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class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">1840 United States census</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="line-height:130%;"><hr /> <table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b>June 1, 1840<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1840-06-01</span>)</span></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table> <hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Marshals_Service.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Marshals_Service.svg/220px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Marshals_Service.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Marshals_Service.svg/330px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Marshals_Service.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Marshals_Service.svg/440px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Marshals_Service.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Seal of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service" title="United States Marshals Service">United States Marshals Service</a>, which administered the census</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: center; background-color: #efefef; margin: 0.1em; padding: 0.05em 0;">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Authority</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service" title="United States Marshals Service">Office of the United States Marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: center; background-color: #efefef; margin: 0.1em; padding: 0.05em 0;">Results</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total population</th><td class="infobox-data">17,069,453 (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 32.7%)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most<span class="nowrap"> </span>populous<span class="nowrap"> </span><wbr />state</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br />2,428,921</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Least<span class="nowrap"> </span>populous<span class="nowrap"> </span><wbr />state</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a><br />78,085</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1840 United States census</b> was the sixth <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Census">census of the United States</a>. Conducted by U.S. marshals on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> to be 17,069,453 – an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12,866,020 persons <a href="/wiki/Enumeration" title="Enumeration">enumerated</a> during the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census,_1830" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Census, 1830">1830 census</a>. The total population included 2,487,355 slaves. In 1840, the center of population was about 260 miles (418 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Weston,_West_Virginia" title="Weston, West Virginia">Weston, Virginia</a> (now in <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>). </p><p>This was the first census in which: </p> <ul><li>A state recorded a population of over two million (<a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>)</li> <li>A city recorded a population of over 300,000 (<a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>)</li> <li>Multiple cities recorded populations of over 100,000 (New York, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>)</li></ul> <p>It was also the last census conducted by U.S. marshals, as starting in 1850 a temporary office would be set up for each census under the purview of the Department of the Interior. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy_over_statistics_for_mental_illness_among_Northern_blacks">Controversy over statistics for mental illness among Northern blacks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840_United_States_census&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Controversy over statistics for mental illness among Northern blacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1840 census was the first that attempted to count Americans who were "insane" or "idiotic". Published results of the census indicated that alarming numbers of black persons living in non-slaveholding States were mentally ill, in striking contrast to the corresponding figures for slaveholding States. </p><p>Pro-slavery advocates trumpeted the results as evidence of the beneficial effects of slavery, and the probable consequences of emancipation.<sup id="cite_ref-Litwack_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litwack-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anti-slavery advocates contended, on the contrary, that the published returns were riddled with errors, as detailed in an 1844 report by <a href="/wiki/Edward_Jarvis_(physician)" title="Edward Jarvis (physician)">Edward Jarvis</a> of Massachusetts in the <a href="/wiki/American_Journal_of_the_Medical_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="American Journal of the Medical Sciences">American Journal of the Medical Sciences</a>, later published separately as a pamphlet,<sup id="cite_ref-Litwack_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litwack-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in a memorial from the <a href="/wiki/American_Statistical_Association" title="American Statistical Association">American Statistical Association</a> to Congress, praying that measures be taken to correct the errors.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The memorial was submitted to the House of Representatives by <a href="/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams" title="John Quincy Adams">John Quincy Adams</a>, who contended that it demonstrated "a multitude of gross and important errors" in the published returns.<sup id="cite_ref-Adams_(1877)_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adams_(1877)-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the House's request for an inquiry, Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/John_C._Calhoun" title="John C. Calhoun">John C. Calhoun</a> reported that a careful examination of the statistics by the supervisor of the census had fully sustained their correctness.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Calhoun,_''Works''_V_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calhoun,_''Works''_V-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The returns were not revised.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Census_questions">Census questions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840_United_States_census&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Census questions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1840 census asked these questions:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Name of head of family</li> <li>Address</li> <li>Number of free white males and females <ul><li>in five-year age groups to age 20</li> <li>in 10-year age groups from 20 to 100</li> <li>100 years and older</li></ul></li> <li>number of slaves and free colored persons in six age groups</li> <li>number of deaf and dumb, by race</li> <li>number of blind, by race</li> <li>number of insane and idiotic in public or private charge, by race</li> <li>number of persons in each family employed in seven classes of occupation</li> <li>number of schools and number of scholars</li> <li>number of white persons over 20 who could not read and write</li> <li>number of pensioners for Revolutionary or military service</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Data_availability">Data availability</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840_United_States_census&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Data availability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>No <a href="/wiki/Microdata_(statistics)" title="Microdata (statistics)">microdata</a> from the 1840 population census are available, but <a href="/wiki/Aggregate_data" title="Aggregate data">aggregate data</a> for small areas, together with compatible cartographic boundary files, can be downloaded from the <a href="/wiki/National_Historical_Geographic_Information_System" title="National Historical Geographic Information System">National Historical Geographic Information System</a>. A compendium