Table 2.  Population of the 24 Urban Places:  1790

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date:  June 15, 1998

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Rank   | Place                                   | Population
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   1     New York city, NY *.....................      33,131
   2     Philadelphia city, PA *.................      28,522
   3     Boston town, MA *.......................      18,320
   4     Charleston city, SC.....................      16,359
   5     Baltimore town, MD......................      13,503
   6     Northern Liberties township, PA *.......       9,913
   7     Salem town, MA..........................       7,921
   8     Newport town, RI........................       6,716
   9     Providence town, RI *...................       6,380
 10t     Marblehead town, MA.....................       5,661
 10t     Southwark district, PA *................       5,661

  12     Gloucester town, MA.....................       5,317
  13     Newburyport town, MA....................       4,837
  14     Portsmouth town, NH.....................       4,720
  15     Sherburne town (Nantucket), MA *........       4,620
  16     Middleborough town, MA..................       4,526
  17     New Haven city, CT *....................       4,487
  18     Richmond city, VA.......................       3,761
  19     Albany city, NY.........................       3,498
  20     Norfolk borough, VA.....................       2,959
  21     Petersburg town, VA.....................       2,828
  22     Alexandria town, VA *...................       2,748
  23     Hartford city, CT *.....................       2,683
  24     Hudson city, NY.........................       2,584
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