Table 9. Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1860 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: June 15, 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank | Place | Population || Rank | Place | Population --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 New York city, NY *................ 813,669 51 Lawrence city, MA.................. 17,639 2 Philadelphia city, PA *............ 565,529 52 Lancaster city, PA................. 17,603 3 Brooklyn city, NY *................ 266,661 53 Trenton city, NJ................... 17,228 4 Baltimore city, MD................. 212,418 54 Nashville city, TN................. 16,988 5 Boston city, MA *.................. 177,840 55 Oswego city, NY.................... 16,816 6 New Orleans city, LA *............. 168,675 56 Covington city, KY................. 16,471 7 Cincinnati city, OH................ 161,044 57 Bangor city, ME.................... 16,407 8 St. Louis city, MO................. 160,773 58 Taunton town, MA................... 15,376 9 Chicago city, IL................... 112,172 59 Springfield city, MA............... 15,199 10 Buffalo city, NY................... 81,129 60 Poughkeepsie city, NY.............. 14,726 11 Newark city, NJ.................... 71,941 61 Norfolk city, VA................... 14,620 12 Louisville city, KY................ 68,033 62 Camden city, NJ.................... 14,358 13 Albany city, NY.................... 62,367 63 Wheeling city, VA *................ 14,083 14 Washington city, DC *.............. 61,122 64 Norwich city, CT................... 14,048 15 San Francisco city, CA............. 56,802 65 Peoria city, IL.................... 14,045 16 Providence city, RI *.............. 50,666 66 Fall River city, MA................ 14,026 17 Pittsburgh city, PA *.............. 49,221 67 Sacramento city, CA................ 13,785 18 Rochester city, NY................. 48,204 68 Toledo city, OH.................... 13,768 19 Detroit city, MI................... 45,619 69 Quincy city, IL.................... 13,718 20 Milwaukee city, WI................. 45,246 70 Harrisburg city, PA................ 13,405 21 Cleveland city, OH................. 43,417 71 Newburyport city, MA............... 13,401 22 Charleston city, SC................ 40,522 72 Chelsea city, MA................... 13,395 23 New Haven city, CT................. 39,267 73 Dubuque city, IA................... 13,000 24 Troy city, NY...................... 39,235 74 Alexandria city, VA................ 12,652 25 Richmond city, VA.................. 37,910 75 New Albany city, IN................ 12,647 26 Lowell city, MA.................... 36,827 76 Newburgh village, NY *............. 12,578 27 Mobile city, AL.................... 29,258 77 Augusta city, GA................... 12,493 28 Jersey City city, NJ............... 29,226 78 Bridgeport city, CT *.............. 12,106 29 Allegheny city, PA *............... 28,702 79 North Providence town, RI *........ 11,818 30 Syracuse city, NY.................. 28,119 80 Elizabeth city, NJ................. 11,567 31 Hartford city, CT.................. 26,917 81 Evansville city, IN................ 11,484 32 Portland city, ME.................. 26,341 82 Davenport city, IA................. 11,267 33 Cambridge city, MA................. 26,060 83 New Brunswick city, NJ............. 11,256 34 Roxbury city, MA *................. 25,137 84 Auburn city, NY.................... 10,986 35 Charlestown city, MA *............. 25,065 85 Gloucester town, MA................ 10,904 36 Worcester city, MA................. 24,960 86 Concord city, NH................... 10,896 37 Reading city, PA................... 23,162 87 Lockport village, NY *............. 10,871 38 Memphis city, TN................... 22,623 88 Newport city, RI................... 10,508 39 Utica city, NY..................... 22,529 89 St. Paul city, MN.................. 10,401 40 New Bedford city, MA............... 22,300 90 New London city, CT................ 10,115 41 Savannah city, GA.................. 22,292 91 Nashua city, NH.................... 10,065 42 Salem city, MA..................... 22,252 92 Newport city, KY................... 10,046 43 Wilmington city, DE................ 21,258 93 Waterbury city, CT................. 10,004 44 Manchester city, NH................ 20,107 94 Haverhill town, MA................. 9,995 45 Dayton city, OH.................... 20,081 95 Dorchester town, MA *.............. 9,769 46 Paterson city, NJ.................. 19,586 96 Hoboken city, NJ................... 9,662 47 Lynn city, MA...................... 19,083 97 Columbus city, GA.................. 9,621 48 Indianapolis city, IN.............. 18,611 98 Schenectady city, NY............... 9,579 49 Columbus city, OH.................. 18,554 99 Atlanta city, GA................... 9,554 50 Petersburg city, VA................ 18,266 100 Wilmington town, NC................ 9,552 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * See Notes for Individual Places.