Statistics for Biggest US Cities in 1840

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State	City	Population	% Correct
MA	Boston	93,383	100%
NY	New York	312,710	100%
PA	Philadelphia	93,665	98%
LA	New Orleans	102,193	95%
MD (DC)	Washington	23,364	93%
MD	Baltimore	102,313	88%
NY	Albany	33,721	85%
NY	Buffalo	18,213	85%
RI	Providence	23,171	83%
SC	Charleston	29,261	80%
MI	Detroit	9,102	80%
CT	Hartford	9,468	80%
KY	Louisville	21,210	80%
PA	Pittsburgh	21,115	80%
MO	St. Louis	16,469	80%
OH	Cincinnati	46,338	78%
VA	Richmond	20,153	78%
NY	Rochester	20,191	75%
NJ	Newark	17,290	70%
AL	Mobile	12,672	63%
CT	New Haven	12,960	63%
NY	Brooklyn	36,233	60%
ME	Portland	15,218	60%
GA	Savannah	11,214	60%
VA	Norfolk	10,920	53%
VA (DC)	Alexandria	8,459	50%
DE	Wilmington	8,367	48%
MA	Salem	15,082	45%
MA	Springfield	10,985	43%
MA	Cambridge	8,409	40%
ME	Bangor	8,627	38%
RI	Newport	8,333	38%
NY	Utica	12,782	38%
MA	Lowell	20,796	35%
PA	Northern Liberties	34,474	35%
PA	Lancaster	8,417	33%
PA	Reading	8,410	28%
NY	Troy	19,334	28%
MA	New Bedford	12,087	25%
PA	Southwark	27,548	20%
PA	Kensington	22,314	18%
PA	Spring Garden	27,849	18%
PA	Allegheny	10,089	15%
MA	Charlestown	11,484	15%
MA	Lynn	9,367	15%
MA	Nantucket	9,012	15%
VA	Petersburg	11,136	15%
MA	Roxbury	9,089	13%
PA	Moyamensing	14,573	10%
RI	Smithfield	9,534	8%