2000 Census: US Municipalities Over 50,000: Ranked by 2000 Population

2000 Census: US Municipalities Over 50,000:
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Municipality State 2000 Population 2000 Land Area in Square Miles Population per Square Mile 1990 Population 1990 Land Area in Square Miles Population per Square Mile Change in Population Change in Land Area Change in Population Density

Abilene city Texas 115,930 105.1 1,103 106,654 103.1 1,034 8.7% 2.0% 6.6%

Akron city Ohio 217,074 62.1 3,497 223,019 62.2 3,586 -2.7% -0.2% -2.5%

Alameda city California 72,259 10.8 6,693 76,459 10.7 7,146 -5.5% 0.9% -6.3%

Albany GA city Georgia 76,939 55.5 1,385 78,122 55.5 1,408 -1.5% 0.1% -1.6%

Albany NY city New York 95,658 21.4 4,474 101,082 21.4 4,723 -5.4% -0.1% -5.3%

Albuquerque city New Mexico 448,607 180.7 2,483 384,736 132.2 2,910 16.6% 36.7% -14.7%

Alexandria city Virginia 128,283 15.2 8,451 111,183 15.3 7,267 15.4% -0.8% 16.3%

Alhambra city California 85,804 7.6 11,257 82,106 7.6 10,803 4.5% 0.3% 4.2%

Allentown city Pennsylvania 106,632 17.7 6,011 105,090 17.7 5,937 1.5% 0.2% 1.2%

Amarillo city Texas 173,627 89.9 1,932 157,615 87.9 1,793 10.2% 2.2% 7.7%

Ames city Iowa 50,731 21.6 2,352 47,198 19.7 2,396 7.5% 9.5% -1.8%

Anaheim city California 328,014 48.9 6,702 266,406 44.3 6,014 23.1% 10.5% 11.4%

Anchorage city Alaska 260,283 1,697.3 153 226,338 1697.6 133 15.0% -0.0% 15.0%

Anderson city Indiana 59,734 40.0 1,491 59,459 37.9 1,569 0.5% 5.7% -4.9%

Ann Arbor city Michigan 114,024 27.0 4,221 109,592 25.9 4,231 4.0% 4.3% -0.2%

Antioch city California 90,532 26.9 3,359 62,195 19.6 3,173 45.6% 37.5% 5.9%

Apple Valley town California 54,239 73.3 740 46,079 67.2 686 17.7% 9.1% 7.9%

Appleton city Wisconsin 70,087 20.9 3,356 65,695 17.1 3,842 6.7% 22.1% -12.7%

Arcadia city California 53,054 11.0 4,830 48,290 10.9 4,430 9.9% 0.8% 9.0%

Arlington city Texas 332,969 95.8 3,475 261,721 93 2,814 27.2% 3.0% 23.5%

Arlington Heights village Illinois 76,031 16.4 4,633 75,460 16.2 4,658 0.8% 1.3% -0.5%

Arvada city Colorado 102,153 32.7 3,128 89,235 22.1 4,038 14.5% 47.8% -22.5%

Asheville city North Carolina 68,889 40.9 1,683 61,607 34.9 1,765 11.8% 17.3% -4.6%

Athens city Georgia 100,266 117.8 851 45,734 16.6 2,755 119.2% 609.4% -69.1%

Atlanta city Georgia 416,474 131.8 3,161 394,017 131.8 2,990 5.7% -0.0% 5.7%

Augusta city Georgia 195,182 302.1 646 44,639 19.7 2,266 337.2% 1433.8% -71.5%

Aurora CO city Colorado 276,393 142.5 1,939 222,103 132.5 1,676 24.4% 7.6% 15.7%

Aurora IL city Illinois 142,990 38.5 3,711 99,581 33.5 2,973 43.6% 15.0% 24.9%

Austin city Texas 656,562 251.5 2,610 465,622 217.8 2,138 41.0% 15.5% 22.1%

Bakersfield city California 247,057 113.1 2,184 174,820 91.8 1,904 41.3% 23.2% 14.7%

