The nickname "Empire State" was very apt in the heyday of the Erie Canal.
#Most populous metro areas in us cracked#
By 1910 Los Angeles cracked the the top 20, soon overtaking its northern rival. San Francisco was the only western city in the top 20 for 50 years, from 1860 to 1900 inclusive.By 1890 there were 9 midwestern cities in the top 20. Cincinnati was the first major city of the Midwest, making the top 20 list in 1820.In 1940, Houston, Dallas, and Miami began their rises, and Atlanta didn't crack the top 20 until 1970. Before that, Charleston, SC was the dominant city of the south, falling off the list in 1850. For 80 years, from 1860 to 1930 inclusive, New Orleans was the only southern city in the top 20.As late as 1960, 15 out of 20 were still outside the "sunbelt".
#Most populous metro areas in us plus#
Between 18, 18 out of the top 20 metro areas were in the northeastern quadrant of the current USA, with just New Orleans, plus either Charleston or San Francisco, as the only cities in the South or West. was dominated by the Northeast and Midwest until relatively recently. Indeed, I think very few metro areas have lost population during any 10 year span. A metro area can see increasing population and decreasing rank at the same time, if other metro areas are growing faster. Also note that the table graphs rank, not population. For example "NY" is New York, "Chi" is Chicago, and so on. Notes on graph: See tables below for help on what the various metro area codes mean-most are fairly self-explanatory. Graph of Metro Area Population Rank over Time The top 20 Metro Areas in the United States, 1790-2010 The same thing was happening even back in 1790: New York was the biggest single city, but Philadelphia plus its suburbs of Northern Liberties and Southwark made it the biggest metro area. For example, in 2000 San Antonio was the 10th largest city in the U.S., larger than Boston or San Francisco, but its Metro Area was only ranked about 30th. Metropolitan area population is much more useful than city population as an indicator of the size and importance of a city, since the official boundaries of a city are usually arbitrary and often do not include vast suburban areas. The statistic used here is the population of the metropolitan area (contiguous urbanized area surrounding a central city), not the population of an individual city. The graph and tables on this page attempt to show how the urban hierarchy of the United States has developed over time. Historical Metropolitan Populations of the United States
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