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39. Cities With 100,000 or More Inhabitants in 1998-- Population and Land Area

[Population: As of April 1; except 1992, as of July 1 (98 represents 98,000). Data refer to boundaries in effect on January 1, 1990. Minus sign (-) indicates decrease]

 
POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION
1990 1990 1990 1998 Land
area,
   CITY 1970, 1980, Number Percent 1990
total total Percent Per 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, Percent (square
(1,000) (1,000) Total change, American American square total total total total total total total Total Rank change, miles)
(1,000) 1980-90 Black Indian, Asian, His- Black Indian, Asian, His- mile (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 1990-98
Eskimo, Pacific panic 1 Eskimo, Pacific panic 1
Aleut Islander Aleut Islander
 
Abilene, TX 90 98 107 8.9 7,474 407 1,399 16,549 7.0 0.4 1.3 15.5 1,035 106 108 108 108 109 108 107 108 203 1.5 103.1
Akron, OH 275 237 223 -5.9 54,656 603 2,701 1,601 24.5 0.3 1.2 0.7 3,586 222 222 221 220 219 218 217 216 74 -3.3 62.2
Albuquerque, NM 245 332 385 15.9 11,484 11,708 6,660 132,706 3.0 3.0 1.7 34.5 2,909 392 399 404 412 417 418 419 419 36 8.9 132.2
Alexandria, VA 111 103 111 7.9 24,339 333 4,632 10,778 21.9 0.3 4.2 9.7 7,267 113 114 114 114 114 115 117 118 173 6.4 15.3
Allentown, PA 110 104 105 1.3 5,230 186 1,414 12,274 5.0 0.2 1.3 11.7 5,949 105 105 105 104 103 102 101 101 215 -4.3 17.7
Amarillo, TX 127 149 158 5.8 9,441 1,187 2,960 23,231 6.0 0.8 1.9 14.7 1,793 159 161 163 165 168 169 170 171 113 8.7 87.9
Anaheim, CA 166 219 266 21.6 6,780 1,425 25,018 83,755 2.5 0.5 9.4 31.4 6,014 270 274 278 281 283 286 291 295 57 10.8 44.3
Anchorage, AK 48 174 226 30.1 14,544 14,569 10,910 9,258 6.4 6.4 4.8 4.1 133 235 245 250 252 251 250 251 255 65 12.7 1,697.6
Ann Arbor, MI 100 108 110 1.5 9,905 386 8,424 2,827 9.0 0.4 7.7 2.6 4,231 111 111 111 110 110 110 110 110 197 0.3 25.9
Arlington, TX 90 160 262 63.6 22,009 1,323 10,271 23,312 8.4 0.5 3.9 8.9 2,814 269 274 278 283 288 294 299 306 54 17.1 93.0
Arlington, VA 2 174 153 171 12.0 17,940 537 11,560 23,089 10.5 0.3 6.8 13.5 6,598 171 172 174 176 175 175 176 177 108 3.7 25.9
Atlanta, GA 495 425 394 -7.3 264,262 563 3,498 7,525 67.1 0.1 0.9 1.9 2,990 394 396 399 402 400 401 403 404 39 2.5 131.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA 3 (NA) (NA) 187 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 192 199 193 193 191 189 188 188 96 0.6 (NA)
Aurora, CO 75 159 222 39.7 25,394 1,426 8,376 14,768 11.4 0.6 3.8 6.6 1,676 229 237 242 243 243 245 247 251 67 12.8 132.5
Aurora, IL 74 81 100 22.6 11,814 237 1,314 22,864 11.9 0.2 1.3 23.0 2,973 103 105 108 110 114 116 121 125 162 25.1 33.5