Baldwin Park city California 75,837 6.7 11,378 69,330 6.6 10,505 9.4% 1.0% 8.3%

Baltimore city Maryland 651,154 80.8 8,058 736,014 80.8 9,109 -11.5% 0.0% -11.5%

Baton Rouge city Louisiana 227,818 76.8 2,964 219,531 73.9 2,971 3.8% 4.0% -0.2%

Battle Creek city Michigan 53,364 42.8 1,246 53,540 42.8 1,251 -0.3% 0.1% -0.4%

Bayonne city New Jersey 61,842 5.6 10,991 61,444 5.6 10,972 0.6% 0.5% 0.2%

Baytown city Texas 66,430 32.7 2,034 63,850 31.3 2,040 4.0% 4.3% -0.3%

Beaumont city Texas 113,866 85.0 1,339 114,323 80.1 1,427 -0.4% 6.1% -6.2%

Beaverton city Oregon 76,129 16.3 4,664 53,310 13.8 3,863 42.8% 18.3% 20.7%

Bellevue city Washington 109,569 30.7 3,563 86,874 26.4 3,291 26.1% 16.5% 8.3%

Bellflower city California 72,878 6.1 11,999 61,815 6.1 10,134 17.9% -0.4% 18.4%

Bellingham city Washington 67,171 25.6 2,619 52,179 22 2,372 28.7% 16.6% 10.4%

Bend city Oregon 52,029 32.0 1,625 20,469 13.4 1,528 154.2% 139.0% 6.4%

Berkeley city California 102,743 10.5 9,823 102,724 10.5 9,783 0.0% -0.4% 0.4%

Berwyn city Illinois 54,016 3.9 13,875 45,426 3.9 11,648 18.9% -0.2% 19.1%

Bethlehem city Pennsylvania 71,329 19.3 3,704 71,428 19.3 3,701 -0.1% -0.2% 0.1%

Billings city Montana 89,847 33.7 2,665 81,151 32.6 2,489 10.7% 3.4% 7.1%

Biloxi city Mississippi 50,644 38.0 1,332 46,319 19.6 2,363 9.3% 94.0% -43.6%

Birmingham city Alabama 242,820 149.9 1,620 265,968 148.5 1,791 -8.7% 1.0% -9.6%

Bismarck city North Dakota 55,532 26.9 2,065 49,256 24.3 2,027 12.7% 10.7% 1.9%

Bloomington IL city Illinois 64,808 22.5 2,880 51,972 16.7 3,112 24.7% 34.7% -7.5%

Bloomington IN city Indiana 69,291 19.7 3,511 60,633 15.1 4,015 14.3% 30.7% -12.6%

Bloomington MN city Minnesota 85,172 35.5 2,400 86,335 35.5 2,432 -1.3% -0.0% -1.3%

Boca Raton city Florida 74,764 27.2 2,750 61,492 27.2 2,261 21.6% -0.0% 21.6%

Boise City city Idaho 185,787 63.8 2,913 125,738 46.1 2,728 47.8% 38.4% 6.8%

Bolingbrook village Illinois 56,321 20.5 2,746 40,843 11.2 3,647 37.9% 83.1% -24.7%

