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Booming Cities Decade-to-Decade, 1830-2010
October 4, 2012
Cities with change of 200 percent or more between decades Decade Percent change Numeric change Allegheny, PA 1830-1840 260.2 7,288.0 Lowell, MA 1830-1840 221.2 14,322.0 Mobile, AL 1830-1840 296.7 9,478.0 St. Louis, MO 1830-1840 230.9 11,492.0 Chicago, IL 1840-1850 570.3 25,493.0 Lafayette, LA 1840-1850 342.5 10,983.0 Manchester, NH 1840-1850 330.7 10,697.0 St. Louis, MO 1840-1850 372.8 61,391.0 Chicago, IL 1850-1860 274.4 82,209.0 Dubuque, IA 1850-1860 318.3 9,892.0 Evansville, IN 1850-1860 255.0 8,249.0 Jersey City, NJ 1850-1860 326.3 22,370.0 Toledo, OH 1850-1860 259.6 9,939.0 Des Moines, IA 1860-1870 203.5 8,070.0 East Saginaw, MI 1860-1870 278.2 8,349.0 Kansas City, MO 1860-1870 630.2 27,842.0 Little Rock, AR 1860-1870 232.2 8,653.0 Minneapolis, MN 1860-1870 409.6 10,502.0 Rome, NY 1860-1870 206.9 7,416.0 Scranton, PA 1860-1870 280.5 25,869.0 Denver, CO 1870-1880 648.7 30,870.0 Long Island City, NY 1870-1880 343.0 13,262.0 Minneapolis, MN 1870-1880 258.8 33,821.0 Oakland, CA 1870-1880 229.1 24,055.0 Shenandoah, PA 1870-1880 243.8 7,196.0 Asheville, NC 1880-1890 291.2 7,619.0 Birmingham, AL 1880-1890 748.3 23,092.0 Butte, MT 1880-1890 218.9 7,360.0 Cheyenne, WY 1880-1890 238.3 8,234.0 Dallas, TX 1880-1890 267.5 27,709.0 Duluth, MN 1880-1890 850.8 29,632.0 East Portland, OR 1880-1890 259.0 7,598.0 Findlay, OH 1880-1890 300.5 13,920.0 Fort Smith, AR 1880-1890 265.0 8,212.0 Fort Worth, TX 1880-1890 246.3 16,413.0 Hastings, NE 1880-1890 382.2 10,767.0 Helena, MT 1880-1890 281.7 10,210.0 Huntington, WV 1880-1890 218.5 6,934.0 Kansas City, KS 1880-1890 1,097.4 35,116.0 Laredo, TX 1880-1890 221.5 7,798.0 Lincoln, NE 1880-1890 324.2 42,151.0 Los Angeles, CA 1880-1890 350.6 39,212.0 Menominee, MI 1880-1890 223.3 7,342.0 Minneapolis, MN 1880-1890 251.4 117,851.0 Omaha, NE 1880-1890 360.2 109,934.0 Pueblo, CO 1880-1890 663.4 21,341.0 Saginaw, MI 1880-1890 340.1 35,797.0 San Diego, CA 1880-1890 512.8 13,522.0 Seattle, WA 1880-1890 1,112.5 39,304.0 Sioux City, IA 1880-1890 413.3 30,440.0 Springfield, MO 1880-1890 235.0 15,328.0 St. Paul, MN 1880-1890 221.1 91,683.0 Stamford, CT 1880-1890 309.3 7,856.0 Wichita, KS 1880-1890 385.7 18,942.0 Great Falls, MT 1890-1900 275.2 10,951.0 Greensboro, NC 1890-1900 202.5 6,718.0 Lorain, OH 1890-1900 229.6 11,165.0 Newport News City, VA 1890-1900 341.3 15,186.0 Niagara Falls, NY 1890-1900 253.6 13,955.0 South Omaha, NE 1890-1900 222.5 17,939.0 Berkeley, CA 1900-1910 206.0 27,220.0 Birmingham, AL 1900-1910 245.4 94,270.0 Los Angeles, CA 1900-1910 211.5 216,719.0 Oklahoma City, OK 1900-1910 539.7 54,168.0 Pasadena, CA 1900-1910 232.2 21,174.0 Akron, OH 1910-1920 201.8 139,368.0 Bethlehem, PA 1910-1920 292.3 37,521.0 Cicero, IL 1910-1920 209.1 30,438.0 Clarksburg, WV 1910-1920 202.9 18,668.0 Gary, IN 1910-1920 229.6 38,576.0 Hamtramck, MI 1910-1920 1,266.0 45,056.0 Highland Park, MI 1910-1920 1,028.6 42,379.0 Long Beach, CA 1910-1920 212.2 37,784.0 Miami, FL 1910-1920 440.5 24,100.0 Norwalk, CT 1910-1920 299.0 20,789.0 Tulsa, OK 1910-1920 296.4 53,893.0 