Series PC-5 describes the characteristics of the population of the 57 standard metropolitan areas with a population of 250,000 or more in 1940. The reports in this series are numbered in alphabetical order according to the names of the metro areas, not the sequence of publication.

Characteristics of the Population of Specified Metropolitan Area

Akron, Ohio [1.9 MB]

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York [2.2 MB]

Allentown-Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [1.8 MB]

Atlanta, Georgia [2.8 MB]

Baltimore, Maryland [2.3 MB]

Birmingham, Alabama [2.1 MB]

Boston, Massachusetts [2.6 MB]

Buffalo, New York [2.3 MB]

Charleston, West Virginia [1.9 MB]

Chicago, Illinois [2.4 MB]

Cincinnati, Ohio [2.3 MB]

Cleveland, Ohio [2.4 MB]

Columbus, Ohio [2.4 MB]

Dallas, Texas [2.4 MB]

Dayton, Ohio [1.9 MB]

Denver, Colorado [2.4 MB]

Detroit, Michigan [2.5 MB]

Duluth (Minnesota)-Superior (Wisconsin) [2.0 MB]

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [2.2 MB]

Hartford, Connecticut [2.0 MB]

Houston, Texas [2.7 MB]

Indianapolis, Indiana [2.6 MB]

Johnstown, Pennsylvania [2.0 MB]

Kansas City, Missouri [2.5 MB]

Los Angeles, California [2.6 MB]

Louisville, Kentucky [2.9 MB]

Memphis, Tennessee [3.2 MB]

Miami, Florida [2.0 MB]

Milwaukee, Wisconsin [2.4 MB]

Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota [3.2 MB]

Nashville, Tennessee [2.2 MB]

New Orleans, Louisiana [3.1 MB]

New York-Northeastern New Jersey [4.7 MB]

Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia [2.2 MB]

Omaha, Nebraska [1.9 MB]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [2.5 MB]

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [2.5 MB]

Portland, Oregon [2.8 MB]

Providence, Rhode Island [2.7 MB]

Richmond, Virginia [2.4 MB]

Rochester, New York [2.6 MB]

Saint Louis, Missouri [2.6 MB]

San Antonio, Texas [2.4 MB]

San Diego, California [1.9 MB]

San Francisco-Oakland, California [3.3 MB]

Scranton, Pennsylvania [2.1 MB]

Seattle, Washington [2.7 MB]

Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts [2.0 MB]

Syracuse, New York [1.8 MB]

Tampa-Saint Petersburg, Florida [1.8 MB]

Toledo, Ohio [2.4 MB]

Utica-Rome, New York [2.0 MB]

Washington, District of Columbia [3.1 MB]

Wheeling (West Virginia)-Steubenville (Ohio) [1.9 MB]

Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton, Pennsylvania [1.8 MB]

Worcester, Massachusetts [1.9 MB]

Youngstown, Ohio [1.9 MB]

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