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104 TEXAS ALMANAC.-1945-1946.
POPULATION AND RANK, U.S. CITIES OF
MORE THAN 100,000 POPULATION, 1940
(Note. Minus sign (-) denotes decrease )
Rnk. 40 Pct. of
Increase.
Population 1930-11920-
City- 1940. 1930 1940 11930.
liNew York, N.Y.. 17,454,995 16,930,4461 7 61 23 3
21Chicago, Ill . 3.396,808 3,376,438 0.61 25.0
31PhiladelphMa, Pa 1,931.334 1,950,961 -1.01 7.0
4 Detroit, Mich 1,623,452 1,568,662 3 51 579
5 Los Angeles, Cal. 1,504,277 1,238,048 21 51114 7
6 Cleveland, Ohio 878,336 900,4291-2 51 13 0
7 Baltimore, Md.. 859,100 804,874 6 71 97
8 St. Louis, Mo.... 816,048 821,960 -0 71 6.3
9 Boston, Mass. ... 770,816 781,1881-1.31 4 4
10 Pittsburgh, Pa 671,659 669,817 0.31 13.8
11 Washington, D C. 663,091 486,869 36 21 11 3
121San F'cisco, Cal . 634,5361 634,3941 (*)1 25 2
13jMilwaukee, Wis 587,472 578,249 1.61 26.5
141Buffalo, N Y. 575,901 573,076 0 51 13 1
15 New Orleans, La 494,537 458,762 7.81 18 5
16 Minn'pohlis, Minn 492,370 464,356 6 01 22 0
17 Cincinnati, Ohio 455,610 451,1601 1 01 12 4
181Newark, N.J 429,760 442,3371-2 81 6 7
191Kansas City, Mo 399,1781 399,7461-0 11 23 2
201Indianapolis, Ind. I 386,9721 364,1611 6.31 15.9
21 Houston, Texas 384,514 292,352131 511114
22 Seattle, Wash . 368,302 365,5831 0 71 15 9
23 Rochester, N Y... 324,975 328,1321-1 01 109
24jDenver, Colo .. 322,412 287,861112 01 12 2
25Louisville, Ky . 319,077 307,7451 3 71 31 0
26 Columbus, Ohio 306,087 290,5641 5 3' 22 6
27 Portland, Ore . 305,394 301,8151 1 2 16 9
28 Atlanta, Ga .. 302,2881 270.366'11 8' 34 8
2910Oakland, Cahlif ... I 302,1631 284,0631 6.41 31.4
301Jersey City, N.J 301,173 316,7151-4 91 6 2
31 Dallas, Texas . 294,734 260,475113 21 63 8
32 Memphis, Tenn. 292,942 253,143t15 7 55 9
331St Paul, Mann 287,7361 271,6061 5 91 15 7
341Toledo, Ohio 282,3491 290,7181-2 9 19 6
35 Birmingham, Ala 267,5831 259,678' 3 45 2
36 San Antonio, Tex. 253,8541 231,5421 9.61 43.5
37 Providence, R I 253,504 252,9811 02' 6 5
38 Akron, Ohio ... 244,791 255,0401-4 01 22 4
39 Omaha, Neb ... 223,844 214.0061 4 61 11.7
40Dayton, Ohio .. 210,718 200,9821 4 8 31.7
41Syracuse, N Y 205,967 209,03261-161 219
4210kla City, Okla 204,424 185,389113 103 1
431San Diego, Calif 203,3411 147,995137 4' 99.0
44 Worcester, Mass 193,694 195,311-0 81 8.7
45 Richmond, Va 193,042 182,9291 5 51 6 6
461Fort Worth, Tex 177,6621 163,447 8.71 53.5
471 Jacksonvlle, Flan 173,0651 129,549133 6' 41.5
48Miami, Fla .o 172,1721 110,637155.61274 1
491Youngstown, Ohio 167,720' 170,002-1.31 28 4
50 Nashville, Te nn 167,402 153,8661 8 81 30 0
511Hartford, Conn. 166,2671 164,0721 1.3 18.9
521Gr Rapids, Mich 164,2921 168,5921-2.61 22 5
531Long Beach, Cal I 164,271 142,032115.7 1155 5
541New Haven, Conn I 160,605] 162,6551-1.31 0.1
55 Des Moines, Iowa 159,819 142,559112 1 12 7
56 Fliant, Mich. I 151,543 1564921-3 2 70 8
57Salt Lake City, U 149,9341 140,2671 6.91 18 8
58 Springfield, Mass 149,554 149,900 -0 21 15 7
59 Bridgeport, Conn 147,121' 146,716 0 3 2 2
601Norfolk. Va ... 144,332 129,710111.3 12 0
611Yonkers, NY. .. 142,598' 134,6461 59' 34.4
621Tulsa, Okla. ... 142,157 141,2581 0 6' 96.0
63lScranton, Pa... 140,404 143,4331-2 1 4 1
641Paterson, N J... 139,656 138,513 0 8 19
651Albany, N.Y .. 130,577 127,4121 2.5 12.4
66lChattan'ga, Tenn 128,163 119,7981 7 0 106 9
67 Trenton, N.J 124,697 123,356 1 1 3.4
68 Spokane, Wash. 122,001 115,514' 5 61 10 6
69 Kansas City, Kan 1 121,458 121,8571-0 31 20.4
70 Fort Wayne, Ind 118,410; 114,946' 3 01 32 8
71 Camden, N.J. 117,536' 118,7001-1 0' 2.1
72 Erie, Pa .. 116,955 115,9671 0 9' 24.2
731Fall River, Mass 115,428 115,274' 0 1' -4 3
74lWichita, Kan. 114,966' 111,1101 3 5] 53 9
751Witmington, Del. 112,504 106,5971 5.51 -3 2
761Gary, Ind . 111,719 100,426!11 2 81 3
771Knoxville, Tenn 111,580' 105,8021 5 51 36 0