Wichita Falls, TX 1910-1920 388.8 31,879.0 Alhambra, CA 1920-1930 224.0 20,376.0 Aliquippa, PA 1920-1930 825.1 24,185.0 Berwyn, IL 1920-1930 232.3 32,877.0 Cleveland Heights, OH 1920-1930 234.4 35,709.0 Glendale, CA 1920-1930 363.5 49,200.0 Miami, FL 1920-1930 274.1 81,066.0 University City, MO 1920-1930 280.0 19,017.0 West Palm Beach, FL 1920-1930 207.3 17,951.0 Miami Beach, FL 1930-1940 331.4 21,518.0 Baton Rouge, LA 1940-1950 261.8 90,910.0 Odessa, TX 1940-1950 208.1 19,922.0 Richmond, CA 1940-1950 321.1 75,903.0 Anaheim, CA 1950-1960 615.7 89,628.0 Fullerton, CA 1950-1960 302.5 42,222.0 Hayward, CA 1950-1960 409.4 58,428.0 Hialeah, FL 1950-1960 240.4 47,296.0 Huntsville, AL 1950-1960 340.3 55,928.0 Kettering, OH 1950-1960 338.6 42,044.0 Livonia, MI 1950-1960 280.4 49,168.0 Phoenix, AZ 1950-1960 311.1 332,352.0 Roseville, MI 1950-1960 217.4 34,379.0 Santa Clara, CA 1950-1960 403.2 47,178.0 Skokie, IL 1950-1960 300.2 44,532.0 St. Clair Shores, MI 1950-1960 286.7 56,834.0 Sunnyvale, CA 1950-1960 438.2 43,069.0 Torrance, CA 1950-1960 354.1 78,750.0 Tucson, AZ 1950-1960 368.4 167,438.0 West Covina, CA 1950-1960 1,025.7 46,146.0 Bellevue, WA 1960-1970 377.8 48,387.0 El Monte, CA 1960-1970 431.0 56,729.0 Hollywood, FL 1960-1970 203.3 71,636.0 Huntington Beach, CA 1960-1970 909.0 104,468.0 Overland Park, KS 1960-1970 269.2 56,824.0 Scottsdale, AZ 1960-1970 576.5 57,797.0 Anchorage, AK 1970-1980 262.8 126,350.0 Cerritos, CA 1970-1980 234.4 37,164.0 Plano, TX 1970-1980 304.7 54,459.0 Sandy, UT 1970-1980 711.0 45,772.0 Chandler, AZ 1980-1990 205.1 60,860.0 Palm Bay, FL 1980-1990 237.5 44,072.0 Palmdale, CA 1980-1990 460.7 56,565.0 Peoria, AZ 1980-1990 315.9 38,447.0 Port Saint Lucie, FL 1980-1990 280.3 41,176.0 Augusta, GA 1990-2000 337.2 150,543.0 Flower Mound, TX 1990-2000 226.5 35,175.0 Gilbert, AZ 1990-2000 275.8 80,509.0 Vancouver, WA 1990-2000 209.5 97,180.0 Buckeye, AZ 2000-2010 678.3 44,339.0 Frisco, TX 2000-2010 247.0 83,275.0 Goodyear, AZ 2000-2010 245.2 46,364.0 Surprise, AZ 2000-2010 281.0 86,669.0
Booming Cities Decade-to-Decade, 1830-2010
October 4, 2012
| Cities with change of 200 percent or more between decades | Decade | Percent change | Numeric change |
| Allegheny, PA | 1830-1840 | 260.2 | 7,288.0 |
| Lowell, MA | 1830-1840 | 221.2 | 14,322.0 |
| Mobile, AL | 1830-1840 | 296.7 | 9,478.0 |
| St. Louis, MO | 1830-1840 | 230.9 | 11,492.0 |
| Chicago, IL | 1840-1850 | 570.3 | 25,493.0 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1840-1850 | 342.5 | 10,983.0 |
| Manchester, NH | 1840-1850 | 330.7 | 10,697.0 |
| St. Louis, MO | 1840-1850 | 372.8 | 61,391.0 |
| Chicago, IL | 1850-1860 | 274.4 | 82,209.0 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1850-1860 | 318.3 | 9,892.0 |
| Evansville, IN | 1850-1860 | 255.0 | 8,249.0 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1850-1860 | 326.3 | 22,370.0 |
| Toledo, OH | 1850-1860 | 259.6 | 9,939.0 |
| Des Moines, IA | 1860-1870 | 203.5 | 8,070.0 |
| East Saginaw, MI | 1860-1870 | 278.2 | 8,349.0 |
| Kansas City, MO | 1860-1870 | 630.2 | 27,842.0 |
| Little Rock, AR | 1860-1870 | 232.2 | 8,653.0 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1860-1870 | 409.6 | 10,502.0 |