Bossier City city Louisiana 56,461 40.8 1,383 52,721 38 1,387 7.1% 7.5% -0.4%

Boston city Massachusetts 589,141 48.4 12,165 574,283 48.4 11,865 2.6% 0.1% 2.5%

Boulder city Colorado 94,673 24.4 3,884 83,312 22.6 3,686 13.6% 7.9% 5.4%

Bowie city Maryland 50,269 16.1 3,122 37,589 12.9 2,914 33.7% 24.8% 7.1%

Boynton Beach city Florida 60,389 15.9 3,803 46,194 15.1 3,059 30.7% 5.2% 24.3%

Bridgeport city Connecticut 139,529 16.0 8,720 141,686 16 8,855 -1.5% 0.0% -1.5%

Bristol city Connecticut 60,062 26.5 2,266 60,640 26.5 2,288 -1.0% 0.0% -1.0%

Brockton city Massachusetts 94,304 21.5 4,393 92,788 21.5 4,316 1.6% -0.1% 1.8%

Broken Arrow city Oklahoma 74,859 45.0 1,664 58,043 40.4 1,437 29.0% 11.4% 15.8%

Brooklyn Park city Minnesota 67,388 26.1 2,586 56,381 26 2,169 19.5% 0.2% 19.2%

Brownsville city Texas 139,722 80.4 1,738 98,962 27.9 3,547 41.2% 188.2% -51.0%

Bryan city Texas 65,660 43.3 1,515 55,002 32.7 1,682 19.4% 32.5% -9.9%

Buena Park city California 78,282 10.6 7,403 68,784 10.6 6,489 13.8% -0.2% 14.1%

Buffalo city New York 292,648 40.6 7,205 328,123 40.6 8,082 -10.8% 0.0% -10.8%

Burbank city California 100,316 17.3 5,782 93,643 17.3 5,413 7.1% 0.3% 6.8%

Burnsville city Minnesota 60,220 24.9 2,421 51,288 24.9 2,060 17.4% -0.1% 17.5%

Camarillo city California 57,077 18.9 3,015 52,303 18.4 2,843 9.1% 2.9% 6.1%

Cambridge city Massachusetts 101,355 6.4 15,765 95,802 6.4 14,969 5.8% 0.5% 5.3%

Camden city New Jersey 79,904 8.8 9,056 87,492 8.8 9,942 -8.7% 0.3% -8.9%

Canton city Ohio 80,806 20.5 3,933 84,161 20.2 4,166 -4.0% 1.7% -5.6%

Cape Coral city Florida 102,286 105.2 972 74,991 105.1 714 36.4% 0.1% 36.3%

Carlsbad city California 78,247 37.4 2,090 63,126 37.7 1,674 24.0% -0.7% 24.8%

Carrollton city Texas 109,576 36.5 3,004 82,169 34.8 2,361 33.4% 4.8% 27.2%

Carson city California 89,730 18.8 4,762 83,995 18.8 4,468 6.8% 0.2% 6.6%

Carson City NV Nevada 52,457 143.4 366 40,443 143.5 282 29.7% -0.1% 29.8%

Cary town North Carolina 94,536 42.1 2,246 43,858 31.2 1,406 115.6% 34.9% 59.8%

Cedar Rapids city Iowa 120,758 63.1 1,913 108,751 53.5 2,033 11.0% 18.0% -5.9%

Cerritos city California 51,488 8.6 5,974 53,240 8.6 6,191 -3.3% 0.2% -3.5%

Champaign city Illinois 67,518 17.0 3,974 63,502 13 4,885 6.3% 30.7% -18.6%

Chandler city Arizona 176,581 57.9 3,050 90,533 47.6 1,902 95.0% 21.6% 60.4%

Charleston city SC South Carolina 96,650 97.0 996 80,414 43.2 1,861 20.2% 124.5% -46.5%

Charleston city WV West Virginia 53,421 31.6 1,690 57,287 29.5 1,942 -6.7% 7.1% -13.0%

Charlotte city North Carolina 540,828 242.3 2,232 395,934 174.3 2,272 36.6% 39.0% -1.7%

Chattanooga city Tennessee 155,554 135.2 1,150 152,466 118.4 1,288 2.0% 14.2% -10.7%

Chesapeake city Virginia 199,184 340.7 585 151,976 340.7 446 31.1% 0.0% 31.0%

Cheyenne city Wyoming 53,011 21.1 2,511 50,008 18.8 2,660 6.0% 12.3% -5.6%

Chicago city Illinois 2,896,016 227.1 12,749 2,783,726 227.2 12,252 4.0% -0.0% 4.1%

Chico city California 59,954 27.7 2,161 40,079 22.4 1,789 49.6% 23.9% 20.8%

Chicopee city Massachusetts 54,653 22.9 2,390 56,632 22.9 2,473 -3.5% -0.1% -3.4%

Chino city California 67,168 21.1 3,190 59,682 17 3,511 12.5% 23.8% -9.1%

Chino Hills city California 66,787 44.8 1,490 27,608 15.5 1,781 141.9% 189.1% -16.3%

Chula Vista city California 173,556 48.9 3,551 135,163 29 4,661 28.4% 68.6% -23.8%