of data from the sixth census, organized by States, counties, and principal towns is available <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840b-01.pdf">on the web site of the Census Bureau</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="State_rankings">State rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840_United_States_census&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: State rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>State</th> <th>Population </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>New York</td> <td>2,428,921 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> <td>1,724,033 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Ohio</td> <td>1,519,467 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Virginia <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1,239,792 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Tennessee</td> <td>829,210 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Kentucky</td> <td>779,828 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>753,419 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Massachusetts</td> <td>737,699 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Georgia</td> <td>691,392 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Indiana</td> <td>685,866 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>South Carolina</td> <td>594,398 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Alabama</td> <td>590,756 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Maine</td> <td>501,793 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Illinois</td> <td>476,183 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Maryland</td> <td>470,019 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Missouri</td> <td>383,702 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Mississippi</td> <td>375,651 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>New Jersey</td> <td>373,306 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Louisiana</td> <td>352,411 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Connecticut</td> <td>309,978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Vermont</td> <td>291,948 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>New Hampshire</td> <td>284,574 </td></tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>West Virginia <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>224,537 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Michigan</td> <td>212,267 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Rhode Island</td> <td>108,830 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Arkansas</td> <td>97,574 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Delaware</td> <td>78,085 </td></tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>Florida</td> <td>54,477 </td></tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>Iowa <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>43,112 </td></tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>District of Columbia <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>33,745 </td></tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>Wisconsin <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>30,945 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="City_rankings">City rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840_United_States_census&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: City rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>City</th> <th>State</th> <th>Population<sup id="cite_ref-census1998_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census1998-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Census_Bureau-designated_regions_and_divisions" title="List of regions of the United States">Region (2016)</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>01</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>312,710</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>02</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></td> <td>102,313</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>03</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td>102,193</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>04</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>93,665</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>05</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>93,383</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>06</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td>46,338</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>07</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>36,233</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>08</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Liberties_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Northern Liberties Township, Pennsylvania">Northern Liberties</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>34,474</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>09</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>33,721</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="Charleston, South Carolina">Charleston</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a></td> <td>29,261</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spring_Garden_District,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Spring Garden District, Pennsylvania">Spring Garden</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>27,849</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southwark,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwark, Pennsylvania">Southwark</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>27,548</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></td> <td>23,364</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></td> <td>23,171</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kensington_District,_Pennsylvania" title="Kensington District, Pennsylvania">Kensington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>22,314</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></td> <td>21,210</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>21,115</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>20,796</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>20,191</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td>20,153</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy,_New_York" title="Troy, New York">Troy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>19,334</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>18,213</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></td> <td>17,290</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td> <td>16,469</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></td> <td>15,218</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts" title="Salem, Massachusetts">Salem</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>15,082</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moyamensing" class="mw-redirect" title="Moyamensing">Moyamensing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>14,573</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Haven" class="mw-redirect" title="New Haven">New Haven</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a></td> <td>12,960</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utica,_New_York" title="Utica, New York">Utica</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>12,782</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a></td> <td>12,672</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Bedford" class="mw-redirect" title="New Bedford">New Bedford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>12,087</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlestown,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlestown, Massachusetts">Charlestown</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>11,484</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></td> <td>11,214</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_Virginia" title="Petersburg, Virginia">Petersburg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td>11,136</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>10,985</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>36</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td>10,920</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allegheny,_Pennsylvania" title="Allegheny, Pennsylvania">Allegheny</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>10,089</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="Smithfield, Rhode