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Urban growth and city population trends in the United States
The piece analyzes urban population growth from 1880 to 1900, noting 161 cities over 25,000 with a combined 19,670,984 people and a national shift toward rural living since 1893. It highlights Chicago and Philadelphia as rising major cities, Brooklyns incorporation, and compares 40 cities over 100,000 today, while several states lack towns above 25,000.
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Arkansas
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Connecticut
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Rhode Island
Massachusetts
United States
Los Angeles
Troy
Albany
N. Y
Bay City
Saginaw
Mich
North Carolina
Mississippi
Dakotas
Wyoming
Idaho
Nevada
Times-Democrat