Cicero town Illinois 85,616 5.8 14,644 67,436 5.8 11,627 27.0% 0.8% 26.0%

Cincinnati city Ohio 331,285 78.0 4,249 364,040 77.2 4,716 -9.0% 1.0% -9.9%

Citrus Heights city California 85,071 14.3 5,929 107,439 19.5 5,510 -20.8% -26.4% 7.6%

Clarksville city Tennessee 103,455 94.9 1,091 75,494 73.1 1,033 37.0% 29.8% 5.6%

Clearwater city Florida 108,787 25.3 4,302 98,784 24.9 3,967 10.1% 1.6% 8.4%

Cleveland city Ohio 478,403 77.6 6,166 505,616 77 6,566 -5.4% 0.8% -6.1%

Clifton city New Jersey 78,672 11.3 6,965 71,742 11.3 6,349 9.7% -0.0% 9.7%

Clovis city California 68,468 17.1 4,000 50,323 14.3 3,519 36.1% 19.7% 13.7%

College Station city Texas 67,890 40.3 1,686 52,456 29.5 1,778 29.4% 36.5% -5.2%

Colorado Springs city Colorado 360,890 185.8 1,943 281,140 183.2 1,535 28.4% 1.4% 26.6%

Columbia city MO Missouri 84,531 53.1 1,593 69,101 44.3 1,560 22.3% 19.8% 2.1%

Columbia city SC South Carolina 116,278 125.2 929 98,052 117.1 837 18.6% 6.9% 10.9%

Columbus city GA Georgia 185,781 216.1 860 178,681 216.1 827 4.0% 0.0% 4.0%

Columbus city OH Ohio 711,470 210.3 3,383 632,910 190.9 3,315 12.4% 10.2% 2.1%

Compton city California 93,493 10.1 9,225 90,454 10.2 8,868 3.4% -0.6% 4.0%

Concord city CA California 121,780 30.1 4,041 111,348 29.5 3,775 9.4% 2.2% 7.1%

Concord city NC North Carolina 55,977 51.6 1,085 27,347 21.8 1,254 104.7% 136.6% -13.5%

Coon Rapids city Minnesota 61,607 22.7 2,718 52,978 22.8 2,324 16.3% -0.6% 17.0%

Coral Springs city Florida 117,549 23.9 4,916 79,443 23.5 3,381 48.0% 1.7% 45.4%

Corona city California 124,966 35.1 3,555 76,095 28.5 2,670 64.2% 23.3% 33.2%

Corpus Christi city Texas 277,454 154.6 1,794 257,453 135 1,907 7.8% 14.6% -5.9%

Costa Mesa city California 108,724 15.6 6,956 96,357 15.6 6,177 12.8% 0.2% 12.6%

Council Bluffs city Iowa 58,268 37.4 1,559 54,315 36.8 1,476 7.3% 1.6% 5.6%

Cranston city Rhode Island 79,269 28.6 2,774 76,060 28.6 2,659 4.2% -0.1% 4.3%

Cupertino city California 50,546 10.9 4,620 40,263 10.3 3,909 25.5% 6.2% 18.2%

Dallas city Texas 1,188,580 342.6 3,470 1,006,877 342.4 2,941 18.0% 0.0% 18.0%

Daly City city California 103,621 7.6 13,703 92,311 7.5 12,308 12.3% 0.8% 11.3%

Danbury city Connecticut 74,848 42.1 1,777 65,585 42.1 1,558 14.1% 0.0% 14.1%

Davenport city Iowa 98,359 62.8 1,566 95,333 61.4 1,553 3.2% 2.3% 0.9%

Davie town Florida 75,720 33.4 2,265 47,217 32.3 1,462 60.4% 3.5% 54.9%

Davis city California 60,308 10.5 5,769 46,209 8.4 5,501 30.5% 24.5% 4.9%

Dayton city Ohio 166,179 55.8 2,979 182,044 55 3,310 -8.7% 1.4% -10.0%

Daytona Beach city Florida 64,112 58.7 1,093 61,921 32.2 1,923 3.5% 82.2% -43.2%

Dearborn city Michigan 97,775 24.4 4,013 89,286 24.4 3,659 9.5% -0.1% 9.7%

Dearborn Heights city Michigan 58,264 11.7 4,973 60,838 11.7 5,200 -4.2% 0.1% -4.4%

