The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as a leading source of data about America's people and economy, an "incorporated place The United States Census Bureau defines the term place as a concentration of population. The types of places defined by the Census Bureau are incorporated place, such as a city, town or village, and census designated place , which resembles a city, town or village but lacks its own government. The concentration of population must have a name, be" includes a variety of designations, including a city A city is a relatively large and permanent urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law, town A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while many British "small towns&, village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousands , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon,, borough A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely, and municipality A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.[a] Some census-designated places A census-designated place is a type of place (a concentration of population) identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages. CDPs are populated areas that lack separate municipal may also be included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places.[b][c] Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government that includes the entire population of a county, or county equivalent. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. This list presents only that portion (or "balance") of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place.

Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits The term city limits refers to the defined boundary or border of a city. The terms town limits and village limits mean the same as city limits, but apply to towns and villages. Similarly, the term corporate limits is a legal name that refers to the boundaries of municipal corporations. The limits of a municipality may be expanded through, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban Suburb mostly refers to a residential area. They may be the residential areas of a city, or separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city. Some suburbs have a degree of political autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods. Modern suburbs grew in the 20th century as a result of improved areas within urban An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets agglomerations In the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. In France, INSEE the French Statistical Institute, translate it as "Unité urbaine" which means continuous urbanized area. However, because of. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metropolitan area populations The United States Office of Management and Budget has defined 366 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for the United States of America. The OMB defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban core area of at least 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a.

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Incorporated places over 100,000 population

