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Re: largest city in 1800
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I also found this (as you can see Norfolk is the most populous VA city;
W'burg is not on the list at all):

Population of the 33 Urban Places:  1800

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date:  June 15, 1998

-------------------------------------------------------------- 
Rank   | Place                                   | Population
-------------------------------------------------------------- 
   1     New York city, NY *.....................      60,515
   2     Philadelphia city, PA *.................      41,220
   3     Baltimore city, MD......................      26,514
   4     Boston town, MA *.......................      24,937
   5     Charleston city, SC.....................      18,824
   6     Northern Liberties township, PA *.......      10,718
   7     Southwark district, PA *................       9,621
   8     Salem town, MA..........................       9,457
   9     Providence town, RI *...................       7,614
  10     Norfolk borough, VA.....................       6,926

  11     Newport town, RI........................       6,739
  12     Newburyport town, MA....................       5,946
  13     Richmond city, VA.......................       5,737
  14     Nantucket town, MA......................       5,617
  15     Portsmouth town, NH.....................       5,339
  16     Gloucester town, MA.....................       5,313
 17t     Albany city, NY.........................       5,289
 17t     Schenectady city, NY....................       5,289
  19     Marblehead town, MA.....................       5,211
  20     New London city, CT.....................       5,150

  21     Savannah city, GA.......................       5,146
  22     Alexandria town, DC *...................       4,971
  23     Middleborough town, MA..................       4,458
  24     New Bedford town, MA....................       4,361
  25     Lancaster borough, PA...................       4,292
  26     New Haven city, CT......................       4,049
  27     Portland town, ME.......................       3,704
  28     Hudson city, NY.........................       3,664
  29     Hartford city, CT *.....................       3,523
  30     Petersburg town, VA.....................       3,521

  31     Washington city, DC *...................       3,210
  32     Georgetown town, DC *...................       2,993
  33     York borough, PA........................       2,503 



-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robin Gabriel
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:56 PM
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Subject: [VA-HIST] largest city in 1800

Which was the largest city in Virginia in the late 18th C./early 19th
C.? (I'm thinking it was Alexandria, but a colleague thinks it was
Williamsburg). Or are we both wrong?!

R Gabriel

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