re: Cities you thought were bigger

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As a kid I thought New Orleans was huge. Like one of the biggest cities in the country.

Silly.

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It was top 10 in the US until 1890. Then at 627k in 1960. New Orleans had so much potential squandered and lost.

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In 1960 it was #15.

1840 - Pop. 102193 - Ranked #3
1850 - Pop. 116375 - Ranked #5
1860 - Pop. 168675 - Ranked #6
1870 - Pop. 191418 - Ranked #9
1880 - Pop. 216090 - Ranked #10
1890 - Pop. 242039 - Ranked #12
1900 - Pop. 287104 - Ranked #12
1910 - Pop. 339075 - Ranked #15
1920 - Pop. 387219 - Ranked #17
1930 - Pop. 458762 - Ranked #16
1940 - Pop. 494537 - Ranked #15
1950 - Pop. 570445 - Ranked #16
1960 - Pop. 627525 - Ranked #15
1970 - Pop. 593471 - Ranked #19
1980 - Pop. 557515 - Ranked #21
1990 - Pop. 496938 - Ranked #24
2000 - Pop. 483663 - Ranked #33
2001 - Pop. 477932 - Ranked #33
2002 - Pop. 472744 - Ranked #33
2003 - Pop. 467761 - Ranked #35
2004 - Pop. 461915 - Ranked #36
2005 - Pop. 455188 - Ranked #38
2006 - Pop. 208548 - Ranked #94
2007 - Pop. 288113 - Ranked #62
2008 - Pop. 336644 - Ranked #55
2009 - Pop. 354850 - Ranked #53
2010 - Pop. 343829 - Ranked #52
2011 - Pop. 360341 - Ranked #51
2012 - Pop. 369250 - Ranked #51
2013 - Pop. 378715 - Ranked #51
2014 - Pop. 384320 - Ranked #50
2015 - Pop. 389617 - Ranked #49
2016 - Pop. 391495 - Ranked #49


Note the drop post Katrina.