Biggest US Cities in 1910 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1910

Rank	City	1910 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	4,766,883	3.3%
2	Chicago, IL	2,185,283	2.6%
3	Philadelphia, PA	1,549,008	1.8%
4	St. Louis, MO	687,029	1.8%
5	Boston, MA	670,585	1.8%
6	Cleveland, OH	560,663	3.9%
7	Baltimore, MD	558,485	0.9%
8	Pittsburgh, PA	533,905	5.2%
9	Detroit, MI	465,766	5.0%
10	Buffalo, NY	423,715	1.9%
11	San Francisco, CA	416,912	2.0%
12	Milwaukee, WI	373,857	2.7%
13	Cincinnati, OH	363,591	1.1%
14	Newark, NJ	347,469	3.5%
15	New Orleans, LA	339,075	1.7%
16	Washington, DC	331,069	1.7%
17	Los Angeles, CA	319,198	12.0%
18	Minneapolis, MN	301,408	4.0%
19	Jersey City, NJ	267,779	2.6%
20	Kansas City, MO	248,381	4.3%
21	Seattle, WA	237,194	11.4%
22	Indianapolis, IN	233,650	3.3%
23	Providence, RI	224,326	2.5%
24	Louisville, KY	223,928	0.9%
25	Rochester, NY	218,149	3.0%
26	St. Paul, MN	214,744	2.8%
27	Denver, CO	213,381	4.8%
28	Portland, OR	207,214	8.6%
29	Columbus, OH	181,511	3.8%
30	Toledo, OH	168,497	2.5%
31	Atlanta, GA	154,839	5.6%
32	Oakland, CA	150,174	8.4%
33	Worcester, MA	145,986	2.1%
34	Syracuse, NY	137,249	2.4%
35	New Haven, CT	133,605	2.1%
36	Birmingham, AL	132,685	13.2%
37	Memphis, TN	131,105	2.5%
38	Scranton, PA	129,867	2.4%
39	Richmond, VA	127,628	4.1%
40	Paterson, NJ	125,600	1.8%
41	Omaha, NE	124,096	1.9%
42	Fall River, MA	119,295	1.3%
43	Dayton, OH	116,577	3.2%
44	Grand Rapids, MI	112,571	2.5%
45	Nashville, TN	110,364	3.2%
46	Lowell, MA	106,294	1.1%
47	Cambridge, MA	104,839	1.3%
48	Spokane, WA	104,402	–
49	Bridgeport, CT	102,054	3.7%
50	Albany, NY	100,253	0.6%
51	Hartford, CT	98,915	2.2%
52	Trenton, NJ	96,815	2.8%
53	New Bedford, MA	96,652	4.5%
54	San Antonio, TX	96,614	6.1%
55	Reading, PA	96,071	2.0%
56	Camden, NJ	94,538	2.2%
57	Salt Lake City, UT	92,777	5.7%
58	Dallas, TX	92,104	8.0%
59	Lynn, MA	89,336	2.7%
60	Springfield, MA	88,926	3.7%
61	Wilmington, DE	87,411	1.3%
62	Des Moines, IA	86,368	3.3%
63	Lawrence, MA	85,892	3.2%
64	Tacoma, WA	83,743	–
65	Kansas City, KS	82,331	4.8%
66	Yonkers, NY	79,803	5.2%
67	Youngstown, PA	79,066	–
68	Houston, TX	78,800	5.8%
69	Duluth, MN	78,466	4.0%
70	St. Joseph, MO	77,403	-2.8%
71	Somerville, MA	77,236	2.3%
72	Troy, NY	76,813	2.4%
73	Utica, NY	74,419	2.8%
74	Elizabeth, NJ	73,409	3.5%
75	Fort Worth, TX	73,312	–
76	Waterbury, CT	73,141	4.8%
77	Schenectady, NY	72,826	–
78	Hoboken, NJ	70,324	1.7%
79	Manchester, NH	70,063	2.1%
80	Evansville, IN	69,647	1.7%
81	Akron, OH	69,067	4.9%
82	Norfolk, VA	67,452	3.8%
83	Wilkes-Barre, PA	67,105	2.6%
84	Peoria, IL	66,950	1.8%
85	Erie, PA	66,525	2.4%
86	Savannah, GA	65,064	1.8%
87	Oklahoma City, OK	64,205	–
88	Harrisburg, PA	64,186	2.5%
89	Fort Wayne, IN	63,933	3.5%
90	Charleston, SC	58,833	0.5%
91	Portland, ME	58,571	1.6%
92	East St. Louis, IL	58,547	–
93	Terre Haute, IN	58,157	–
94	Holyoke, MA	57,730	2.4%
95	Jacksonville, FL	57,699	–
96	Brockton, MA	56,878	3.6%
97	Bayonne, NJ	55,545	–
98	Johnstown, PA	55,482	–
99	Passaic, NJ	54,773	–
100	South Bend, IN	53,684	–

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What was the largest city in the US in 1910?

In 1910, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 4,766,883. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 2,185,283. The third largest US city in 1910 was Philadelphia, with a population of 1,549,008.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1910?

The total population of the United States in 1910 was 92,228,496. In 1910, the top 10 largest cities held 13.4% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 26.0% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1910?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1910 were as follows: White population of 81,991,132 (88.9%), Black population of 9,868,449 (10.7%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 276,685 (0.3%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 184,456 (0.2%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1910?

The overall population of the world in 1910 was around 1,790,000,000. In 1910 the United States population accounted for about 5.2% of the world's total population.