Austin, TX 254 346 472 36.4 57,868 1,756 14,141 106,868 12.4 0.4 3.0 23.0 2,138 486 499 510 520 531 538 542 552 21 17.0 217.8
Bakersfield, CA 70 106 176 66.3 16,509 2,005 6,247 35,854 9.4 1.1 3.6 20.5 1,904 183 188 192 197 200 204 207 210 79 19.3 91.8
Baltimore, MD 905 787 736 -6.5 435,768 2,555 7,942 7,602 59.2 0.3 1.1 1.0 9,108 732 725 715 701 687 672 658 646 16 -12.3 80.8
Baton Rouge, LA 166 220 220 -0.2 96,346 318 3,673 3,442 43.9 0.1 1.7 1.6 2,969 221 223 222 220 217 215 213 212 77 -3.6 73.9
Beaumont, TX 118 118 114 -3.1 47,164 243 1,905 4,919 41.3 0.2 1.7 4.3 1,427 115 115 115 114 112 111 110 110 198 -3.9 80.1
Bellevue, WA (NA) (NA) 95 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 96 96 97 98 99 100 101 104 208 9.3 (NA)
Berkeley, CA 114 103 103 -0.6 19,281 653 15,178 8,589 18.8 0.6 14.8 8.4 9,783 103 105 106 105 106 106 107 108 204 5.2 10.5
Birmingham, AL 301 284 265 -6.6 168,277 321 1,478 103 63.3 0.1 0.6 (Z) 1,791 263 261 259 257 255 254 255 253 66 -4.7 148.5
Boise City, ID 75 102 127 24.2 730 808 1,974 3,423 0.6 0.6 1.6 2.7 2,726 133 137 142 146 150 153 155 157 122 24.3 46.1
Boston, MA 641 563 574 2.0 146,945 1,884 30,388 61,955 25.6 0.3 5.3 10.8 11,860 562 553 552 551 558 557 556 555 20 -3.3 48.4
Bridgeport, CT 157 143 142 -0.9 37,684 405 3,288 37,547 26.6 0.3 2.3 26.5 8,855 141 140 139 139 138 138 137 137 143 -3.0 16.0
Brownsville, TX 53 85 107 25.9 193 140 301 89,206 0.2 0.1 0.3 90.1 3,547 111 115 120 125 128 131 135 138 141 28.8 27.9
Buffalo, NY 463 358 328 -8.3 100,579 2,547 3,261 16,129 30.7 0.8 1.0 4.9 8,083 325 324 321 318 314 310 305 301 56 -8.4 40.6
Carrollton, TX 14 41 82 102.4 4,014 348 5,598 8,420 4.9 0.4 6.8 10.2 2,361 85 88 90 93 94 96 98 100 216 22.3 34.8
Cedar Rapids, IA 111 110 109 -1.1 3,127 260 1,067 1,243 2.9 0.2 1.0 1.1 2,033 110 111 112 113 114 114 114 115 182 5.3 53.5
Chandler, AZ 14 30 90 202.8 2,321 1,105 2,153 15,642 2.6 1.2 2.4 17.3 1,902 95 100 107 118 129 143 151 160 121 78.4 47.6
Charlotte, NC 241 315 420 33.2 125,827 1,425 7,211 5,571 31.8 0.4 1.8 1.4 2,272 433 439 445 454 466 477 493 505 25 20.3 174.3
Chattanooga, TN 120 170 152 -10.4 51,338 329 1,478 974 33.7 0.2 1.0 0.6 1,288 152 152 152 152 151 150 149 148 133 -3.0 118.4
Chesapeake, VA 90 114 152 33.3 41,662 444 1,899 1,913 27.4 0.3 1.2 1.3 446 159 165 173 181 187 192 196 200 83 31.3 340.7
Chicago, IL 3,369 3,005 2,784 -7.4 1,087,711 7,064 104,118 545,852 39.1 0.3 3.7 19.6 12,251 2,790 2,791 2,793 2,796 2,801 2,814 2,808 2,802 3 0.7 227.2
Chula Vista, CA 68 84 135 60.9 6,216 863 12,075 50,376 4.6 0.6 8.9 37.3 4,661 139 142 144 146 148 151 156 161 120 18.8 29.0
Cincinnati, OH 454 385 364 -5.4 138,132 660 4,030 2,386 37.9 0.2 1.1 0.7 4,717 362 360 357 352 348 344 340 336 51 -7.6 77.2