1 – New York New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, and entertainment. As host of the, New York 2 – Los Angeles Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, the largest city in the state of California and the Western United States, with a population of 3.83 million within its administrative limits on a land area of 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2). The urban area of Los Angeles extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population, California 3 – Chicago Chicago ( /ʃɨˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃɨˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in both Illinois and the Midwest, and the third most populous city in the United States, with over 2.8 million living within the city limits. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland", is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million, Illinois 4 – Houston Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city in the state of Texas. As of the 2009 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a population of 2.3 million within an area of 600 square miles (1,600 km2). Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan, Texas 5 – Phoenix Phoenix is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to approximately 1.5 million people, and is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area (also known as the Valley of the Sun), the 12th largest metro area by population in the United States with, Arizona 6 – Philadelphia Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States, Pennsylvania 7 – San Antonio San Antonio is the second-largest city in the American state of Texas and the seventh-largest city in the United States with a population of 1.4 million. The city is the seat of Bexar County. Located in the American Southwest and the northern part of South Texas, San Antonio is the center of Tejano culture and Texas tourism.[citation needed] The, Texas 8 – Dallas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the eighth-largest in the United States. As of January 1, 2010 the population of Dallas was a little over 1.4 million. The city is the largest economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area that according to the March 2010 U.S. Census Bureau release, had a population, Texas 9 – San Diego San Diego , named after Saint Didacus (Spanish: Diego de Alcalá), is the eighth largest city in the United States, second-largest city in California and 46th largest city in the Americas. Located along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States, San Diego has a population of 1,359,132 (Jan 2010). The city is also the county seat of, California 10 – San Jose San Jose (meaning St. Joseph in Spanish) or San José is the third-largest city in California and the tenth-largest in the United States. As the county seat of Santa Clara County, it is located in the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region commonly referred to as Silicon Valley. Once a small farming city, San Jose became a magnet for, California 11 – Detroit Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded on July 24, 1701, by the Frenchman Antoine de la, Michigan 12 – San Francisco The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,977. The only consolidated city-county in California, it encompasses a land area of 46.7 square miles on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a, California 13 – Jacksonville Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida, and is the county seat of Duval County. The consolidation of the city and county governments in 1968, and a corresponding expansion of the city limits to include almost the entire county, placed the majority of Jacksonville's population within the city limits. As such it is the most, Florida 14 – Indianapolis Indianapolis , often abbreviated Indy (/ˈɪndi/), is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. The United States Census estimated the city's population, excluding the included towns, at 807,584 in 2009. It is Indiana's largest city and is the 14th largest city in the U.S., the third largest city in, Indiana 15 – Austin Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 15th-largest in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006. According to the 2008 U.S. Census, Texas 16 – Columbus Columbus is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio, fourth largest city in the American Midwest, and the state's third largest metropolitan area, behind Cincinnati and Cleveland. It is the county seat of Franklin County. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and, Ohio 17 – Fort Worth Fort Worth is the seventeenth-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Located in North Texas and the western edge of the American South, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly 300 square miles in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and Wise counties, serving as the, Texas 18 – Charlotte Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. Charlotte's population was estimated to be 687,456 in 2008, making it the 18th largest city in the United States. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a population in 2009 of 1,745,524. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of a wider thirteen-county, North Carolina 19 – Memphis Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers, Tennessee 20 – Baltimore Baltimore , the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the U.S. state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City in order to distinguish it from surrounding, Maryland 21 – Boston Boston (pronounced /ˈbɒstən/ ) is the capital and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. Boston city proper had a 2009, Massachusetts 22 – El Paso El Paso stands on the Rio Grande , across the border from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The image to the right shows Downtown El Paso and Juárez, with the Juárez Mountains in the background. The two cities form a combined international metropolitan area, sometimes called Juarez-El Paso, with Juárez being the significantly larger of the two, Texas 23 – Milwaukee Milwaukee pronounced /mɪlˈwɔːki/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, 26th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. Its estimated 2008 population was 604,477. Milwaukee is the, Wisconsin 24 – Denver The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains, just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek, Colorado 25 – Seattle Seattle (pronounced /siːˈætəl/ see-AT-əl) is the northernmost major city in the continental United States, and the largest city in the Pacific Northwest and in the state of Washington. A seaport situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada – United, Washington 26 – Nashville Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a major hub for the health care, music, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to a large number of colleges and, Tennessee 27 – Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the 28 – Las Vegas Las Vegas ; is the most populous city in Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. Las Vegas, which bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is famous for the number of casino resorts and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city,, Nevada 29 – Portland Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the state of Oregon. As of July 2009, it has an estimated population of 582,130 making it the 29th most populous in the United States. It has been referred to as the most environmentally friendly or "green" city in, Oregon 30 – Louisville Louisville (usually pronounced /ˈluː.əvəl/ ; see Pronunciation below) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's estimated population as of 2008 was 713,877 (consolidated;, Kentucky 31 – Oklahoma City Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's estimated population, as of 2008, was 551,789, with an estimated metro-area population of 1,206,142. In 2008, the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area, Oklahoma 32 - Tucson Tucson is the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2008 Census Bureau estimate puts the city's population at 541,811, with a metropolitan area population at 1,023,320 as of July 1, 2008. In 2005, Tucson ranked as the 32nd, Arizona 33 – Atlanta Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia, Georgia 34 – Albuquerque Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 521,999 as of July 1, 2008, according to U.S. census estimates, and ranks as the 34th-largest city in the U.S. As of June 2007,, New Mexico 35 – Fresno Fresno is a city in California, USA, the county seat of Fresno County. As of 2010, the population was estimated at 505,479, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 35th largest in the nation. Fresno is located in the center of the wide San Joaquin Valley of Central California, approximately 200, California 36 – Sacramento Sacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in California's expansive Central Valley. With a 2008 estimated population of 463,794, it is the seventh-largest city in California. Sacramento is the core cultural and, California 37 – Long Beach Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Long Beach borders Orange County on its southeast edge, California 38 – Mesa, Arizona 39 – Kansas City, Missouri 40 – Omaha, Nebraska 41 – Cleveland, Ohio 42 – Virginia Beach, Virginia 43 – Miami, Florida 44 – Oakland, California 45 – Raleigh, North Carolina 46 – Tulsa, Oklahoma 47 – Minneapolis, Minnesota 48 – Colorado Springs, Colorado 49 – Honolulu, Hawaii 50 – Arlington, Texas

The following table lists the incorporated places in the United States with a population of more than 100,000 as estimated by the United States Census Bureau for July 1, 2008.[1] Population densities are also given by the U.S. Census Bureau, but are listed as of the 2000 U.S. Census.[2][3]

Since the U.S. Census Bureau typically does not rank the cities of U.S. territories along with those of the fifty states and the District of Columbia, the cities of Puerto Rico with populations greater than 100,000 are listed separately below.

