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POPULATION OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES
1940 Figures are of Sixteenth (1940) Census of the U.S.
Population of States are for 1940.
*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
ALABAMA
51,279 Sq. Mi.-2,832,961
Anniston....... 22,345 25,523
Bessemer....... 20,721 22,826
Birmingham..... 259,678 267,583
Dothan......... 16,046 17,194
Gadsden........ 24,042 36,975
Mobile......... 68,202 78,720
*Montgomery.... 66,079 78,084
Selma.......... 18,012 19,834
Tuscaloosa..... 20,659 27,493
ARIZONA
113,810 Sq. Mi.-499,261
*Phoenix....... 48,118 65,414
Tucson......... 32,506 36,818
ARKANSAS
52,525 Sq. Mi.-1,949,387
Fort Smith..... 31,429 36,584
Hot Springs.... 20,238 21,370
*Little Rock... 81,679 88,039
N. Little Rock. 19,418 21,137
Pine Bluff..... 20,760 21,290
CALIFORNIA
155,652 Sq. Mi.-6,907,387
Alameda........ 35,033 36,256
Alhambra....... 29,472 38,935
Bakersfield.... 26,015 29,252
Belvedere...... 33,023 37,192
Berkeley....... 82,109 85,547
Beverly Hills.. 17,429 26,823
Burbank........ 16,662 34,337
Eureka......... 15,752 17,055
Fresno......... 52,513 60,685
Glendale....... 62,736 82,582
Huntington Pk.. 24,591 28,648
Inglewood...... 19,480 30,114
Long Beach..... 142,032 164,271
Los Angeles...1,238,048 1,504,277
Oakland........ 248,063 302,163
Pasadena....... 76,086 81,864
Pomona......... 20,804 23,539
Richmond....... 20,093 23,642
Riverside...... 29,696 34,696
*Sacramento.... 93,750 105,958
San Bernardino. 37,481 43,646
San Diego...... 147,995 203,341
San Francisco.. 634,394 634,536
San Jose....... 57,651 68,457
San Mateo...... 13,444 19,403
Santa Ana...... 30,322 31,921
Santa Barbara.. 33,613 34,958
Santa Monica... 37,146 53,500
So. Gate....... 19,632 26,945
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Stockton....... 47,963 54,714
Vallejo........ 16,072 20,072
COLORADO
103,658 Sq. Mi.-1,123,296
Colo. Springs.. 33,237 36,789
*Denver........ 287,861 322,412
Pueblo......... 50,096 52,162
CONNECTICUT
4,820 Sq. Mi.-1,709,242
Ansonia........ 19,898 19,210
Bridgeport..... 146,716 147,121
Bristol........ 28,451 30,167
Danbury........ 22,261 22,339
East Hartford.. 17,125 18,615
*Hartford...... 164,072 166,267
Meriden........ 38,481 39,494
Middletown..... 24,554 26,495
New Britain.... 68,128 68,685
New Haven...... 162,655 160,605
New London..... 29,640 30,456
Norwalk........ 36,019 39,849
Norwich........ 23,021 23,652
Stamford....... 46,346 47,938
Stratford...... 19,212 22,580
Torrington..... 26,040 26,988
Waterbury...... 99,902 99,314
West Hartford.. 24,941 33,776
West Haven..... 25,808 30,021
DELAWARE
1,965 Sq. Mi.-266,505
*Dover......... 4,800 5,517
Wilmington..... 106,597 112,504
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
62 Sq. Mi.-663,091
Washington..... 486,869 663,091
FLORIDA
54,861 Sq. Mi.-1,897,414
Daytona Beach.. 16,598 22,584
Fort Lauderdale 8,666 17,996
Jacksonville... 129,549 173,065
Lakeland....... 18,554 22,068
Miami.......... 110,637 172,172
Miami Beach.... 6,494 28,012
Orlando........ 27,330 36,736
Pensacola...... 31,579 37,449
St. Petersburg. 40,425 60,812
*Tallahassee... 10,700 16,240
Tampa.......... 101,161 108,391
W. Palm B'ch... 26,610 33,693
GEORGIA
58,725 Sq. Mi.-3,123,723
Albany......... 14,507 19,055
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Population of Principal Cities-Continued
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Athens......... 18,192 20,650
*Atlanta....... 270,366 302,288
Augusta........ 60,342 65,919
