Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Columbus leads the way in population growth in Ohio

 
From Retiring Guy's postcard collection

Once upon a time, Columbus trailed Ohio's two historically largest cities by a wide margin.

1900
  1. Cleveland:  381,768
  2. Cincinnati:  325,902
  3. Columbus:  125,560
1950
  1. Cleveland:  914,080
  2. Cincinnati:  503,998
  3. Columbus:  375,901
With 1970 census, Columbus moved past Cincinnati into 2nd place
  1. Cleveland:  750,903
  2. Columbus:  539,677
  3. Cincinnati:  452,525
By 1990, Columbus had taken over the top spot.
  1. Columbus:  632,910
  2. Cleveland:  505,616
  3. Cincinnati:  364,040

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau



Other states' top 10.
Montana.  (6/27/2023)
Wisconsin.  (6/27/2023)

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