78 Cambridge, Mass 110,8791 113,6431-2.41 3 6
79 Reading, Pa 110,568, 111,1711 0 51 3 1
80 New Bedf'd, Mass 110,3411 112,5971-2 0 -7.1
81 Elizabeth N J .. 109,9121 114,5891-4 11 19.6
821Tacoma, Wash... 109,408 106,8171 2 41 10 2
831Canton, Ohio .... 108,401 104,9061 3 31 20 5
S41Tampa, Fla .... 108,391 101,1611 711 960
85ISacrarento, Cal.. 105,958 93,75011301 42 2
86 Peoria, Ill. .. 105,087 104,969 0 11 37 9
87 Somerville, Mass 102.177 103,908 -1 71 11 6
881Lowell, Mass ..... I 101,3891 100,2341 1.21-11.1Rnk. 40 Pct. of
Increase
Population 1930-11920-
City- 1940 1930. 1940 11930
891South Bend, Ind 101,2681 104,1931-2 81 46 8
901Duluth, Minn .. 101,065 101,4631-0.4 2.6
91Charlotte, N.C. 100,899 82,675 22.0 78.4
921Utica, N.Y. . 100,518 101,7401-1 21 8 1
*Less than one tenth of 1 per cent
AREA AND POPULATION OF STATES
Table below is from the United States Bureau
of the Census, showing land area of the states,
estimated population on July 1, 1943, and enu-
merated population April 1, 1940, with percent-
ages of increase and decrease. Note that this
table is for total population, including military.
It can be accepted as representing the normal
growth of the states more accurately, or as bet-
ter representing the trend of growth after the
war, than the table on page 105, giving civilian
population only.-Population-
Land July 1, April 1,1940.
847,226
491,524
359,231
4,316,721
713,346
1,709,242
13,479,142
4,160,165
9,900,180
6,907,612
3,427,796
7,897,241
5,256,106
3,137,587
2,792,300
2,538,268
3,784,664
641,935
642,961
1,315, 834
1,801,028
266,505
1,821,244
663,091
2,677,773
1,901,974
3,571,623
1,899,804
3,123,723
1,897,414
2,845,627
2,915,841
2,832,961
2,183,796State- Area. 1943.
New England-
Maine ..... 31,040 817,948
N Hampshire 9,024 460,851
Vermont .... 9,278 327,449
Mass. .... 7,907 4,255,204
Rhode Island. 1,058 750,688
Connecticut . 4,899 1,779,854
Middle Atlantic-
New York .. 47,929 12,858,203
New Jersey.. 7,522 4,234,463
Pennsylvania 45,045 9,465,765
East North Central-
Ohio ....... 41,122 6,886,316
Indiana ..3,205 3,397,918
Illinois ...... 55,947 7,694,066
Michigan .... 57,022 5,422,373
Wisconsin ... 54,715 3,010,322
West North Central-
Minnesota ... 80,009 2,577,363
Iowa ..... 55,986 2,318,390
Missouri .. 69,270 3,749,819
North Dakota 70,054 542,652
South Dakota 76536 576,696
Nebraska ... 76,653 1,228,218
Kansas . 82,113 1,780,930
South Atlantic-
Delaware ... 1,978 281,163
Maryland ... 9,887 2,091,720
Dist of Coli.. 61 889,993
Virginia . 39,899 3,077,497
West Virginia 24,090 1,754,065
N Carolina . 49,142 3,637,975
S Carolina .. 30,594 1,950,802
Georgia ..... 58,518 3,225,431
Florida . 54,262 2,369,196
East South Central-
Kentucky .... 40,109 2,733,095
Tennessee ... 41,961 2,958,668
Alabama .... 51,078 2,893,979
Mississippi .. 47,420 2,231,401West South Central-
Arkansas ... 52,725
Louisiana ... 45,177
Oklahoma ... 69,283
Texas ......263,644
Mountain-
Montana ... 146,316
Idaho .... 82,808
Wyoming .... 97,506
Colorado ....103,967
New Mexico..121,511
Arizona .....113,580
Utah ....... 82,346
Nevada .....109,802
Pacific-
Washington . 66,977
Oregon .... 96,350
California 156,8031,869,509 1,949,387
2,556,175 2,363,880
2,168,066 2,336,434
6,970,350 6,414,824484,281
498,115
254,390
1,162,853
533,982
702,309
633,636
143,318559,456
524,873
250,742
1,123,296
531,818
499,261
550,310
110,2472,032,949 1,736,191
1,235,482 1,089,684
8,466,522 6,907,387*Pct.
Inc.
or
Dec.
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-6.2
-8.8
-1 4
5.2
4.1
-4.6
1.8
-4.4
-03
-0.9
-26
3.2
-4.1
-7.7
-87
-0.9
-15.5
-10 3
-6.7
-1.1
5.5
14.9
342
14.9
-7.8
1.9
2.7
3.3
24.9
-4.0
1.5
2.2
2.2
-4.1
8.1
-7 2
8.7
-13.4
-51
1.5
35
0.4
40 7
15 1
300
17.1
13.4
22 6*Minus sign (-) indicates decrease.
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