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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 26. Distribution of the 100 Largest Urban Places, by Region, Division, and State: 1790-1990-Con. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 26. Distribution of the 100 Largest Urban Places, by Region, Division, and State: 1790-1990-Con. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (-) 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.