The twenty largest cities in 1940, with areas (square miles) and densities, from the Census Bureau:
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1 New York city, NY ...... 7,454,995......299.0...... 24,933
2 Chicago city, IL......... 3,396,808......206.7......16,434
3 Philadelphia city, PA.... 1,931,334......127.2......15,183
4 Detroit city, MI......... 1,623,452......137.9......11,773
5 Los Angeles city, CA..... 1,504,277 ......448.3......3,356
6 Cleveland city, OH....... 878,336 ......73.1......12,016
7 Baltimore city, MD....... 859,100......78.7...... 10,916
8 St. Louis city, MO....... 816,048 ......61.0 ......13,378
9 Boston city, MA.......... 770,816 ......46.1...... 16,721
10 Pittsburgh city, PA...... 671,659 ...... 52.1......12,892
11 Washington city, DC...... 663,091 ...... 61.4......10,800
12 San Francisco city, CA... 634,536......44.6......14,227
13 Milwaukee city, WI....... 587,472 ......43.4...... 13,536
14 Buffalo city, NY......... 575,901 ......39.4...... 14,617
15 New Orleans city, LA..... 494,537......199.4 ...... 2,480
16 Minneapolis city, MN..... 492,370 ......53.8...... 9,152
17 Cincinnati city, OH...... 455,610......72.4 ......6,293
18 Newark city, NJ.......... 429,760......23.6......18,210
19 Kansas City city, MO..... 399,178......58.6......6,812
20 Indianapolis city, IN.... 386,972......53.6 ......7,220
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Of these twenty cities, six have larger populations in the city limits in 2010 (New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Kansas City, and Indianapolis).
Last edited by ChiSoxRox; Apr 19, 2012 at 1:09 AM.
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