Most Populated U.S. Cities by Year - 1870

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Population	State	Answer
942,300	New York	New York City
674,000	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia
396,100	New York	Brooklyn
310,900	Missouri	St. Louis
299,000	Illinois	Chicago
267,400	Maryland	Baltimore
250,500	Massachusetts	Boston
216,200	Ohio	Cincinnati
191,400	Louisiana	New Orleans
149,500	California	San Francisco

Population	State	Answer
117,700	New York	Buffalo
109,200	District of Columbia	Washington
105,100	New Jersey	Newark
100,800	Kentucky	Louisville
92,800	Ohio	Cleveland
86,100	Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh
82,500	New Jersey	Jersey City
79,600	Michigan	Detroit
71,400	Wisconsin	Milwaukee
69,400	New York	Albany