| Rome, NY | 1860-1870 | 206.9 | 7,416.0 |
| Scranton, PA | 1860-1870 | 280.5 | 25,869.0 |
| Denver, CO | 1870-1880 | 648.7 | 30,870.0 |
| Long Island City, NY | 1870-1880 | 343.0 | 13,262.0 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1870-1880 | 258.8 | 33,821.0 |
| Oakland, CA | 1870-1880 | 229.1 | 24,055.0 |
| Shenandoah, PA | 1870-1880 | 243.8 | 7,196.0 |
| Asheville, NC | 1880-1890 | 291.2 | 7,619.0 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1880-1890 | 748.3 | 23,092.0 |
| Butte, MT | 1880-1890 | 218.9 | 7,360.0 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1880-1890 | 238.3 | 8,234.0 |
| Dallas, TX | 1880-1890 | 267.5 | 27,709.0 |
| Duluth, MN | 1880-1890 | 850.8 | 29,632.0 |
| East Portland, OR | 1880-1890 | 259.0 | 7,598.0 |
| Findlay, OH | 1880-1890 | 300.5 | 13,920.0 |
| Fort Smith, AR | 1880-1890 | 265.0 | 8,212.0 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1880-1890 | 246.3 | 16,413.0 |
| Hastings, NE | 1880-1890 | 382.2 | 10,767.0 |
| Helena, MT | 1880-1890 | 281.7 | 10,210.0 |
| Huntington, WV | 1880-1890 | 218.5 | 6,934.0 |
| Kansas City, KS | 1880-1890 | 1,097.4 | 35,116.0 |
| Laredo, TX | 1880-1890 | 221.5 | 7,798.0 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1880-1890 | 324.2 | 42,151.0 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1880-1890 | 350.6 | 39,212.0 |
| Menominee, MI | 1880-1890 | 223.3 | 7,342.0 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1880-1890 | 251.4 | 117,851.0 |
| Omaha, NE | 1880-1890 | 360.2 | 109,934.0 |
| Pueblo, CO | 1880-1890 | 663.4 | 21,341.0 |
| Saginaw, MI | 1880-1890 | 340.1 | 35,797.0 |
| San Diego, CA | 1880-1890 | 512.8 | 13,522.0 |
| Seattle, WA | 1880-1890 | 1,112.5 | 39,304.0 |
| Sioux City, IA | 1880-1890 | 413.3 | 30,440.0 |
| Springfield, MO | 1880-1890 | 235.0 | 15,328.0 |
| St. Paul, MN | 1880-1890 | 221.1 | 91,683.0 |
| Stamford, CT | 1880-1890 | 309.3 | 7,856.0 |
| Wichita, KS | 1880-1890 | 385.7 | 18,942.0 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1890-1900 | 275.2 | 10,951.0 |
| Greensboro, NC | 1890-1900 | 202.5 | 6,718.0 |
| Lorain, OH | 1890-1900 | 229.6 | 11,165.0 |
| Newport News City, VA | 1890-1900 | 341.3 | 15,186.0 |
| Niagara Falls, NY | 1890-1900 | 253.6 | 13,955.0 |
| South Omaha, NE | 1890-1900 | 222.5 | 17,939.0 |
| Berkeley, CA | 1900-1910 | 206.0 | 27,220.0 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1900-1910 | 245.4 | 94,270.0 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1900-1910 | 211.5 | 216,719.0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1900-1910 | 539.7 | 54,168.0 |
| Pasadena, CA | 1900-1910 | 232.2 | 21,174.0 |
| Akron, OH | 1910-1920 | 201.8 | 139,368.0 |
| Bethlehem, PA | 1910-1920 | 292.3 | 37,521.0 |
| Cicero, IL | 1910-1920 | 209.1 | 30,438.0 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1910-1920 | 202.9 | 18,668.0 |
| Gary, IN | 1910-1920 | 229.6 | 38,576.0 |
| Hamtramck, MI | 1910-1920 | 1,266.0 | 45,056.0 |
| Highland Park, MI | 1910-1920 | 1,028.6 | 42,379.0 |
| Long Beach, CA | 1910-1920 | 212.2 | 37,784.0 |
