Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population per Square Mile, 2000 in Alphabetic Order [CDP = census designated place, only used in Hawaii which has no incorporated places] City in alphabetic order Number Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 1,103.0 225 Akron city, OH 3,495.6 104 Albuquerque city, NM 2,484.0 169 Alexandria city, VA 8,439.7 26 Allentown city, PA 6,024.4 49 Amarillo city, TX 1,931.3 196 Anaheim city, CA 6,707.9 41 Anchorage city, AK 153.4 239 Ann Arbor city, MI 4,223.1 75 Arlington city, TX 3,475.7 105 Arvada city, CO 3,123.9 128 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 851.2 234 Atlanta city, GA 3,162.3 124 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 646.1 237 Aurora city, CO 1,939.6 195 Aurora city, IL 3,714.0 95 Austin city, TX 2,610.6 162 Bakersfield city, CA 2,184.4 182 Baltimore city, MD 8,058.8 27 Baton Rouge city, LA 2,966.4 141 Beaumont city, TX 1,339.6 218 Bellevue city, WA 3,569.0 101 Berkeley city, CA 9,785.0 19 Birmingham city, AL 1,619.9 210 Boise City city, ID 2,912.0 142 Boston city, MA 12,172.3 10 Bridgeport city, CT 8,720.6 24 Brownsville city, TX 1,737.8 205 Buffalo city, NY 7,208.1 31 Burbank city, CA 5,798.6 53 Cambridge city, MA 15,836.7 5 Cape Coral city, FL 972.3 228 Carrollton city, TX 3,002.1 137 Cedar Rapids city, IA 1,913.8 197 Chandler city, AZ 3,049.8 133 Charlotte city, NC 2,232.1 178 Chattanooga city, TN 1,150.5 223 Chesapeake city, VA 584.6 238 Chicago city, IL 12,752.2 7 Chula Vista city, CA 3,549.2 103 Cincinnati city, OH 4,247.2 74 Clarksville city, TN 1,090.1 227 Clearwater city, FL 4,299.9 73 Cleveland city, OH 6,165.0 47 Colorado Springs city, CO 1,943.4 193 Columbia city, SC 928.7 230 Columbus city (balance), GA 859.7 233 Columbus city, OH 3,383.1 113 Concord city, CA 4,045.8 82 Coral Springs city, FL 4,918.4 63 Corona city, CA 3,560.3 102 Corpus Christi city, TX 1,794.7 200 Costa Mesa city, CA 6,969.5 35 Dallas city, TX 3,470.3 106 Daly City city, CA 13,634.3 6 Dayton city, OH 2,978.1 140 Denver city, CO 3,615.6 99 Des Moines city, IA 2,621.1 160 Detroit city, MI 6,853.5 37 Downey city, CA 8,655.1 25 Durham city, NC 1,977.1 192 El Monte city, CA 12,079.7 11 El Paso city, TX 2,262.8 176 Elizabeth city, NJ 9,882.6 18 Erie city, PA 4,714.4 67 Escondido city, CA 3,679.3 97 Eugene city, OR 3,404.8 109 Evansville city, IN 2,987.3 139 Fayetteville city, NC 2,058.1 189 Flint city, MI 3,718.5 94 Fontana city, CA 3,571.4 100 Fort Collins city, CO 2,551.7 164 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 4,807.5 64 Fort Wayne city, IN 2,604.1 163 Fort Worth city, TX 1,828.0 199 Fremont city, CA 2,652.1 157 Fresno city, CA 4,096.3 81 Fullerton city, CA 5,675.8 55 Garden Grove city, CA 9,177.6 22 Garland city, TX 3,778.8 91 Gary city, IN 2,046.7 190 Gilbert town, AZ 2,551.1 165 Glendale city, AZ 3,928.4 87 Glendale city, CA 6,371.7 45 Grand Prairie city, TX 1,784.7 201 Grand Rapids city, MI 4,435.0 70 Green Bay city, WI 2,330.6 171 Greensboro city, NC 2,138.4 185 Hampton city, VA 2,827.0 146 Hartford city, CT 7,027.6 34 Hayward city, CA 3,160.9 125 Henderson city, NV 2,200.5 180 Hialeah city, FL 11,792.7 12 Hollywood city, FL 5,104.7 62 Honolulu CDP, HI 4,336.7 72 Houston city, TX 3,371.8 114 Huntington Beach city, CA 7,181.6 32 Huntsville city, AL 909.3 232 Independence city, MO 1,446.8 215 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 2,162.8 183 Inglewood city, CA 12,371.4 9 Irvine city, CA 3,096.8 131 Irving city, TX 2,851.4 144 Jackson city, MS 1,756.5 203 Jacksonville city, FL 970.9 229 Jersey City city, NJ 16,111.1 4 Joliet city, IL 2,788.0 149 Kansas City city, KS 1,181.5 221 Kansas City city, MO 1,408.4 216 Knoxville city, TN 1,875.8 198 Lafayette city, LA 2,316.3 173 Lakewood city, CO 3,464.6 107 Lancaster city, CA 1,263.0 220 Lansing city, MI 3,403.7 110 Laredo city, TX 2,249.4 177 Las Vegas city, NV 4,222.7 