Rank City State Population
1 New York New York 8,363,710
2 Los Angeles California 3,833,995
3 Chicago Illinois 2,853,114
4 Houston Texas 2,242,193
5 Phoenix Arizona 1,567,924
6 Philadelphia d[›] Pennsylvania 1,540,351
7 San Antonio Texas 1,351,305
8 Dallas Texas 1,279,910
9 San Diego California 1,279,329
10 San Jose California 948,279
11 Detroit Michigan 912,062
12 San Francisco California 808,976
13 Jacksonville Florida 807,815
14 Indianapolis e[›] Indiana 798,382
15 Austin Texas 757,688
16 Columbus Ohio 754,885
17 Fort Worth Texas 703,073
18 Charlotte North Carolina 687,456
19 Memphis Tennessee 669,651
20 Baltimore f[›] Maryland 636,919
21 Boston d[›] Massachusetts 620,535
22 El Paso Texas 613,190
23 Milwaukee Wisconsin 604,477
24 Denver Colorado 598,707
25 Seattle Washington 598,541
26 Nashville e[›] Tennessee 596,462
27 Washington District of Columbia 591,833
28 Las Vegas Nevada 558,383
29 Portland Oregon 557,706
30 Louisville e[›] Kentucky 557,224
31 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 551,789
32 Tucson Arizona 541,811
33 Atlanta Georgia 537,958
34 Albuquerque New Mexico 521,999
35 Kansas City d[›] Missouri 480,129
36 Fresno California 476,050
37 Sacramento California 463,794
38 Long Beach California 463,789
39 Mesa Arizona 463,552
40 Omaha Nebraska 438,646
41 Cleveland Ohio 433,748
42 Virginia Beach f[›] Virginia 433,746
43 Miami Florida 413,201
44 Oakland California 404,155
45 Raleigh North Carolina 392,552
46 Tulsa Oklahoma 385,635
47 Minneapolis Minnesota 382,605
48 Colorado Springs Colorado 380,307
49 Honolulu b[›] Hawaii 374,676
50 Arlington Texas 374,417
51 Wichita Kansas 366,046
52 St. Louis f[›] Missouri 354,361
53 Tampa Florida 340,882
54 Santa Ana California 339,130
55 New Orleans d[›] Louisiana 336,644
56 Anaheim California 335,288
57 Cincinnati Ohio 333,336
58 Bakersfield California 321,078
59 Aurora Colorado 319,057
60 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 310,037
61 Riverside California 295,357
62 Toledo Ohio 293,201
63 Stockton California 287,037
64 Corpus Christi Texas 286,462
65 Lexington Kentucky 282,114
66 St. Paul Minnesota 279,590
67 Anchorage Alaska 279,243
68 Newark New Jersey 278,980
69 Buffalo New York 270,919
70 Plano Texas 267,480
71 Henderson Nevada 252,064
72 Lincoln Nebraska 251,624
73 Fort Wayne Indiana 251,591
74 Glendale Arizona 251,522
75 Greensboro North Carolina 250,642
76 Chandler Arizona 247,140
77 St. Petersburg Florida 245,314
78 Jersey City New Jersey 241,114
79 Scottsdale Arizona 235,371
80 Norfolk f[›] Virginia 234,220
81 Madison Wisconsin 231,916
82 Orlando Florida 230,519
83 Birmingham Alabama 228,798
84 Baton Rouge Louisiana 223,689
85 Durham North Carolina 223,284
86 Laredo Texas 221,659
87 Lubbock Texas 220,483
88 Chesapeake f[›] Virginia 220,111
89 Chula Vista California 219,318
90 Garland Texas 218,577
91 Winston-Salem North Carolina 217,600
92 North Las Vegas Nevada 217,253
93 Reno Nevada 217,016
94 Gilbert Arizona 216,449
95 Hialeah Florida 210,542
96 Arlington c[›] Virginia 209,969
97 Akron Ohio 207,510
98 Irvine California 207,500
99 Rochester New York 206,886
100 Boise Idaho 205,314
101 Modesto California 202,967
102 Fremont California 202,867
103 Montgomery Alabama 202,696
104 Spokane Washington 202,319
105 Richmond f[›] Virginia 202,002
106 Yonkers New York 201,588
107 Irving Texas 201,358
108 Shreveport Louisiana 199,729
109 San Bernardino California 198,580
110 Tacoma Washington 197,181
111 Glendale California 197,176
112 Des Moines Iowa 197,052
113 Augusta e[›] Georgia 194,149
114 Grand Rapids Michigan 193,396
115 Huntington Beach California 192,620
116 Mobile Alabama 191,022
117 Moreno Valley California 190,871
118 Little Rock Arkansas 189,515
119 Amarillo Texas 187,236
120 Columbus Georgia 186,984
121 Oxnard California 185,717
122 Fontana California 184,984
123 Knoxville Tennessee 184,802
124 Fort Lauderdale Florida 183,126
125 Worcester d[›] Massachusetts 182,596
126 Salt Lake City Utah 181,698
127 Newport News f[›] Virginia 179,614
128 Huntsville Alabama 176,645
129 Tempe Arizona 175,523
130 Brownsville Texas 175,494
131 Fayetteville North Carolina 174,091
132 Jackson Mississippi 173,861
133 Tallahassee Florida 171,922
134 Aurora Illinois 171,782
135 Ontario California 171,691
136 Providence Rhode Island 171,557
137 Overland Park Kansas 171,231