Clearwater, FL 52 85 99 15.8 8,863 240 1,019 2,886 9.0 0.2 1.0 2.9 3,963 101 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 212 2.8 24.9
Cleveland, OH 751 574 506 -11.9 235,405 1,562 5,115 23,197 46.6 0.3 1.0 4.6 6,565 505 504 503 503 502 500 498 496 28 -1.9 77.0
Colorado Springs, CO 136 215 280 30.4 19,746 2,335 6,845 25,662 7.0 0.8 2.4 9.1 1,535 284 296 306 318 325 332 337 345 48 23.0 183.2
Columbia, SC 114 101 111 9.6 42,837 341 1,399 1,944 43.7 0.3 1.4 2.0 884 112 111 113 111 111 111 111 111 192 0.1 117.1
Columbus, GA 3 155 169 179 5.7 68,157 568 2,508 5,290 38.1 0.3 1.4 3.0 827 179 185 185 186 183 182 182 182 102 2.0 216.1
Columbus, OH 540 565 633 12.0 142,748 1,469 14,993 6,741 22.6 0.2 2.4 1.1 3,315 643 650 654 657 659 662 668 670 15 5.9 190.9
Concord, CA 85 104 111 7.0 2,624 763 9,668 12,765 2.4 0.7 8.7 11.5 3,773 112 113 114 114 114 115 116 118 174 5.7 29.5
Coral Springs, FL 1 37 79 111.2 2,764 142 1,684 5,658 3.5 0.2 2.1 7.1 3,356 83 85 90 94 100 105 108 112 187 41.7 23.5
Corona, CA 28 38 76 101.0 2,102 634 5,399 23,101 2.8 0.8 7.1 30.4 2,665 84 87 90 92 95 99 106 113 186 48.6 28.5
Corpus Christi, TX 205 232 257 11.0 12,347 1,112 2,390 129,708 4.8 0.4 0.9 50.4 1,907 262 266 270 275 277 279 281 281 59 9.3 135.0
Costa Mesa, CA 73 83 96 16.7 1,282 475 6,318 19,319 1.3 0.5 6.6 20.0 6,177 97 98 99 99 100 100 101 102 211 6.2 15.6
Dallas, TX 844 905 1,008 11.3 296,994 4,792 21,952 210,240 29.5 0.5 2.2 20.9 2,941 1,024 1,032 1,037 1,039 1,041 1,048 1,062 1,076 9 6.8 342.4
Dayton, OH 243 194 182 -6.2 73,595 410 1,157 1,356 40.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 3,310 181 180 179 177 175 173 170 167 115 -8.0 55.0
Denver, CO 515 493 468 -5.2 60,046 5,381 11,005 107,382 12.8 1.2 2.4 23.0 3,051 473 484 492 492 493 496 500 499 27 6.7 153.3
Des Moines, IA 201 191 193 1.1 13,741 699 4,602 4,629 7.1 0.4 2.4 2.4 2,567 194 195 195 195 194 193 192 191 91 -1.0 75.3
Detroit, MI 1,514 1,203 1,028 -14.5 777,916 3,655 8,461 28,473 75.7 0.4 0.8 2.8 7,410 1,022 1,017 1,013 1,010 1,005 997 978 970 10 -5.6 138.7
Durham, NC 95 101 139 37.5 62,449 334 2,672 1,610 45.7 0.2 2.0 1.2 1,972 141 143 145 146 147 149 152 154 125 10.5 69.3
Elizabeth, NJ 113 106 110 3.8 21,833 297 3,002 43,050 19.8 0.3 2.7 39.1 8,929 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 111 194 0.6 12.3
El Monte, CA 70 79 106 34.4 1,047 600 12,489 76,991 1.0 0.6 11.8 72.5 11,175 107 108 108 108 108 109 110 112 188 5.2 9.5
El Paso, TX 322 425 515 21.3 17,708 2,239 5,956 355,669 3.4 0.4 1.2 69.0 2,100 534 547 563 579 589 594 604 615 17 19.3 245.4
Erie, PA 129 119 109 -8.6 13,086 229 514 2,606 12.0 0.2 0.5 2.4 4,944 108 108 108 107 106 105 104 103 209 -5.6 22.0
Escondido, CA 37 64 109 69.8 1,585 902 4,040 25,380 1.5 0.8 3.7 23.4 3,048 110 112 113 114 114 116 118 121 169 11.0 35.6