76 Lexington-Fayette, KY 915.7 231 Lincoln city, NE 3,023.9 136 Little Rock city, AR 1,576.0 211 Livonia city, MI 2,816.4 147 Long Beach city, CA 9,157.2 23 Los Angeles city, CA 7,876.4 29 Louisville city, KY 4,126.1 80 Lowell city, MA 7,620.8 30 Lubbock city, TX 1,738.4 204 Madison city, WI 3,028.4 135 Manchester city, NH 3,242.6 119 McAllen city, TX 2,313.3 174 Memphis city, TN 2,327.6 172 Mesa city, AZ 3,171.0 123 Mesquite city, TX 2,869.2 143 Miami city, FL 10,153.2 17 Milwaukee city, WI 6,212.0 46 Minneapolis city, MN 6,969.4 36 Mobile city, AL 1,687.2 208 Modesto city, CA 5,275.3 60 Montgomery city, AL 1,297.1 219 Moreno Valley city, CA 2,780.9 152 Naperville city, IL 3,625.9 98 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 1,152.6 222 New Haven city, CT 6,541.1 43 New Orleans city, LA 2,683.7 154 New York city, NY 26,403.8 1 Newark city, NJ 11,493.5 13 Newport News city, VA 2,637.6 158 Norfolk city, VA 4,365.0 71 North Las Vegas city, NV 1,471.2 214 Norwalk city, CA 10,649.3 16 Oakland city, CA 7,120.9 33 Oceanside city, CA 3,966.2 84 Oklahoma City city, OK 833.8 235 Omaha city, NE 3,370.8 115 Ontario city, CA 3,172.8 122 Orange city, CA 5,505.2 58 Orlando city, FL 1,988.8 191 Overland Park city, KS 2,629.3 159 Oxnard city, CA 6,733.5 38 Palmdale city, CA 1,111.1 224 Pasadena city, CA 5,798.1 54 Pasadena city, TX 3,205.3 120 Paterson city, NJ 17,764.5 2 Pembroke Pines city, FL 4,151.9 79 Peoria city, AZ 784.1 236 Peoria city, IL 2,543.6 166 Philadelphia city, PA 11,232.8 14 Phoenix city, AZ 2,781.7 151 Pittsburgh city, PA 6,017.3 50 Plano city, TX 3,101.0 130 Pomona city, CA 6,555.8 42 Portland city, OR 3,939.8 86 Portsmouth city, VA 3,029.1 134 Providence city, RI 9,384.8 20 Provo city, UT 2,655.7 156 Pueblo city, CO 2,264.3 175 Raleigh city, NC 2,409.2 170 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 3,415.6 108 Reno city, NV 2,611.9 161 Richmond city, VA 3,291.0 117 Riverside city, CA 3,267.2 118 Rochester city, NY 6,138.9 48 Rockford city, IL 2,680.6 155 Sacramento city, CA 4,187.4 77 Salem city, OR 2,996.1 138 Salinas city, CA 7,950.5 28 Salt Lake City city, UT 1,665.8 209 San Antonio city, TX 2,808.3 148 San Bernardino city, CA 3,153.1 127 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 4,782.7 65 San Diego city, CA 3,772.4 92 San Francisco city, CA 16,632.4 3 San Jose city, CA 5,116.9 61 Santa Ana city, CA 12,471.5 8 Santa Clara city, CA 5,563.1 57 Santa Clarita city, CA 3,160.8 126 Santa Rosa city, CA 3,680.7 96 Savannah city, GA 1,760.5 202 Scottsdale city, AZ 1,100.5 226 Seattle city, WA 6,714.8 40 Shreveport city, LA 1,941.3 194 Simi Valley city, CA 2,840.6 145 Sioux Falls city, SD 2,202.0 179 South Bend city, IN 2,785.2 150 Spokane city, WA 3,384.6 112 Springfield city, IL 2,064.0 188 Springfield city, MA 4,737.8 66 Springfield city, MO 2,070.8 187 St. Louis city, MO 5,625.0 56 St. Paul city, MN 5,438.5 59 St. Petersburg city, FL 4,165.0 78 Stamford city, CT 3,105.6 129 Sterling Heights city, MI 3,400.8 111 Stockton city, CA 4,456.5 69 Sunnyvale city, CA 6,016.4 51 Syracuse city, NY 5,868.8 52 Tacoma city, WA 3,863.4 90 Tallahassee city, FL 1,573.9 212 Tampa city, FL 2,706.9 153 Tempe city, AZ 3,955.7 85 Thousand Oaks city, CA 2,131.2 186 Toledo city, OH 3,891.1 88 Topeka city, KS 2,185.3 181 Torrance city, CA 6,729.1 39 Tucson city, AZ 2,499.7 168 Tulsa city, OK 2,152.5 184 Vallejo city, CA 3,866.2 89 Vancouver city, WA 3,354.2 116 Virginia Beach city, VA 1,712.7 206 Waco city, TX 1,350.7 217 Warren city, MI 4,030.5 83 Washington city, DC 9,316.9 21 Waterbury city, CT 3,750.7 93 West Covina city, CA 6,526.7 44 West Valley City city, UT 3,076.2 132 Westminster city, CO 3,204.4 121 Wichita city, KS 2,535.2 167 Wichita Falls city, TX 1,473.8 213 Winston-Salem city, NC 1,705.9 207 Worcester city, MA 4,591.7 68 Yonkers city, NY 10,833.5 15 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.