Island">Smithfield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></td> <td>9,534</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>39</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford" class="mw-redirect" title="Hartford">Hartford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a></td> <td>9,468</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn,_Massachusetts" title="Lynn, Massachusetts">Lynn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>9,367</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td> <td>9,102</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roxbury,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Roxbury, Massachusetts">Roxbury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>9,089</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nantucket" title="Nantucket">Nantucket</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>9,012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>44</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bangor,_Maine" title="Bangor, Maine">Bangor</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></td> <td>8,627</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>45</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Alexandria, D.C.">Alexandria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></td> <td>8,459</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>46</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>8,417</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania" title="Reading, Pennsylvania">Reading</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>8,410</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>8,409</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>49</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware" title="Wilmington, Delaware">Wilmington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a></td> <td>8,367</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>50</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></td> <td>8,333</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>51</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire" title="Portsmouth, New Hampshire">Portsmouth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></td> <td>7,887</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>52</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>7,885</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>53</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taunton,_Massachusetts" title="Taunton, Massachusetts">Taunton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>7,645</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>54</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paterson,_New_Jersey" title="Paterson, New Jersey">Paterson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></td> <td>7,596</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>7,497</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>56</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)">Georgetown</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></td> <td>7,312</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>57</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newburyport" class="mw-redirect" title="Newburyport">Newburyport</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>7,161</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>58</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></td> <td>6,997</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>59</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville" class="mw-redirect" title="Nashville">Nashville</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td> <td>6,929</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>60</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Schenectady" class="mw-redirect" title="Schenectady">Schenectady</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>6,784</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>61</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>6,738</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>62</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></td> <td>6,726</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>63</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Virginia" title="Portsmouth, Virginia">Portsmouth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td>6,477</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>64</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dover,_New_Hampshire" title="Dover, New Hampshire">Dover</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></td> <td>6,458</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>65</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia">Augusta</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></td> <td>6,403</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>66</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg,_Virginia" title="Lynchburg, Virginia">Lynchburg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td>6,395</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>67</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucester,_Massachusetts" title="Gloucester, Massachusetts">Gloucester</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>6,350</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>68</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td>6,071</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>69</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dayton" class="mw-redirect" title="Dayton">Dayton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td>6,067</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>70</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middletown_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Middletown Township, New Jersey">Middletown</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></td> <td>6,063</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>71</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></td> <td>6,054</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>72</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td>6,048</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>73</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg" class="mw-redirect" title="Harrisburg">Harrisburg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>5,980</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>74</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_New_York" title="Hudson, New York">Hudson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>5,672</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>75</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_New_York" title="Auburn, New York">Auburn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td>5,626</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>76</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marblehead,_Massachusetts" title="Marblehead, Massachusetts">Marblehead</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>5,575</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_London,_Connecticut" title="New London, Connecticut">New London</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a></td> <td>5,519</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td> <td>5,335</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>79</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></td> <td>5,314</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>80</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth, Massachusetts">Plymouth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>5,281</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>81</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Rhode_Island" title="Cumberland, Rhode