetts 136,881
4 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 121,376
5 New Orleans Louisiana 116,375
6 Cincinnati Ohio 115,435
7 Brooklyn New York 96,838 Brooklyn would cease to be a city in its own right in 1898. It is now a borough of New York City.
8 St. Louis Missouri 77,860
9 District of Spring Garden Pennsylvania 58,894 Now a neighborhood of Philadelphia.
10 Albany New York 50,763 Last appearance on top 10.

1860

1860 was the eve of the American Civil War. A list of the hundred largest cities is available from the Census Bureau.[11] This was the eighth United States Census.

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 813,669
2 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 565,529 The large jump in population during the period from the seventh to eighth census counts is due to the 1854 Act of Consolidation, which merged the County and City of Philadelphia into a single government entity and abolished all other local governments.
3 Brooklyn New York 266,661 Brooklyn would cease to be a city in its own right in 1898. It is now a borough of New York City.
4 Baltimore Maryland 212,418
5 Boston Massachusetts 177,840
6 New Orleans Louisiana 168,675
7 Cincinnati Ohio 161,044
8 St. Louis Missouri 160,773
9 Chicago Illinois 112,172 The population of Chicago jumped drastically between the 1850 and 1860 censuses. In the 1850 Census, Chicago was ranked 24th largest city with a population of 29,963.
10 Buffalo New York 81,129

1870

A list of the hundred largest cities is available from the Census Bureau.[12] This was the ninth United States Census.

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 942,292
2 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 674,022
3 Brooklyn New York 396,099
4 St. Louis Missouri 310,864
5 Chicago Illinois 298,977
6 Baltimore Maryland 267,354
7 Boston Massachusetts 250,526
8 Cincinnati Ohio 216,239
9 New Orleans Louisiana 191,418
10 San Francisco California 149,473 The top ten's first West Coast city, its population boom beginning after 1848 with the Gold Rush and continuing with silver discoveries such as the Comstock Lode in 1859.

1880

The Census bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in the United States during this year.[13]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 1,206,299 This marks the first time the population of a U.S. city exceeds 1 million.
2 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 847,170
3 Brooklyn New York 566,663
4 Chicago Illinois 503,185
5 Boston Massachusetts 362,839
6 St. Louis Missouri 350,518 The city of St. Louis seceded from St. Louis County in 1876
7 Baltimore Maryland 332,313
8 Cincinnati Ohio 255,139
9 San Francisco California 233,959
10 New Orleans Louisiana 216,090 Last appearance on top 10.

1890

The 1890 Census was the Eleventh. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.[14]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 1,515,301 This is the last census before New York was consolidated into The Five Boroughs. At this point, the city is coterminus with New York County (the Borough of Manhattan), which included what is now Bronx County (the Borough of The Bronx).
2 Chicago Illinois 1,099,850 Chicago is the third city to rank as number two
3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,046,964
4 Brooklyn New York 806,343 This is the last census where the City of Brooklyn is independent of New York. Interestingly, if Brooklyn were to be its own city today, it would still make the top five list and New York would still be in the number one slot.
5 St. Louis Missouri 451,770
6 Boston Massachusetts 448,477
7 Baltimore Maryland 434,439
8 San Francisco California 298,997
9 Cincinnati Ohio 296,908
10 Cleveland Ohio 261,353

1900

The 1900 Census was the Twelfth. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.[15]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 3,437,202 This is the first census after the creation of The Five Boroughs.
2 Chicago Illinois 1,698,575
3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,293,697
4 St. Louis Missouri 575,238
5 Boston Massachusetts 560,892
6 Baltimore Maryland 508,957
7 Cleveland Ohio 381,768
8 Buffalo New York 352,387
9 San Francisco California 342,782 Last appearance on top 10 and before the 1906 earthquake and fire.
10 Cincinnati Ohio 325,902 Last appearance on top 10.