138 Rancho Cucamonga California 171,176
139 Chattanooga Tennessee 170,880
140 Oceanside California 169,684
141 Santa Clarita California 169,500
142 Garden Grove California 165,796
143 Vancouver Washington 163,186
144 Grand Prairie Texas 160,641
145 Peoria Arizona 157,960
146 Rockford Illinois 157,272
147 Cape Coral Florida 156,835
148 Springfield Missouri 156,206
149 Santa Rosa California 155,796
150 Sioux Falls South Dakota 154,997
151 Port St. Lucie Florida 154,353
152 Dayton Ohio 154,200
153 Salem Oregon 153,435
154 Pomona California 152,699
155 Springfield Massachusetts 150,640
156 Eugene Oregon 150,104
157 Corona California 149,923
158 Pasadena Texas 146,439
159 Joliet Illinois 146,125
160 Pembroke Pines Florida 145,661
161 Paterson New Jersey 145,643
162 Hampton f[›] Virginia 145,494
163 Lancaster California 145,469
164 Alexandria f[›] Virginia 143,885
165 Salinas California 143,640
166 Palmdale California 143,197
167 Naperville Illinois 143,117
168 Pasadena California 143,080
169 Kansas City Kansas 142,562
170 Hayward California 142,061
171 Hollywood Florida 141,740
172 Lakewood Colorado 140,989
173 Torrance California 140,820
174 Syracuse New York 138,068
175 Escondido California 137,103
176 Fort Collins Colorado 136,509
177 Bridgeport Connecticut 136,405
178 Orange California 136,392
179 Warren Michigan 133,939
180 Elk Grove California 133,003
181 Savannah Georgia 132,410
182 Mesquite Texas 132,123
183 Sunnyvale California 132,109
184 Fullerton California 131,868
185 McAllen Texas 129,776
186 Cary North Carolina 129,545
187 Cedar Rapids Iowa 128,056
188 Sterling Heights Michigan 127,160
189 Columbia South Carolina 127,029
190 Coral Springs Florida 125,783
191 Carrollton Texas 125,595
192 Elizabeth New Jersey 124,755
193 Hartford Connecticut 124,062
194 Waco Texas 124,009
195 Bellevue Washington 123,771
196 New Haven Connecticut 123,669
197 West Valley City Utah 123,447
198 Topeka Kansas 123,446
199 Thousand Oaks California 123,091
200 El Monte California 121,791
201 Independence d[›] Missouri 121,212
202 McKinney Texas 121,211
203 Concord California 121,160
204 Visalia California 121,040
205 Simi Valley California 120,543
206 Olathe Kansas 119,993
207 Clarksville Tennessee 119,735
208 Denton Texas 119,454
209 Stamford Connecticut 119,303
210 Provo Utah 118,581
211 Springfield Illinois 117,352
212 Killeen Texas 116,934
213 Abilene Texas 116,484
214 Evansville Indiana 116,309
215 Gainesville Florida 114,916
216 Vallejo California 114,729
217 Ann Arbor Michigan 114,386
218 Peoria Illinois 114,114
219 Lansing Michigan 113,968
220 Lafayette Louisiana 113,656
221 Thornton Colorado 113,429
222 Athens e[›] Georgia 113,398
223 Flint Michigan 112,900
224 Inglewood California 112,714
225 Roseville California 112,660
226 Charleston South Carolina 111,978
227 Beaumont Texas 110,553
228 Victorville California 110,318
229 Santa Clara California 110,200
230 Costa Mesa California 110,080
231 Miami Gardens Florida 109,346
232 Manchester New Hampshire 108,586
233 Miramar Florida 108,484
234 Downey California 107,587
235 Arvada Colorado 107,361
236 Allentown Pennsylvania 107,250
237 Westminster Colorado 107,056
238 Waterbury Connecticut 107,037
239 Norman Oklahoma 106,957
240 Midland Texas 106,561
241 Elgin Illinois 106,330
242 West Covina California 105,790
243 Clearwater Florida 105,774
244 Cambridge Massachusetts 105,596
245 Pueblo Colorado 104,951
246 West Jordan Utah 104,447
247 Round Rock Texas 104,446
248 Billings Montana 103,994
249 Erie Pennsylvania 103,817
250 South Bend Indiana 103,807
251 San Buenaventura (Ventura) California 103,706
252 Fairfield California 103,683
253 Lowell Massachusetts 103,615
254 Norwalk California 102,982
255 Burbank California 102,968
256 Richmond California 102,285
257 Pompano Beach Florida 101,943
258 High Point North Carolina 101,835
259 Murfreesboro Tennessee 101,753
260 Lewisville Texas 101,624
261 Richardson Texas 101,589
262 Daly City California 101,514
263 Berkeley California 101,371
264 Gresham Oregon 101,221
265 Wichita Falls Texas 101,202
266 Green Bay Wisconsin 101,025
267 Davenport Iowa 100,827
268 Palm Bay Florida 100,786
269 Columbia Missouri 100,733
270 Portsmouth f[›] Virginia 100,577
271 Rochester Minnesota 100,413
272 Antioch California 100,219
273 Wilmington North Carolina 100,192

