Twenty Largest Cities in the United States

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Washington CANADA LEGEND
Oregon
Montana North Dakota New Hampshire Maine 1. New York City
Wyoming Minnesota Vermont 2. Los Angeles
Colorado 3. Chicago
Michigan 4. Houston
New Mexico 5. Philadelphia
Idaho Wisconsin Massachusetts 6. Phoenix
7. San Diego
Utah South Dakota Michigan New York 20 8. Dallas
VirgiWneisat 9. San Antonio
Nevada Arizona Nebraska Iowa 19 10 Pennsylvania5 1 Rhode Island 10. Detroit
6 Kansas Ohio Connecticut 11. San Jose
Oklahoma 3 Indiana 15 17 New Jersey 12. Indianapolis
Illinois 13. San Francisco
13 California Delaware 14. Jacksonville
11 12 15. Columbus
PACIFIC OCEAN Maryland 16. Austin
17. Baltimore
Missouri Virginia 18. Memphis
Arkansas 19. Milwaukee
2 Kentucky CNaorrotlihna ATLANTIC OCEAN 20. Boston
7 Tennessee CSaoruotlihna
Population based on
18 2000 U.S. Census

8 Alabama Georgia Mississippi

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Florida
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Monday

1. The map of the twenty largest cities in the U.S. is based on which
census?

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2. In the 2000 Census, which city had the largest population? In which state
is the city located?

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Tuesday

1. Name the top five largest cities in the United States.
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2. Which two states each have four of the most populous cities?
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Wednesday

1. Which of the largest cities border the Great Lakes?
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2. Which city was ranked as the 17th largest city in 2000? In which state is it
located?

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Thursday

1. In 2000, New York City’s population was 8,008,278 and Los Angeles was
3,694,820. Find the difference in their populations.

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2. Chicago’s population was 2,896,016 in 2000. Detroit had 951,270 people.
Find the difference in their populations.

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Friday

1. The population of Phoenix was 106,818 in 1950 and 1,321,045 in 2000.
How much did the population grow in those fifty years?

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2. Philadelphia had a population of 2,071,605 in 1950. In 2000, its
population was 1,517,550. How much did its population decline?

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Challenge

Which cities would be added to make the twenty-five largest cities in the United
States? Write the names of the five cities as a caption on the map.

Use an almanac, the official Web site of the Census Bureau, or other resource
to find the 2000 population figures for the five cities that complete the list.

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