Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1850

Rank City 1850 Pop Growth Rate (Ann)
1 New York, NY 515,547 5.1%
2 Baltimore, MD 169,054 5.2%
3 Boston, MA 136,881 3.9%
4 Philadelphia, PA 121,376 2.6%
5 New Orleans, LA 116,375 1.3%
6 Cincinnati, OH 115,435 9.6%
7 Brooklyn, NY 96,838 10.3%
8 St. Louis, MO 77,860 16.8%
9 Spring Garden district, PA 58,894 7.8%
10 Albany, NY 50,763 4.2%
11 Northern Liberties district, PA 47,223 3.2%
12 Kensington district, PA 46,774 7.7%
13 Pittsburgh, PA 46,601 8.2%
14 Louisville, KY 43,194 7.4%
15 Charleston, SC 42,985 3.9%
16 Buffalo, NY 42,261 8.8%
17 Providence, RI 41,513 6.0%
18 Washington, DC 40,001 5.5%
19 Newark, NJ 38,894 8.4%
20 Southwark district, PA 38,799 3.5%
21 Rochester, NY 36,403 6.1%
22 Lowell, MA 33,383 4.8%
23 Williamsburgh, NY 30,780
24 Chicago, IL 29,963 21.0%
25 Troy, NY 28,785 4.1%
26 Richmond, VA 27,570 3.2%
27 Moyamensing district, PA 26,979
28 Syracuse, NY 22,271
29 Allegheny, PA 21,262 7.7%
30 Detroit, MI 21,019 8.7%
31 Portland, ME 20,815 3.2%
32 Mobile, AL 20,515 4.9%
33 New Haven, CT 20,345 4.6%
34 Salem, MA 20,264 3.0%
35 Milwaukee, WI 20,061
36 Roxbury, MA 18,364 7.3%
37 Columbus, OH 17,882 11.5%
38 Utica, NY 17,565 3.2%
39 Charlestown, MA 17,216 4.1%
40 Worcester, MA 17,049 8.6%
41 Cleveland, OH 17,034 10.9%
42 New Bedford, MA 16,443 3.1%
43 Reading, PA 15,743 6.5%
44 Savannah, GA 15,312 3.2%
45 Cambridge, MA 15,215 6.1%
46 Bangor, ME 14,432 5.3%
47 Norfolk, VA 14,326 2.8%
48 Lynn, MA 14,257 4.3%
49 Lafayette city (old), LA 14,190
50 Petersburg, VA 14,010 2.3%
51 Wilmington, DE 13,979 5.3%
52 Manchester, NH 13,932
53 Hartford, CT 13,555 3.7%
54 Lancaster, PA 12,369 3.9%
55 Oswego, NY 12,205
56 Springfield, MA 11,766 0.7%
57 Fall River, MA 11,524 5.5%
58 Poughkeepsie, NY 11,511
59 Wheeling, VA 11,435 3.8%
60 Paterson township, NJ 11,334 4.1%
61 Dayton, OH 10,977 6.1%
62 Taunton, MA 10,441 3.2%
63 Nashville, TN 10,165 3.9%
64 Portsmouth, NH 9,738 2.1%
65 Newburyport, MA 9,572 2.9%
66 Newport, RI 9,563 1.4%
67 Auburn, NY 9,548 5.4%
68 Camden, NJ 9,479
69 Augusta, GA 9,448 4.0%
70 Covington, KY 9,408
71 New London, CT 8,991 5.0%
72 Schenectady, NY 8,921 2.8%
73 Memphis, TN 8,841
74 Alexandria, VA 8,734
75 Montgomery, AL 8,728
76 Portsmouth, VA 8,626 2.9%
77 Concord, NH 8,576 5.8%
78 Nantucket, MA 8,452 -0.6%
79 Georgetown, DC 8,366 1.4%
80 Chicopee, MA 8,291
81 Lawrence, MA 8,282
82 Augusta, ME 8,225 4.5%
83 Dover, NH 8,196 2.4%
84 New Albany, IN 8,181 6.8%
85 Lexington, KY 8,159 1.5%
86 Danvers, MA 8,109 4.9%
87 Indianapolis, IN 8,091
88 Lynchburg, VA 8,071 2.4%
89 Bath, ME 8,020 4.5%
90 Madison, IN 8,012
91 Dorchester, MA 7,969 5.0%
92 Zanesville, OH 7,929 5.2%
93 Harrisburg, PA 7,834 2.7%
94 Gloucester, MA 7,786 2.1%
95 Warwick, RI 7,740 1.4%
96 North Providence, RI 7,680
97 West Troy town (Watervliet), NY 7,564
98 Pottsville, PA 7,515 5.6%
99 Wilmington, NC 7,264 3.1%
100 Easton, PA 7,250 4.1%

Cities in Bold = State Capitals

What was the largest city in the US in 1850?

In 1850, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 515,547. The second largest city was Baltimore, with a population of 169,054. The third largest US city in 1850 was Boston, with a population of 136,881.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1850?

The total population of the United States in 1850 was 23,191,876. In 1850, the top 10 largest cities held 6.3% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 12.8% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1850?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1850 were as follows: White population of 19,550,751 (84.3%), Black population of 3,641,124 (15.7%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1850?

The overall population of the world in 1850 was around 1,278,000,000. In 1850 the United States population accounted for about 1.8% of the world's total population.

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