year rank population 1790 2 28522 1800 2 41220 1810 2 53722 1820 2 63802 1830 3 80462 1840 4 93665 1850 4 121376 1860 2 565529 1870 2 674022 1880 2 847170 1890 3 1046964 1900 3 1293697 1910 3 1549008 1920 3 1823779 1930 3 1950961 1940 3 1931334 1950 3 2071605 1960 4 2002512 1970 4 1948609 1980 4 1688210 1990 5 1585577