Columbus....... 43,131 53,280
LaGrange....... 20,131 21,983
Macon.......... 53,829 57,865
Rome........... 21,843 26,282
Savannah....... 85,024 95,996
IDAHO
83,354 Sq. Mi.-524,873
*Boise......... 21,544 26,130
Pocatello...... 16,471 18,133
ILLINOIS
56,043 Sq. Mi-7,897,241
Alton.......... 30,l51 31,255
Aurora......... 46,589 47,170
Belleville..... 28,425 28,405
Berwyn......... 47,027 48,451
Bloomington.... 30,930 32,868
Champaign...... 20,348 23,302
Chicago.......3,376,438 3,396,808
Chicago Hgts... 22,321 22,461
Cicero......... 66,602 64,712
Danville....... 36,765 36,919
Decatur........ 57,510 59,305
E. St. Louis... 74,347 75,609
Elgin.......... 35,929 38,333
Evanston....... 63,120 65,389
Freeport....... 22,045 22,366
Galesburg...... 28,830 28,876
Granite City... 25,130 22,974
Harvey......... 16,374 17,878
Jacksonville... 17,747 19,844
Joliet......... 42,993 42,365
Kankakee....... 20,620 22,241
Maywood........ 25,829 26,648
Moline......... 32,236 34,608
Oak Park....... 63,982 66,015
Pekin.......... 16,129 19,407
Peoria......... 104,969 105,087
Quincy......... 39,241 40,469
Rockford....... 85,864 84,637
Rock Island.... 37,953 42,775
*Springfield... 71,864 75,503
Waukegan....... 33,499 34,241
Wilmette....... 15,233 17,226
INDIANA
36,045 Sq. Mi.-3,427,796
Anderson....... 39,804 41,572
Bloomington.... 18,227 20,870
E. Chicago..... 54,784 54,637
Elkhart........ 32,949 33,434
Evansville..... 102,249 97,062
Fort Wayne..... 114,946 118,410
Gary........... 100,426 111,719
Hammond........ 64,560 70,184
*Indianapolis.. 364,161 386,972
Kokomo......... 32,843 33,795
Lafayette...... 26,240 28,798
Logansport..... 18,508 20,177
Marion......... 24,496 26,767
Michigan City.. 26,735 26,476
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Mishawaka...... 28,630 28,298
Muncie......... 46,548 49,720
New Albany..... 25,819 25,414
Richmond....... 32,493 35,147
So. Bend....... 104,193 101,268
Terre Haute.... 62,810 62,693
Vincennes...... 17,564 18,228
IOWA
55,586 Sq. Mi.-2,538,268
Burlington..... 26,755 25,832
Cedar Rapids... 56,097 62,120
Clinton........ 25,726 26,270
Council Bluffs. 42,048 41,439
Davenport...... 60,751 66,039
*Des Moines.... 142,559 159,819
Dubuque........ 41,679 43,892
Fort Dodge..... 21,895 22,904
Iowa City...... 15,340 17,182
Marshalltown... 17,373 19,240
Mason City..... 23,304 27,080
Muscatine...... 16,778 18,286
Ottumwa........ 28,075 31,570
Sioux City..... 79,183 82,364
Waterloo....... 46,191 51,743
KANSAS
81,774 Sq. Mi.-1,801,028
Coffeyville.... 16,198 17,355
Hutchinson..... 27,085 30,013
Kansas City.... 121,857 121,458
Leavenworth.... 17,466 19,220
Pittsburg...... 18,145 17,571
Salina......... 20,155 21,073
*Topeka........ 64,120 67,833
Wichita........ 111,110 114,966
KENTUCKY
40,l81 Sq. Mi.-2,845,627
Ashland........ 29,074 29,537
Covington...... 65,252 62,018
*Frankfort..... 11,626 11,492
Lexington...... 45,736 49,304
Louisville..... 307,745 319,077
Newport........ 29,744 30,631
Owensboro...... 22,765 30,245
Paducah........ 33,541 33,765
LOUISIANA
45,409 Sq. Mi.-2,363,880
Alexandria..... 23,025 27,066
*Baton Rouge... 30,729 34,719
Lafayette...... 14,635 19,210
Lake Charles... 15,791 21,207
Monroe......... 26,028 28,309
New Orleans.... 458,762 494,537
Shreveport..... 76,655 98,167
MAINE
29,895 Sq. Mi.-847,226
Auburn......... 18,571 19,817
*Augusta....... 17,198 19,360
Bangor......... 28,749 29,822
Biddeford...... 17,633 19,790
Lewiston....... 34,948 38,598
Portland....... 70,810 73,643
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