TABLE NO. 9.
SHOWING COMPARATIVE GROWTH OF PRINCIPAL AMERICAN CITIES.
|
Population in |
I. 1800. |
II. 1820. |
(II) ÷ (I) |
IV. 1840. |
(IV) ÷ (II) |
|
Boston |
24,937 |
43,298 |
1.7 |
98,383 |
2.2 |
|
New York and Brooklyn |
62,867 |
130,881 |
2.1 |
348,943 |
2.7 |
|
Philadelphia City |
41,220 |
63,802 |
1.5 |
93,665 |
1.5 |
|
Philadelphia County (=present city) |
81,009 |
137,097 |
1.7 |
258,037 |
1.9 |
|
Baltimore |
26,514 |
62,738 |
2.4 |
102,313 |
1.6 |
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