Largest U.S. Cities Beginning With S - 1950

The largest U.S. cities has changed a lot over time! While some cities have had astronomical growth, others have experienced catastrophic pitfalls. Can you name the most populous U.S. cities starting with S, in the 1950 census?
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856,796
Missouri
Located at the convergence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers
St. Louis
775,357
California
Ravaged by an earthquake in 1906
San Francisco
467,591
Washington
Home of grunge music
Seattle
408,442
Texas
Battle of the Alamo
San Antonio
334,387
California
Zoo where the first YouTube video was filmed
San Diego
311,349
Minnesota
State capital; One of the Twin Cities
St. Paul
220,583
New York
Named for a city in Sicily
Syracuse
182,121
Utah
State capital
Salt Lake City
162,399
Massachusetts
There are 66 other US cities with the same name
Springfield
161,721
Washington
Native American word meaning "children of the sun"
Spokane
137,572
California
State capital
Sacramento
127,206
Louisiana
Cultural and economic center of the Ark-La-Tex region
Shreveport
125,536
Pennsylvania
"The Office"
Scranton
119,638
Georgia
Atlantic port city
Savannah
115,911
Indiana
St. Joseph River
South Bend
102,351
Massachusetts
Boston suburb
Somerville
96,738
Florida
Shares its name with a larger city in Russia
St. Petersburg
95,280
California
Bay area "suburb"
San Jose
92,918
Michigan
Birthplace of Stevie Wonder
Saginaw
91,785
New York
General Electric was founded here
Schenectady
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