Puerto Rico

The following table lists the incorporated municipalities (municipios) of Puerto Rico with a population greater than 100,000 as estimated by the United States Census Bureau on July 1, 2007,[4] and the rankings they would have if included in the above table.

(42) – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rank City Territory Population
42 San Juan Puerto Rico 424,951
87 Bayamón Puerto Rico 220,629
120 Carolina Puerto Rico 187,607
129 Ponce Puerto Rico 180,376
170 Caguas Puerto Rico 142,984
257 Guaynabo Puerto Rico 102,838
259 Arecibo Puerto Rico 102,495

Notes

Distributions

For cities with populations of 100,000 or more the following distributions hold. Smaller incorporated places are not included.[citation needed]

The mean density is 4,128.21 inhabitants per square mile (1,593.91 /km2).[citation needed]

The median is 3,160.85 inhabitants per square mile (1,220.41 /km2).[citation needed]

Population Number of municipal governments[17]
1,000,000+ 9
300,000–1,000,000 51
200,000–299,999 47
100,000–199,999 162
Total 269

See also

U.S. Census Bureau statistical areas

United States census statistical areas by state, district, or territory AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY AS GU PR MP VI

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Look at the three scenarios listed below and discuss how each system might work, or not work, within each?
Q. There are three basic strategies for vertically organizing a country's government. There is the Federal system used by the United States, There is the Unitary system used by Great Britain, where all power is held by the national government and any local government power is held at the whim of the national government. Finally, there are Confederations, such as the United States under the Articles of Confederation period or the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Scenario 1: Four states at the end of a large, navigable river become alarmed when the water table drops due to states up the river system damming the tributary rivers and streams to provide water for their cities and towns, a water reserve the agricultural… [cont.]
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A. There are actually many more ways of organizing (though I'm not saying they are good). Just to name a few, There is a monarchy where one leader delegates down with final authority. There is a military dictatorship where one leader rules by force (usually as head of the military with generals organized below). There is a theocracy, where the religious leaders hold the ultimate power, and the countries leader holds power as long as the religious leaders endorse him.
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