1910

The 1910 Census was the Thirteenth. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.[16]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 4,766,883 Much of the population of New York City was in Manhattan, more or less the part of the city that was New York City until 1898, at this time. However, the other boroughs began to grow rapidly as the Interborough Rapid Transit system and other mass transit franchises built what is today the New York Subway.
2 Chicago Illinois 2,185,283
3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,549,008
4 St. Louis Missouri 687,029
5 Boston Massachusetts 670,585
6 Cleveland Ohio 560,663
7 Baltimore Maryland 558,485
8 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 533,905 Pittsburgh entered the Top 10 after annexing the neighboring city of Allegheny in 1907. This is now the city's North Side.
9 Detroit Michigan 465,766
10 Buffalo New York 423,715 Last appearance on top 10.

1920

The 1920 Census was the Fourteenth. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.[17]

Rank City State Population Land Area
(sq. miles)
Density
People/Sq. mile
Notes
1 New York New York 5,620,048 299.0 18,796
2 Chicago Illinois 2,701,705 192.8 14,013
3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,823,779 128.0 14,248
4 Detroit Michigan 993,078 77.9 12,748 The rise of the automobile industry in the Detroit area propelled its growth substantially between 1910 and 1920, doubling its population in only 10 years.
5 Cleveland Ohio 796,841 56.4 14,128
6 St. Louis Missouri 772,897 61.0 12,670
7 Boston Massachusetts 748,060 43.5 17,197
8 Baltimore Maryland 733,826 79.0 9,289
9 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 588,343 39.9 14,745
10 Los Angeles California 576,673 365.7 1,577 By the 1920s, Los Angeles was already showing signs of its automobile-centric future. It is far less dense than any other city listed here.

1930

The 1930 Census was the Fifteenth. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.[18]

Rank City State Population Land Area
(sq. miles)
Density
People/Sq. mile
Notes
1 New York New York 6,930,446 299.0 23,179
2 Chicago Illinois 3,376,438 201.9 16,723
3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,950,961 128.0 15,242
4 Detroit Michigan 1,568,662 137.9 11,375
5 Los Angeles California 1,238,048 440.3 2,812
6 Cleveland Ohio 900,429 70.8 12,718
7 St. Louis Missouri 821,960 61.0 13,475
8 Baltimore Maryland 804,874 78.7 10,227
9 Boston Massachusetts 781,188 43.9 17,795
10 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 669,817 51.3 13,057

1940

Four of the ten cities here would have their first ever population drop in 1940. Though slight, they would presage a precipitous decline that started in 1950. The 1940 Census was the Sixteenth. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.[19]

Rank City State Population Land Area
(sq. miles)
Density
People/Sq. mile
Notes
1 New York New York 7,457,995 299.0 24,933
2 Chicago Illinois 3,396,808 206.7 16,434
3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,931,334 127.2 15,182 First ever population drop for Philadelphia.
4 Detroit Michigan 1,623,452 137.9 11,773
5 Los Angeles California 1,504,277 448.3 3,356
6 Cleveland Ohio 878,336 73.1 12,016 First ever population drop for Cleveland.
7 Baltimore Maryland 859,100 78.7 10.916
8 St. Louis Missouri 816,048 61.0 13,378 First ever population drop for St. Louis.
9 Boston Massachusetts 770,816 46.1 16,721 First ever population drop for Boston.
10 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 671,659 52.1 12,892 Last appearance on top 10.

1950

1950 was a watershed year for many cities in the United States. Many cities in the country peaked in population, and began a slow decline caused by suburbanization associated with pollution, congestion, and increased crime rates, while the improved infrastructure of the Eisenhower Interstate System more easily facilitated car commutes and so-called white flight, and the G.I. Bill made available low interest loans to returning World War II veterans seeking more commodious housing in the suburbs.

Eight out of the ten largest cities in 1950 never recovered their 1950 populations. New York and Los Angeles are exceptions.

