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For 1790 through 1990, tables are taken from the U.S Census Bureau's "Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990." [1] For year 2000 rankings, data from the Census Bureau's tally of "Cities with 100,000 or More Population Ranked by Selected Subject" is used. [2]
This article lists the largest human settlements in the world (by population) over time, as estimated by historians, from 7000 BC when the largest human settlement was a proto-city in the ancient Near East with a population of about 1,000–2,000 people, to the year 2000 when the largest human settlement was Tokyo with 26 million.
This was the last major fire in the city before bombing of WW II. 1327 – Fire of Munich, Germany, destroys one-third of the city, 30 deaths. 1405 – Fire of Bern, Switzerland, destroys 600 houses, over 100 deaths. 1421 – First Great Fire of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 1426 – Hanyang fires in Joseon [3]
1800s; 1810s; 1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; Where reliable foundation dates exist, articles should be categorised by year for 1500 and later, by decade from the 1200s ...
Largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas, later called Mexico City. 1450 Etzanoa: Kansas United States [4] 1450 Zuni Pueblo: New Mexico: United States [5] 1470: Iximche: Chimaltenango: Guatemala: 1493: La Isabela: Puerto Plata: Dominican Republic: First European settlement in the New World during the Age of Discovery. Abandoned by 1500. 1494 ...
This is a list of the largest cities in each U.S. state and territory by historical population, ... 1800 1810 1820 1830 Name Pop. Name Pop. Name Pop.
This article lists historical urban community sizes based on the estimated populations of selected human settlements from 7000 BC – AD 1875, organized by archaeological periods.
Urban sites were on the decline from the late Roman period and remained of very minor importance until around the 9th century. The largest cities in later Anglo-Saxon England however were Winchester, London and York, in that order, although London had eclipsed Winchester by the 11th century. Details of population size are however lacking.