Table 26. Distribution of the 100 Largest Urban Places, by Region, Division, and State: 1790-1990
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date: June 15, 1998
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United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Region and Division | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State |1790|1800|1810|1820|1830|1840|1850|1860|1870|1880|1890|1900|1910|1920|1930|1940|1950|1960|1970|1980|1990
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United States....... 24 33 46 61 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
REGION AND DIVISION
Northeast................ 18 24 34 43 59 67 64 60 54 48 45 46 45 40 36 33 28 19 16 12 9
New England............ 12 15 20 23 33 40 34 32 23 20 18 20 19 16 14 14 10 7 6 3 1
Middle Atlantic........ 6 9 14 20 26 27 30 28 31 28 27 26 26 24 22 19 18 12 10 9 8
Midwest.................. (X) - 1 1 6 10 12 17 26 27 29 26 27 29 29 28 27 28 28 24 21
East North Central..... (X) - 1 1 5 9 11 13 17 18 17 16 18 18 20 19 19 19 19 15 13
West North Central..... (X) (X) - - 1 1 1 4 9 9 12 10 9 11 9 9 8 9 9 9 8
South.................... 6 9 11 17 25 23 24 21 18 20 18 21 19 21 23 27 31 35 35 38 40
South Atlantic......... 6 9 9 14 19 18 15 14 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 11 12 13 15 12 16
East South Central..... - - 1 2 5 4 7 6 6 6 5 6 4 5 6 6 7 8 7 10 8
West South Central..... (X) (X) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 5 6 8 8 10 12 14 13 16 16
West..................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 2 2 5 8 7 9 10 12 12 14 18 21 26 30
Mountain............... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 8 8
Pacific................ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 2 2 3 6 5 7 8 10 10 11 13 16 18 22
STATE
New England
Maine.................. - 1 1 1 1 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
New Hampshire.......... 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Vermont................ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Massachusetts.......... 7 8 12 14 22 24 19 18 14 14 12 12 12 10 9 9 6 3 3 2 1
Rhode Island........... 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
Connecticut............ 2 3 4 5 5 3 3 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 - -
Middle Atlantic
New York............... 3 4 5 7 9 10 14 14 14 12 11 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 4
New Jersey............. - - 2 2 3 2 3 8 8 7 7 7 9 7 7 6 6 3 3 2 2
Pennsylvania........... 3 5 7 11 14 15 13 6 9 9 9 10 8 8 7 6 6 3 2 2 2
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Table 26. Distribution of the 100 Largest Urban Places, by Region, Division, and State: 1790-1990-Con.
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Region and Division | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State |1790|1800|1810|1820|1830|1840|1850|1860|1870|1880|1890|1900|1910|1920|1930|1940|1950|1960|1970|1980|1990
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East North Central
Ohio................... (X) - 1 1 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6
Indiana................ (X) - - - - 1 3 3 5 4 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 2
Illinois............... (X) - - - - 1 1 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
Michigan............... (X) - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2
Wisconsin.............. (X) (X) (X) (X) - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
West North Central
Minnesota.............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Iowa................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Missouri............... (X) (X) - - 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
North Dakota........... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
South Dakota........... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nebraska............... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Kansas................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 1 - 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
South Atlantic
Delaware............... - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Maryland............... 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
District of Columbia... - 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Virginia............... 4 3 3 3 5 6 7 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 4
West Virginia.......... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
North Carolina......... - - - 4 3 2 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 2 2 1 3
South Carolina......... 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Georgia................ - 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Florida................ (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 4 5
East South Central
Kentucky............... - - 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Tennessee.............. - - - - 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 2
Alabama................ (X) - - - 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3
Mississippi............ (X) - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
West South Central
Arkansas............... (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 1
Louisiana.............. (X) (X) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 3
Oklahoma............... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Texas.................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 7 9 8 9 10
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Table 26. Distribution of the 100 Largest Urban Places, by Region, Division, and State: 1790-1990-Con.
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Region and Division | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State |1790|1800|1810|1820|1830|1840|1850|1860|1870|1880|1890|1900|1910|1920|1930|1940|1950|1960|1970|1980|1990
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Mountain
Montana................ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Idaho.................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wyoming................ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Colorado............... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
New Mexico............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
Arizona................ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2 2 3
Utah................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
Nevada................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Pacific
Washington............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Oregon................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
California............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 7 8 11 12 16
Alaska................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) - - 1 1
Hawaii................. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 1 1 1
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(-) Represents zero.
(X) Area not enumerated in the census, except for West Virginia, Alaska and Hawaii. West Virginia was formed from part of Virginia
in 1863. Census data for Alaska (1880-1990) and Hawaii (1900-1990) prior to their statehood in 1959 were shown separately from
census data for the United States.