The source document for these numbers is available from the United States Census Bureau.[20]

Rank City State Population % lost by 2007 Notes
1 New York New York 7,891,957 Gain The Census Bureau wouldn't record a population larger than this for New York City until 1970. By 2000, the number would exceed eight million people.
2 Chicago Illinois 3,620,962 22 Chicago also peaked in population this year, and has never fully recovered. See Demographics of Chicago.
3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2,071,605 30 Population peaked this year; has never recovered fully .
4 Los Angeles California 1,970,358 Gain Los Angeles is one of the few cities to enjoy nearly continuous growth since 1950. 78% of this growth has been due to Hispanic influx.[2]
5 Detroit Michigan 1,849,568 50 Population peaked. As of 2006, Detroit is the only city in the United States to have a population grow beyond 1 million and then fall below 1 million.
6 Baltimore Maryland 949,708 33 Population peaked this year.
7 Cleveland Ohio 914,808 52 Population peaked this year.
8 St. Louis Missouri 856,796 58 Population peaked this year.
9 Washington District of Columbia 802,178 26 Population peaked this year.
10 Boston Massachusetts 801,444 24 Population peaked this year. Last appearance on top 10.

1960

The 1960 Census was the Eighteenth. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.[21]

Rank City State Population Land Area
(sq. miles)
Density
People/Sq. mile
Notes
1 New York New York 7,781,984 315.1 24,697 First ever population drop for New York City.
2 Chicago Illinois 3,550,404 224.2 15,836
3 Los Angeles California 2,479,015 454.8 5,451
4 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2,002,512 127.2 15,743
5 Detroit Michigan 1,670,144 139.6 11,964
6 Baltimore Maryland 939,024 79.0 11,886
7 Houston Texas 938,219 328.1 2,860 First appearance in top 10. Houston was a harbinger for the rise of the lower-density Sun Belt cities, which would dominate the top 10 by 2007, made possible through the advent of air conditioning[3][4]
8 Cleveland Ohio 876,050 81.2 10.789
9 Washington District of Columbia 763,956 61.4 12,442
10 St. Louis Missouri 750,026 61.0 12,296 Last appearance on top 10.

1970

The 1970 Census was the Nineteenth. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.[22]

Rank City State Population Land Area
(sq. miles)
Density
People/Sq. mile
Notes
1 New York New York 7,894,862 299.7 26,343 This is a peak population for New York City that would not be surpassed until the 2000 Census.
2 Chicago Illinois 3,366,957 222.6 15,126
3 Los Angeles California 2,816,061 463.7 6,073
4 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,948,609 128.5 15,164
5 Detroit Michigan 1,511,482 138.0 10,953
6 Houston Texas 1,232,802 433.9 2,841
7 Baltimore Maryland 905,759 78.3 11,568
8 Dallas Texas 844,401 265.6 3,179 First appearance in top 10. Third Sun Belt city to join the top 10 after Houston and Los Angeles.
9 Washington District of Columbia 756,510 61.4 12,321 Last appearance on top 10.
10 Cleveland Ohio 750,903 75.9 9,893 Last appearance on top 10. Cleveland is notably smaller by population and larger by area, and therefore less dense, than it was in 1920.

1980

By 1980, the trends towards suburbanization started in the 1950s continued. Population shifts towards the west and south began.[23]

For a more complete ranking, see the source material from the Census Bureau.[24]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 7,071,639 This year marks a historic drop in population for New York City. 1970s numbers will not be exceeded again until the year 2000.
2 Chicago Illinois 3,005,072 This is the last year Chicago was the second largest city in the United States. Sometime soon after 1980, Los Angeles surpassed Chicago in population.
3 Los Angeles California 2,966,850
4 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,688,210
5 Houston Texas 1,595,138
6 Detroit Michigan 1,203,339
7 Dallas Texas 904,078
8 San Diego California 875,538 First appearance in top 10.
9 Phoenix Arizona 789,704 First appearance in top 10.
10 Baltimore Maryland 786,775 This is the last year Baltimore made the top 10 list. This was the most recent occurrence of a city ranked in the top 10 of the initial 1790 Census to drop out of it altogether.

