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.