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Biggest U.S. Cities Founded After 1900

Name the currently largest U.S. cities by population that were first founded or established in 1900 or later.
Using 2022 population estimates and city proper. Information taken from Wikipedia.
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Last updated: July 27, 2023
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Population
Founded
City
State
656,274
1905
Las Vegas
NV
455,618
1906
Virginia Beach
VA
331,415
1941
Henderson
NV
287,145
1914
Anchorage
AK
280,711
1912
Chandler
AZ
280,543
1919
North Las Vegas
NV
275,346
1902
Gilbert
AZ
254,715
1903
Irving
TX
231,790
1961
Port St. Lucie
FL
220,292
1921
Hialeah
FL
Population
Founded
City
State
219,587
1902
Frisco
TX
216,992
1957
Cape Coral
FL
212,475
1913
Fontana
CA
211,924
1918
Moreno Valley
CA
197,726
1905
Overland Park
KS
183,146
1911
Fort Lauderdale
FL
169,876
1959
Pembroke Pines
FL
154,198
1938
Surprise
AZ
153,091
1901
Sunnyvale
CA
152,650
1921
Hollywood
FL
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Jul 28, 2023
Irvine, CA founded 1971?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine,_California

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Level 74
Jul 28, 2023
It certainly would have been easier if I went by the incorporation date for these cities, but from what I read on Irvine's Wikipedia page was that Irvine was an agglomeration of towns, the oldest of which was a town called Murphy which was established sometime between 1888 and 1914, due to the uncertainty on the exact date I decided to not include it whatsoever, although I could see an argument for it
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Level 74
Jul 28, 2023
I wouldn't be opposed however to recreating the quiz as "Biggest U.S. Cities Created After 1900" to be based on incorporation date rather than foundational date although I don't know if that keeps as interesting of a concept as the foundation date