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POPULATION OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES
1930 Figures are of Fifteenth ( 1930) Census of the U.S.
1940 Figures are estimates secured from Mayors, Chambers of
Commerce, etc.
†Indicates estimates are not available.
Population of States are for 1930.
*Indicates State Capital.
Figures immediately following the name of each state denote
the land area and population of that state.
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1930 1940 Est.
ALABAMA
51,279 Sq. Mi.–2,646,248
Anniston...... 22,345 29,000
Bessemer...... 20,721 25,000
Birmingham.... 259,678 305,000
Decatur....... 15,593 19,965
Dothan........ 16,046 20,575
Gadsden....... 24,042 46,874
Mobile........ 68,202 75,000
*Montgomery... 66,079 81,000
Selma......... 18,012 20,500
Tuscaloosa.... 20,659 25,000
ARIZONA
113,810 Sq. Mi.–435,573
*Phoenix...... 48,118 65,000
Tucson........ 32,506 55,000
ARKANSAS
52,525 Sq. Mi.–1,854,482
El Dorado..... 16,421 20,000
Fort Smith.... 31,429 39,946
Hot Springs... 20,238 33,000
*Little Rock.. 81,679 88,500
N. Little Rock 19,418 ..†...
Pine Bluff.... 20,760 28,000
CALIFORNIA
155,652 Sq. Mi.–5,677,251
Alameda....... 35,033 40,000
Alhambra...... 29,472 37,000
Bakersfield....26,015 45,000
Berkeley...... 82,109 100,739
Beverly Hills..17,429 30,000
Burbank....... 16,662 28,000
Eureka........ 15,752 18,000
Fresno.........52,513 64,000
Glendale.......62,736 77,500
Huntington Pk..24,591 38,000
Inglewood......19,480 30,000
Long Beach.....142,032 180,000
Los Angeles..1,238,048 1,375,000
Oakland........248,063 314,000
Pasadena....... 76,086 85,000
Pomona......... 20,804 23,000
Richmond..... ..20,093 25,500
Riverside.......29,696 40,000
*Sacramento.... 93,750 121,592
SanBernardino.. 37,481 50,000
San Diego......147,995 178,000
San Francisco..634,394 775,000
San Jose........57,651 81,500
Santa Ana..... .30,322 38,000
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1930 1940 Est.
Santa Barbara...33,613 42,000
Santa Monica....37,146 57,000
So. Gate........19,632 25,000
Stockton........47,963 56,525
COLORADO
103,658 Sq. Mi.–1,035,791
Colo. Springs..33,237 36,000
*Denver...... 287,861 300,000
Pueblo.........50,096 60,000
CONNECTICUT
4,820 Sq. Mi.–1,606,903
Ansonia...... 19,898 22,000
Bridgeport... 146,716 150,000
Bristol...... 28,451 28,174
Danbury...... 22,261 31,236
*Hartford... 164,072 187,957
Meriden...... 38,481 ..†...
Middletown... 24,554 25,000
New Britain.. 68,128 75,000
New Haven... 162,655 167,500
New London... 29,640 33,312
Norwalk...... 36,019 42,524
Norwich...... 23,021 34,694
Stamford..... 46,346 70,000
Torrington... 26,040 30,000
Waterbury.... 99,902 107,300
DELAWARE
1,965 Sq. Mi.–238,380
*Dover....... 4,800 6,000
Wilmington.. 106,597 112,000
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
62 Sq. Mi.–486,869
Washington.. 486,869 630,000
FLORIDA
54,861 Sq. Mi.–1,468,211
Daytona Beach. 16,598 23,000
Jacksonville. 129,549 163,000
Lakeland..... 18,554 25,000
Miami....... 110,637 150,000
Orlando...... 27,330 37,500
Pensacola.... 31,579 50,000
St. Petersburg 40,425 55,000
*Tallahassee. 10,700 16,000
Tampa....... 101,161 100,151
W. Palm B'ch. 26,610 35,000
GEORGIA
58,725 Sq. Mi.-2,908,506
Athens....... 18,192 22,000
*Atlanta.... 270,366 294,000
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Population of Principal Cities -- Continued
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1930 1940 Est.
