year rank population 1840 40 9102 1850 30 21019 1860 19 45619 1870 18 79577 1880 18 116340 1890 15 205876 1900 13 285704 1910 9 465766 1920 4 993078 1930 4 1568662 1940 4 1623452 1950 5 1849568 1960 5 1670144 1970 5 1511482 1980 6 1203339 1990 7 1027974