Eugene, OR 79 106 113 6.4 1,410 1,004 3,896 3,051 1.3 0.9 3.5 2.7 2,962 116 117 118 120 121 124 126 128 156 13.8 38.0
Evansville, IN 139 130 126 -2.9 12,031 239 716 732 9.5 0.2 0.6 0.6 3,102 126 126 125 125 124 123 122 123 166 -2.8 40.7
Flint, MI 193 160 141 -11.9 67,485 1,045 690 4,014 47.9 0.7 0.5 2.9 4,161 140 139 138 137 136 135 133 132 152 -6.6 33.8
Fontana, CA 21 37 88 137.8 7,616 800 3,963 31,597 8.7 0.9 4.5 36.1 2,459 95 98 100 100 102 103 106 110 199 25.4 35.6
Fort Collins, CO 43 65 87 34.4 856 459 2,098 6,197 1.0 0.5 2.4 7.1 2,124 91 94 97 100 102 104 107 109 200 24.5 41.2
Fort Lauderdale, FL 140 153 149 -2.5 41,995 321 1,297 10,681 28.1 0.2 0.9 7.2 4,753 150 150 153 153 152 152 153 154 124 3.0 31.4
Fort Wayne, IN 178 172 196 13.8 28,989 560 1,744 4,679 16.7 0.3 1.0 2.7 2,762 195 194 193 191 189 188 186 186 98 -5.1 62.7
Fort Worth, TX 393 385 448 16.3 98,532 1,914 8,910 87,345 22.0 0.4 2.0 19.5 1,592 457 461 462 465 469 476 485 492 29 9.9 281.1
Fremont, CA 101 132 173 31.3 6,562 1,218 33,671 23,091 3.8 0.7 19.4 13.3 2,250 178 182 185 186 190 193 198 204 81 17.9 77.0
Fresno, CA 166 217 354 63.2 29,409 3,729 44,358 105,787 8.3 1.1 12.5 29.9 3,573 367 376 383 388 390 392 396 398 40 12.4 99.1
Fullerton, CA 86 102 114 11.9 2,479 528 13,900 24,304 2.2 0.5 12.2 21.3 5,160 115 116 117 118 118 119 121 122 167 6.8 22.1
Garden Grove, CA 121 123 143 16.2 2,144 872 29,337 33,579 1.5 0.6 20.5 23.5 7,974 144 145 146 147 147 148 150 151 129 5.8 17.9
Garland, TX 81 139 181 30.0 16,028 954 8,084 21,015 8.9 0.5 4.5 11.6 3,150 184 185 186 187 188 189 191 193 90 7.1 57.3
Gary, IN 175 152 117 -23.3 93,982 175 213 6,690 80.6 0.2 0.2 5.7 2,322 116 115 114 113 112 111 110 108 201 -7.0 50.2
Glendale, AZ 36 97 147 51.6 4,455 1,402 3,150 22,911 3.0 0.9 2.1 15.5 2,837 151 155 161 169 177 182 186 193 89 31.6 52.2
Glendale, CA 133 139 180 29.5 2,334 629 25,453 37,731 1.3 0.3 14.1 21.0 5,882 181 182 183 183 182 183 184 185 100 2.8 30.6
Grand Prairie, TX 51 71 100 39.4 9,694 774 3,002 20,467 9.7 0.8 3.0 20.5 1,454 102 103 104 105 106 109 111 113 185 13.8 68.5
Grand Rapids, MI 198 182 189 3.9 35,073 1,573 2,164 9,394 18.5 0.8 1.1 5.0 4,273 189 189 189 189 189 188 187 185 99 -2.0 44.3
Greensboro, NC 144 156 184 17.9 62,305 852 2,633 1,765 33.9 0.5 1.4 1.0 2,304 187 187 188 190 192 193 196 198 84 7.6 79.8
Hampton, VA 121 123 134 9.1 51,981 392 2,339 2,636 38.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 2,583 136 137 139 139 138 138 139 137 144 2.4 51.8
Hartford, CT 158 136 140 2.5 54,338 450 2,024 44,137 38.9 0.3 1.4 31.6 8,077 139 138 137 135 134 133 132 132 153 -5.9 17.3
Hayward, CA 93 94 115 19.0 10,965 1,084 17,335 26,671 9.8 1.0 15.5 23.9 2,560 118 120 121 122 124 125 127 129 155 12.4 43.5
Henderson, NV 16 24 65 166.6 1,725