Decatur city AL Alabama 53,929 53.4 1,010 48,761 47.2 1,033 10.6% 13.2% -2.3%

Decatur city IL Illinois 81,860 41.6 1,970 83,885 37.1 2,261 -2.4% 12.0% -12.9%

Deerfield Beach city Florida 64,583 13.4 4,810 46,325 10.4 4,454 39.4% 29.1% 8.0%

Delray Beach city Florida 60,020 15.4 3,905 47,181 14.8 3,188 27.2% 3.8% 22.5%

Deltona city Florida 69,543 35.8 1,944 50,828 52.5 968 36.8% -31.8% 100.8%

Denton city Texas 80,537 61.5 1,310 66,270 52.6 1,260 21.5% 16.9% 3.9%

Denver city Colorado 554,636 153.4 3,617 467,610 153.3 3,050 18.6% 0.0% 18.6%

Des Moines city Iowa 198,682 75.8 2,621 193,187 75.3 2,566 2.8% 0.7% 2.2%

Des Plaines city Illinois 58,720 14.4 4,071 53,223 14.2 3,748 10.3% 1.6% 8.6%

Detroit city Michigan 951,270 138.8 6,855 1,027,974 138.7 7,411 -7.5% 0.1% -7.5%

Diamond Bar city California 56,287 14.8 3,813 53,672 15.1 3,554 4.9% -2.2% 7.3%

Dothan city Alabama 57,737 86.6 667 53,589 79.7 672 7.7% 8.7% -0.9%

Downey city California 107,323 12.4 8,641 91,444 12.4 7,375 17.4% 0.2% 17.2%

Dubuque city Iowa 57,686 26.5 2,178 57,546 23.1 2,491 0.2% 14.7% -12.6%

Duluth city Minnesota 86,918 68.0 1,278 85,493 67.6 1,265 1.7% 0.6% 1.1%

Durham city North Carolina 187,035 94.6 1,976 136,611 69.3 1,971 36.9% 36.6% 0.3%

Eagan city Minnesota 63,557 32.3 1,968 47,409 32.2 1,472 34.1% 0.3% 33.6%

East Orange city New Jersey 69,824 3.9 17,775 73,552 3.9 18,859 -5.1% 0.7% -5.7%

Eau Claire city Wisconsin 61,704 30.3 2,038 56,856 27.7 2,053 8.5% 9.3% -0.7%

Eden Prairie city Minnesota 54,901 32.4 1,695 39,311 32.4 1,213 39.7% -0.0% 39.7%

