Population of 24 Urban Places in 1790
From the U.S. Bureau of the Census, via The Volokh Conspiracy:
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