| Miami, FL | 1910-1920 | 440.5 | 24,100.0 |
| Norwalk, CT | 1910-1920 | 299.0 | 20,789.0 |
| Tulsa, OK | 1910-1920 | 296.4 | 53,893.0 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1910-1920 | 388.8 | 31,879.0 |
| Alhambra, CA | 1920-1930 | 224.0 | 20,376.0 |
| Aliquippa, PA | 1920-1930 | 825.1 | 24,185.0 |
| Berwyn, IL | 1920-1930 | 232.3 | 32,877.0 |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | 1920-1930 | 234.4 | 35,709.0 |
| Glendale, CA | 1920-1930 | 363.5 | 49,200.0 |
| Miami, FL | 1920-1930 | 274.1 | 81,066.0 |
| University City, MO | 1920-1930 | 280.0 | 19,017.0 |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 1920-1930 | 207.3 | 17,951.0 |
| Miami Beach, FL | 1930-1940 | 331.4 | 21,518.0 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1940-1950 | 261.8 | 90,910.0 |
| Odessa, TX | 1940-1950 | 208.1 | 19,922.0 |
| Richmond, CA | 1940-1950 | 321.1 | 75,903.0 |
| Anaheim, CA | 1950-1960 | 615.7 | 89,628.0 |
| Fullerton, CA | 1950-1960 | 302.5 | 42,222.0 |
| Hayward, CA | 1950-1960 | 409.4 | 58,428.0 |
| Hialeah, FL | 1950-1960 | 240.4 | 47,296.0 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1950-1960 | 340.3 | 55,928.0 |
| Kettering, OH | 1950-1960 | 338.6 | 42,044.0 |
| Livonia, MI | 1950-1960 | 280.4 | 49,168.0 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1950-1960 | 311.1 | 332,352.0 |
| Roseville, MI | 1950-1960 | 217.4 | 34,379.0 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 1950-1960 | 403.2 | 47,178.0 |
| Skokie, IL | 1950-1960 | 300.2 | 44,532.0 |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 1950-1960 | 286.7 | 56,834.0 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1950-1960 | 438.2 | 43,069.0 |
| Torrance, CA | 1950-1960 | 354.1 | 78,750.0 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1950-1960 | 368.4 | 167,438.0 |
| West Covina, CA | 1950-1960 | 1,025.7 | 46,146.0 |
| Bellevue, WA | 1960-1970 | 377.8 | 48,387.0 |
| El Monte, CA | 1960-1970 | 431.0 | 56,729.0 |
| Hollywood, FL | 1960-1970 | 203.3 | 71,636.0 |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 1960-1970 | 909.0 | 104,468.0 |
| Overland Park, KS | 1960-1970 | 269.2 | 56,824.0 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 1960-1970 | 576.5 | 57,797.0 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1970-1980 | 262.8 | 126,350.0 |
| Cerritos, CA | 1970-1980 | 234.4 | 37,164.0 |
| Plano, TX | 1970-1980 | 304.7 | 54,459.0 |
| Sandy, UT | 1970-1980 | 711.0 | 45,772.0 |
| Chandler, AZ | 1980-1990 | 205.1 | 60,860.0 |
| Palm Bay, FL | 1980-1990 | 237.5 | 44,072.0 |
| Palmdale, CA | 1980-1990 | 460.7 | 56,565.0 |
| Peoria, AZ | 1980-1990 | 315.9 | 38,447.0 |
| Port Saint Lucie, FL | 1980-1990 | 280.3 | 41,176.0 |
| Augusta, GA | 1990-2000 | 337.2 | 150,543.0 |
| Flower Mound, TX | 1990-2000 | 226.5 | 35,175.0 |
| Gilbert, AZ | 1990-2000 | 275.8 | 80,509.0 |
| Vancouver, WA | 1990-2000 | 209.5 | 97,180.0 |
| Buckeye, AZ | 2000-2010 | 678.3 | 44,339.0 |
| Frisco, TX | 2000-2010 | 247.0 | 83,275.0 |
| Goodyear, AZ | 2000-2010 | 245.2 | 46,364.0 |
| Surprise, AZ | 2000-2010 | 281.0 | 86,669.0 |
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