Most Populous Connecticut Municipalities by Decade

Name the ten most populous municipalities in Connecticut for every census since 1850.

City proper populations; towns are included!

Due to incomplete data, only municipalities that still exist today (in some form) are included.

Sources: Wikipedia and citypopulation.de

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Population	1850
20,345	New Haven
17,966	Hartford
8,991	New London
7,560	Bridgeport
6,139	Norwich
5,964	Danbury
5,753	Stonington
5,036	Greenwich
4,651	Norwalk
4,638	Thompson

Population	1860
39,267	New Haven
29,152	Hartford
14,048	Norwich
13,299	Bridgeport
10,115	New London
10,004	Waterbury
7,852	Norwalk
7,234	Danbury
6,522	Greenwich
5,827	Stonington

Population	1870
50,840	New Haven
37,180	Hartford
18,969	Bridgeport
16,553	Norwich
12,119	Norwalk
10,826	Waterbury
9,576	New London
8,893	Meriden
8,753	Danbury
8,020	Derby

Population	1880
62,882	New Haven
42,015	Hartford
27,643	Bridgeport
17,806	Waterbury
15,540	Meriden
15,112	Norwich
13,956	Norwalk
11,800	New Britain
11,666	Danbury
11,650	Derby

Population	1890
86,045	New Haven
53,230	Hartford
48,866	Bridgeport
28,646	Waterbury
21,652	Meriden
19,473	Danbury
17,747	Norwalk
16,519	New Britain
16,156	Norwich
13,757	New London

Population	1900
108,027	New Haven
79,850	Hartford
70,996	Bridgeport
45,859	Waterbury
25,998	New Britain
24,296	Meriden
19,932	Norwalk
19,474	Danbury
17,548	New London
17,251	Norwich

Population	1910
133,605	New Haven
102,054	Bridgeport
98,915	Hartford
73,141	Waterbury
43,916	New Britain
27,265	Meriden
25,138	Stamford
24,211	Norwalk
23,502	Danbury
20,367	Norwich

Population	1920
162,537	New Haven
143,555	Bridgeport
138,036	Hartford
91,715	Waterbury
59,316	New Britain
35,096	Stamford
29,867	Meriden
27,743	Norwalk
25,688	New London
22,325	Danbury

Population	1930
164,072	Hartford
162,665	New Haven
146,716	Bridgeport
99,902	Waterbury
68,128	New Britain
46,346	Stamford
38,481	Meriden
36,019	Norwalk
33,112	Greenwich
29,640	New London

Population	1940
166,267	Hartford
160,605	New Haven
147,121	Bridgeport
99,314	Waterbury
68,685	New Britain
47,938	Stamford
39,849	Norwalk
39,494	Meriden
35,509	Greenwich
33,776	West Hartford

Population	1950
177,397	Hartford
164,443	New Haven
158,709	Bridgeport
104,477	Waterbury
74,293	Stamford
73,726	New Britain
49,460	Norwalk
44,402	West Hartford
44,088	Meriden
40,835	Greenwich

Population	1960
162,178	Hartford
156,748	Bridgeport
152,048	New Haven
107,130	Waterbury
92,713	Stamford
82,201	New Britain
67,775	Norwalk
62,382	West Hartford
53,793	Greenwich
51,850	Meriden

Population	1970
158,017	Hartford
156,542	Bridgeport
137,707	New Haven
108,798	Stamford
108,033	Waterbury
83,441	Norwalk
79,288	New Britain
68,031	West Hartford
59,755	Greenwich
57,583	East Hartford

Population	1980
142,546	Bridgeport
136,392	Hartford
126,021	New Haven
103,266	Waterbury
102,466	Stamford
77,767	Norwalk
73,840	New Britain
61,301	West Hartford
60,470	Danbury
59,578	Greenwich

Population	1990
141,719	Bridgeport
137,382	Hartford
130,159	New Haven
108,226	Waterbury
108,089	Stamford
78,412	Norwalk
75,484	New Britain
65,627	Danbury
62,444	West Hartford
60,645	Bristol

Population	2000
139,526	Bridgeport
124,175	Hartford
123,928	New Haven
117,080	Stamford
107,195	Waterbury
82,990	Norwalk
74,822	Danbury
71,513	New Britain
61,113	Greenwich
61,045	West Hartford

Population	2010
144,247	Bridgeport
129,864	New Haven
124,756	Hartford
122,633	Stamford
110,305	Waterbury
85,609	Norwalk
80,834	Danbury
73,203	New Britain
63,299	West Hartford
61,194	Greenwich

Population	2020
148,692	Bridgeport
135,445	Stamford
133,924	New Haven
121,219	Hartford
114,446	Waterbury
91,143	Norwalk
86,550	Danbury
74,217	New Britain
64,104	West Hartford
63,496	Greenwich