Augusta...... 60,342 68,790
Columbus..... 43,131 50,000
LaGrange..... 20,131 23,500
Macon........ 53,829 64,045
Rome......... 21,843 28,500
Savannah..... 85,024 95,000
Waycross..... 15,510 20,000
IDAHO
83,354 Sq. Mi.-455,032
*Boise....... 21,544 26,000
Pocatello.... 16,471 18,500
ILLINOIS
56,043 Sq. Mi.-7,630,654
Alton........ 30,151 39,800
Aurora....... 46,589 47,500
Belleville... 28,425 32,000
Berwyn....... 47,027 53,000
Bloomington.. 30,930 35,000
Blue Island.. 16,534 18,500
Champaign.... 20,348 24,000
Chicago....3,376,438 3,700,000
Chicago Hgts. 22,321 25,000
Cicero....... 66,602 80,000
Danville..... 36,765 38,300
Decatur...... 57,510 61,000
E. St. Louis. 74,347 80,000
Elgin........ 35,929 40,000
Evanston..... 63,338 72,000
Freeport..... 22,045 23,000
Galesburg.... 28,830 31,000
Granite City. 25,130 25,000
Harvey....... 16,374 20,000
Jacksonville. 17,747 18,000
Joliet....... 42,993 47,300
Kankakee..... 20,620 23,000
Kewanee...... 17,093 17,200
Maywood...... 25,829 ..†...
Moline....... 32,236 36,000
Oak Park..... 63,982 70,000
Ottawa....... 15,094 17,650
Pekin........ 16,129 20,000
Peoria...... 104,969 125,000
Quincy....... 39,241 39,500
Rockford..... 85,864 98,000
Rock Island.. 37,953 42,000
*Springfield. 71,864 77,500
Waukegan..... 33,499 35,000
Wilmette..... 15,233 18,000
INDIANA
36,045 Sq. Mi.-3,238,503
Anderson..... 39,804 44,500
Bloomington.. 18,227 21,500
E. Chicago... 54,784 58,000
Elkhart...... 32,949 35,204
Evansville... 102,249 115,000
Fort Wayne... 114,946 123,500
Gary......... 100,426 116,102
Hammond...... 64,560 71,500
*Indianapolis 364,161 400,000
Kokomo....... 32,843 35,000
Lafayette.... 26,240 27,000
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LaPorte...... 15,755 17,500
Logansport... 18,508 ..†...
Marion....... 24,496 26,000
Michigan City 26,735 29,700
Mishawaka.... 28,630 28,600
Muncie....... 46,548 57,120
New Albany... 25,819 27,000
Richmond..... 32,493 34,000
So. Bend..... 104,193 102,088
Terre Haute.. 62,810 75,000
Vincennes.... 17,564 19,300
IOWA
55,586 Sq. Mi.-2,470,939
Burlington... 26,755 30,000
Cedar Rapids. 56,097 64,000
Clinton...... 25,726 26,300
Council Bluffs 42,048 48,000
Davenport.... 60,751 63,500
*Des Moines.. 142,559 150,000
Dubuque...... 41,679 42,000
Fort Dodge... 21,895 23,500
Iowa City.... 15,340 18,000
Keokuk....... 15,106 16,100
Marshalltown. 17,373 21,536
Mason City... 23,304 26,000
Muscatine.... 16,778 ..†...
Ottumwa...... 28,075 30,000
Sioux City... 79,183 86,000
Waterloo..... 46,191 56,966
KANSAS
81,774 Sq. Mi. - 1,880,999
Coffeyville.. 16,198 18,500
Hutchinson... 27,085 32,263
Kansas City.. 121,857 130,000
Leavenworth.. 17,466 21,700
Pittsburg.... 18,145 19,000
Salina....... 20,155 21,587
*Topeka...... 64,120 75,584
Wichita...... 111,110 120,000
KENTUCKY
40,181 Sq. Mi.-2,614,589
Ashland...... 29,074 35,000
Covington.... 65,252 68,686
*Frankfort... 11,626 15,000
Lexington.... 45,736 61,488
Louisville... 307,745 342,000
Newport...... 29,744 34,000
Owensboro.... 22,765 32,500
Paducah...... 33,541 38,000
LOUISIANA
45,409 Sq. Mi.-2,101,593
Alexandria... 23,025 30,000
*Baton Rouge. 30,729 74,000
Lake Charles. 15,791 20,000
Monroe....... 26,028 28,600
New Orleans.. 458,762 530,000
Shreveport... 76,655 102,000
MAINE
29,895 Sq. Mi.-797,423
Auburn....... 18,571 20,000
*Augusta..... 17,198 18,500
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