Rank of the most populous cities at each census : 1790-1890

Item Information

Title:

Rank of the most populous cities at each census : 1790-1890

Description:

America Transformed: In addition to thematic maps, the statistical atlas included other graphics illustrating 1890 census data. This chart lists major cities from the highest to lowest populations, from New York City to Trenton, New Jersey. Each column to the right features data from an earlier census. A line traces the rise and fall of each city's population over time. For example, New York City had the highest population since the nation's first census in 1790. Chicago, in contrast, was not even considered a major city until 1850. The midwestern hub grew rapidly to become the second largest city by 1890.

Cartographer:

Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914

Creator:

United States. Census Office

Lithographer:

Julius Bien & Co.

Date:

[1898]

Format:

Prints

Location:

Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center

Collection (local):

Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection

Subjects:

Cities and towns--United States--Population
United States--Census, 1890

Places:

United States

Extent:

1 chart : color ; 53 x 81 cm

Permalink:

https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/gb19h9840

Terms of Use:

No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.

Publisher:

[Washington] : [Government Printing Office]

Language:

English

Notes:

From Statistical atlas of the United States: based upon the results of the eleventh census / by Henry Gannett. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1898.
"Plate 7."

Notes (date):

This date is inferred.

Notes (exhibitions):

Exhibited: "America transformed. Part 2: homesteads to modern cities," organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library, 2019-2020.

Identifier:

06_01_016797

Call #:

G1200 .U55 1898

Barcode:

39999065670984

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