Edmond city Oklahoma 68,315 85.1 802 52,315 85.3 613 30.6% -0.2% 30.8%

El Cajon city California 94,869 14.6 6,510 88,693 14.4 6,159 7.0% 1.2% 5.7%

El Monte city California 115,965 9.6 12,139 106,209 9.5 11,180 9.2% 0.6% 8.6%

El Paso city Texas 563,662 249.1 2,263 515,342 245.4 2,100 9.4% 1.5% 7.8%

Elgin city Illinois 94,487 25.0 3,779 77,010 21.9 3,516 22.7% 14.2% 7.5%

Elizabeth city New Jersey 120,568 12.2 9,865 110,002 12.3 8,943 9.6% -0.6% 10.3%

Elkhart city Indiana 51,874 21.4 2,428 43,627 17.1 2,551 18.9% 24.9% -4.8%

Elyria city Ohio 55,953 19.9 2,814 56,746 19.4 2,925 -1.4% 2.5% -3.8%

Encinitas city California 58,014 19.1 3,035 55,386 17.9 3,094 4.7% 6.8% -1.9%

Erie city Pennsylvania 103,717 22.0 4,723 108,718 22 4,942 -4.6% -0.2% -4.4%

Escondido city California 133,559 36.3 3,681 108,635 35.6 3,052 22.9% 1.9% 20.6%

Euclid city Ohio 52,717 10.7 4,923 54,875 10.7 5,129 -3.9% 0.1% -4.0%

Eugene city Oregon 137,893 40.5 3,403 112,669 38 2,965 22.4% 6.6% 14.8%

Evanston city Illinois 74,239 7.7 9,583 73,233 7.8 9,389 1.4% -0.7% 2.1%

Evansville city Indiana 121,582 40.7 2,987 126,272 40.7 3,103 -3.7% 0.0% -3.7%

Everett city Washington 91,488 32.5 2,814 69,961 29.9 2,340 30.8% 8.7% 20.3%

Fairfield city California 96,178 37.7 2,554 77,211 35.9 2,151 24.6% 4.9% 18.8%

Fall River city Massachusetts 91,938 31.0 2,963 92,703 31 2,990 -0.8% 0.1% -0.9%

Fargo city North Dakota 90,599 37.9 2,388 74,111 29.8 2,487 22.2% 27.3% -4.0%

Farmington Hills city Michigan 82,111 33.3 2,466 74,652 33.3 2,242 10.0% -0.0% 10.0%

Fayetteville city AR Arkansas 58,047 43.4 1,337 42,099 40.2 1,047 37.9% 8.0% 27.6%

Fayetteville city NC North Carolina 121,015 58.8 2,059 75,695 40.6 1,864 59.9% 44.8% 10.4%

Federal Way city Washington 83,259 21.0 3,959 67,554 19.7 3,429 23.2% 6.7% 15.5%

Flagstaff city Arizona 52,894 63.6 832 45,857 63.2 726 15.3% 0.6% 14.7%

Flint city Michigan 124,943 33.6 3,715 140,761 33.8 4,165 -11.2% -0.5% -10.8%

Florissant city Missouri 50,497 11.4 4,442 51,206 10.2 5,020 -1.4% 11.4% -11.5%

Flower Mound city Texas 50,702 40.9 1,240 15,527 32 485 226.5% 27.7% 155.6%

Folsom city California 51,884 21.7 2,387 29,802 21.4 1,393 74.1% 1.6% 71.4%

Fontana city California 128,929 36.1 3,570 87,535 35.6 2,459 47.3% 1.5% 45.2%

Fort Collins city Colorado 118,652 46.5 2,549 87,758 41.2 2,130 35.2% 13.0% 19.7%

Fort Lauderdale city Florida 152,397 31.7 4,803 149,377 31.4 4,757 2.0% 1.1% 1.0%

Fort Smith city Arkansas 80,268 50.4 1,594 72,798 46.7 1,559 10.3% 7.8% 2.3%

Fort Wayne city Indiana 205,727 79.0 2,606 173,072 62.7 2,760 18.9% 25.9% -5.6%

Fort Worth city Texas 534,694 292.6 1,828 447,619 281.1 1,592 19.5% 4.1% 14.8%

Fountain Valley city California 54,978 8.9 6,167 53,691 8.9 6,033 2.4% 0.2% 2.2%

Frederick city Maryland 52,767 20.4 2,584 40,148 18.2 2,206 31.4% 12.2% 17.2%

Fremont city California 203,413 76.7 2,652 173,339 77 2,251 17.3% -0.4% 17.8%

Fresno city California 427,652 104.4 4,097 354,202 99.1 3,574 20.7% 5.3% 14.6%

Fullerton city California 126,003 22.2 5,676 114,144 22.1 5,165 10.4% 0.5% 9.9%

Gainesville city Florida 95,447 48.2 1,981 84,770 34.9 2,429 12.6% 38.1% -18.4%

Gaithersburg city Maryland 52,613 10.1 5,216 39,542 9.1 4,345 33.1% 10.8% 20.0%

Galveston city Texas 57,247 46.2 1,240 59,070 46.2 1,279 -3.1% -0.1% -3.0%

Garden Grove city California 165,196 18.0 9,165 143,050 17.9 7,992 15.5% 0.7% 14.7%

Gardena city California 57,746 5.8 9,921 49,847 5.3 9,405 15.8% 9.8% 5.5%

Garland city Texas 215,768 57.1 3,778 180,650 57.3 3,153 19.4% -0.3% 19.8%

Gary city Indiana 102,746 50.2 2,045 116,646 50.2 2,324 -11.9% 0.1% -12.0%

Gastonia city North Carolina 66,277 46.1 1,439 54,732 30.4 1,800 21.1% 51.5% -20.1%

Gilbert town Arizona 109,697 43.0 2,554 29,188 27.1 1,077 275.8% 58.5% 137.1%