Island">Cumberland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></td> <td>5,225</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>82</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Massachusetts" title="Andover, Massachusetts">Andover</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>5,207</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick,_Maryland" title="Frederick, Maryland">Frederick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></td> <td>5,182</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>84</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bath,_Maine" title="Bath, Maine">Bath</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></td> <td>5,141</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>85</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middleborough,_Massachusetts" title="Middleborough, Massachusetts">Middleborough</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>5,085</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>86</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Evesham_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Evesham Township, New Jersey">Evesham</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></td> <td>5,060</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>87</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gardiner,_Maine" title="Gardiner, Maine">Gardiner</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></td> <td>5,042</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danvers,_Massachusetts" title="Danvers, Massachusetts">Danvers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>5,020</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>89</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></td> <td>4,897</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>90</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorchester, Massachusetts">Dorchester</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>4,875</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>91</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Easton,_Pennsylvania" title="Easton, Pennsylvania">Easton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>4,865</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>92</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">Woodbridge</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></td> <td>4,821</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>93</td> <td><a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>4,779</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>94</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zanesville" class="mw-redirect" title="Zanesville">Zanesville</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td>4,766</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>95</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_Massachusetts" title="Beverly, Massachusetts">Beverly</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>4,689</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>96</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut" title="Danbury, Connecticut">Danbury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a></td> <td>4,504</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>97</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td> <td>4,470</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlisle,_Pennsylvania" title="Carlisle, Pennsylvania">Carlisle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>4,351</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pottsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Pottsville, Pennsylvania">Pottsville</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>4,345</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_(U.S._Census_Bureau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)">Northeast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>100</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a></td> <td>4,340</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">South</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840_United_States_census&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Richard K. Crallé (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=RzUTAQAAMAAJ"><i>The Works of John C. Calhoun: Reports and Public Letters</i></a>. Vol. V. New York: D. Appleton and Company. p. 458<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 31,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Works+of+John+C.+Calhoun%3A+Reports+and+Public+Letters&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=458&rft.pub=D.+Appleton+and+Company&rft.date=1859&rft.au=John+Caldwell+Calhoun&rft.au=South+Carolina+General+Assembly&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DRzUTAQAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1840+United+States+census" class="Z3988"></span> Calhoun engaged William A. Weaver, the superintendent of the 1840 census, to review the figures and check them against related data from the 1830 census. <i>Ibid.</i> Weaver reported that he had examined "each specification of error" and concluded that the memorialists had themselves erred in their claims. While there doubtless had been minor errors, he said, there had been no glaring methodological mistakes as charged. <i>See</i> William Edwin Hemphill, ed., <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=3xKqzUctxPsC&dq=%22sixth+census%22+united+states+william-weaver&pg=PA156"><i>The Papers of John C. Calhoun: 1845</i></a>, Columbia: Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1993, vol. 21, p. 156.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Litwack (1958), 268</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://purl.org/net/nysl/nysdocs/9643270">"Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925"</a>. <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Library" title="New York State Library">New York State Library</a>. 1981.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Library+Bibliography+Bulletin+88%2C+New+York+State+Census+Records%2C+1790-1925&rft.pub=New+York+State+Library&rft.date=1981&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fnet%2Fnysl%2Fnysdocs%2F9643270&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1840+United+States+census" class="Z3988"></span> Several pages on U.S. federal web sites incorrectly assert that the 1840 census questionnaire closely followed that from the 1830 census, which did not include questions concerning mental illness.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Includes population in the future state of West Virginia</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Between 1790 and 1860, the state of West Virginia was part of Virginia; the data for this state reflects the present-day boundary.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Includes portion of what is now <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> lying west of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>, as well as portions of what is now <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a> lying east of the Missouri River</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The District of Columbia is not a state but was created with the passage of the <a href="/wiki/Residence_Act" title="Residence Act">Residence Act</a> of 1790. The territory that formed that federal capital was originally donated by both Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion was <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_retrocession" title="District of Columbia retrocession">returned by Congress</a> in 1846.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Includes portion of what is now <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> lying east of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-census1998-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-census1998_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html"><i>Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990</i></a>, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Population+of+the+100+Largest+Cities+and+Other+Urban+Places+in+the+United+States%3A+1790+to+1990&rft.pub=U.S.+Census+Bureau&rft.date=1998&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Flibrary%2Fworking-papers%2F1998%2Fdemo%2FPOP-twps0027.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1840+United+States+census" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161203020637/http://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html">"Regions and Divisions"</a>. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html">the original</a> on December 3, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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