1990

By 1990, trends had continued that started during the 1970s. Northeastern cities generally lost population, and western and southwestern cities began to grow in size.[25]

Rank City State Population Notes
1 New York New York 7,322,564 The City of New York, notably, gained a little more population during the 1980s after heavy losses in the 1970s.
2 Los Angeles California 3,485,398
3 Chicago Illinois 2,783,726
4 Houston Texas 1,630,553
5 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,585,577
6 San Diego California 1,110,549
7 Detroit Michigan 1,027,974
8 Dallas Texas 1,006,877
9 Phoenix Arizona 983,403
10 San Antonio Texas 935,933 First appearance in top 10.

2000

The 2000 census was the most detailed to date. The Census Bureau provides a list of all cities with populations over 100,000.[26][27]

Rank City State Population Density
People/Sq. mile
Notes
1 New York New York 8,008,278 26,403.8 First city to pass the 8 million mark
2 Los Angeles California 3,694,820 7,876.4 Los Angeles surpasses Chicago's peak population
3 Chicago Illinois 2,896,016 12,752.2 Chicago regained a little population since 1990, according to the enumeration, but is still well below its 1950 peak.
4 Houston Texas 1,953,631 3,371.8
5 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,517,550 11,232.8
6 Phoenix Arizona 1,321,045 2,781.7
7 San Diego California 1,223,400 3,772.4
8 Dallas Texas 1,188,580 3,470.3
9 San Antonio Texas 1,144,646 2,808.3
10 Detroit Michigan 951,270 6,853.5 Estimated to have dropped out of top 10 by 2005, its population exceeded by San Jose.

2010 Estimates

City of New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Houston

The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types—with three "alpha" global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

The figures expressed below are for populations within city limits. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metro area populations, although the top three would be unchanged. The ten largest cities, based on the United States Census Bureau's 2007 estimates[5], are as follows:

Rank City Population
within
city limits
Population
Density
per sq mi
Metropolitan
Area
Region
millions rank
1 New York, New York 8,274,527 27,147.4 18.8 1 Northeast
2 Los Angeles, California 3,834,340 7,876.8 12.9 2 West
3 Chicago, Illinois 2,836,658 12,750.3 9.5 3 Midwest
4 Houston, Texas 2,208,180 4,371.7 5.7 6 South
5 Phoenix, Arizona 1,522,259 2,782.0 4.2 12 West
6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,449,634 11,233.6 5.8 5 Northeast
7 San Antonio, Texas 1,328,984 2,808.5 2.0 27 South
8 San Diego, California 1,266,731 3,771.9 3.0 17 West
9 Dallas, Texas 1,240,499 3,469.9 6.1 4 South
10 San Jose, California 939,899 5,117.9 1.8 31 West

For a more extensive list of present population estimates see List of United States cities by population.

References

  1. ^ Jackson, Kenneth T. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Chapter 8: "Suburbs Into Neighborhoods: The Rise and Fall of Municipal Annexation."
  2. ^ Suarez, Ray (1999). The Old Neighborhood: What we lost in the great suburban migration: 1966-1999. New York: The Free Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-684-83402-2. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ How Air Conditioning Changed America. The Old House Web, Retrieved on April 4, 2007
  4. ^ A Short History. Houston Geological Auxiliary, Retrieved on April 4, 2007
  5. ^ "Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2007 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007" (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  1. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990"
  2. ^ "Cities with 100,000 or More Population Ranked by Selected Subject"
  3. ^ County and City Data Book
  4. ^ "Population of the 24 Urban Places: 1790"
  5. ^ "Population of the 33 Urban Places: 1800"
  6. ^ "Population of the 46 Urban Places: 1810"
  7. ^ "Population of the 61 Urban Places: 1820"
  8. ^ "Population of the 90 Urban Places: 1830"
  9. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1840"
  10. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1850"
  11. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1860"
  12. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1870"
  13. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1880"
  14. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1890"
  15. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1900"
  16. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1910"
  17. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1920"
  18. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1930"
  19. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1940"
  20. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1950"
  21. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1960"
  22. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1970"
  23. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980"
  24. ^ "Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1990"
  25. ^ "Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population, 2000 in Rank Order"
  26. ^ "Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population per Square Mile, 2000 in Rank Order"

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