Historic districts: the U.S. cities with the most, ranked by size

10,000-24,999 residents 89 ranked

1

Newberry, SC city

10,790 residents · 9.2 sq mi · 11 places in category · 89 ranked

6.34

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 10.19 · 1.20 / sq mi · composite 95.5

2

Natchez, MS city

14,192 residents · 15.8 sq mi · 12 places in category · 89 ranked

5.79

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 8.46 · 0.76 / sq mi · composite 87

3

Thomasville, GA city

18,666 residents · 15.0 sq mi · 14 places in category · 89 ranked

5.56

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 7.50 · 0.93 / sq mi · composite 87.5

4

St. Augustine, FL city

15,351 residents · 9.5 sq mi · 12 places in category · 89 ranked

5.50

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 7.82 · 1.26 / sq mi · composite 94.9

5

Las Vegas, NM city

13,000 residents · 8.6 sq mi · 10 places in category · 89 ranked

5.14

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 7.69 · 1.16 / sq mi · composite 92.1

6

Martinsburg, WV city

18,904 residents · 6.6 sq mi · 13 places in category · 89 ranked

5.13

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 6.88 · 1.96 / sq mi · composite 95.5

7

Camden, AR city

10,307 residents · 16.5 sq mi · 8 places in category · 89 ranked

4.79

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 7.76 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 68.8

8

Danville, KY city

17,327 residents · 18.1 sq mi · 11 places in category · 89 ranked

4.64

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 6.35 · 0.61 / sq mi · composite 75

9

Southbridge Town, MA city

17,928 residents · 20.2 sq mi · 11 places in category · 89 ranked

4.53

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 6.14 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 67.1

10

Vicksburg, MS city

20,589 residents · 33.0 sq mi · 12 places in category · 89 ranked

4.46

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 5.83 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 52.9

All 89 cities of this size, ranked →

25,000-49,999 residents 95 ranked

1

Wheeling, WV city

26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi · 21 places in category · 95 ranked

6.15

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 7.97 · 1.54 / sq mi · composite 97.4

2

Covington, KY city

41,110 residents · 13.2 sq mi · 24 places in category · 95 ranked

4.92

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 5.84 · 1.82 / sq mi · composite 98.4

3

Petersburg, VA city

33,537 residents · 22.7 sq mi · 18 places in category · 95 ranked

4.38

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 5.37 · 0.79 / sq mi · composite 92.6

4

Hot Springs, AR city

37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi · 19 places in category · 95 ranked

4.18

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 5.01 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 83

5

New London, CT city

27,625 residents · 5.6 sq mi · 14 places in category · 95 ranked

3.99

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 5.07 · 2.50 / sq mi · composite 98.4

6

Salisbury, NC city

35,825 residents · 23.2 sq mi · 16 places in category · 95 ranked

3.70

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 4.47 · 0.69 / sq mi · composite 89.9

7

Florence, AL city

41,701 residents · 27.1 sq mi · 17 places in category · 95 ranked

3.47

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 4.08 · 0.63 / sq mi · composite 86.2

8

Burlington, VT city

44,675 residents · 10.3 sq mi · 18 places in category · 95 ranked

3.46

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 4.03 · 1.75 / sq mi · composite 93.6

9

Saratoga Springs, NY city

28,631 residents · 28.1 sq mi · 12 places in category · 95 ranked

3.34

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 4.19 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 78.2

10

Salem, MA city

44,795 residents · 8.3 sq mi · 17 places in category · 95 ranked

3.26

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 3.80 · 2.05 / sq mi · composite 94.2

All 95 cities of this size, ranked →

50,000-99,999 residents 107 ranked

1

Newton, MA city

89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi · 36 places in category · 107 ranked

3.60

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 4.04 · 2.02 / sq mi · composite 98.6

2

Dubuque, IA city

59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi · 25 places in category · 107 ranked

3.56

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 4.22 · 0.80 / sq mi · composite 93.4

3

Wilmington, DE city

71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi · 25 places in category · 107 ranked

3.03

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 3.49 · 2.29 / sq mi · composite 98.6

4

Asheville, NC city

94,535 residents · 45.5 sq mi · 27 places in category · 107 ranked

2.57

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.86 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 90.1

5

Brookline, MA CDP

63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi · 18 places in category · 107 ranked

2.44

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.85 · 2.66 / sq mi · composite 98.1

6

Portland, ME city

68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi · 18 places in category · 107 ranked

2.27

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.61 · 0.84 / sq mi · composite 91.5

7

Lynchburg, VA city

79,497 residents · 48.9 sq mi · 20 places in category · 107 ranked

2.23

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.52 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 81.7

8

St. Joseph, MO city

71,236 residents · 44.0 sq mi · 18 places in category · 107 ranked

2.21

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.53 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 81.6

9

Troy, NY city

51,033 residents · 10.4 sq mi · 13 places in category · 107 ranked

2.12

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.55 · 1.26 / sq mi · composite 93.9

10

Roanoke, VA city

98,355 residents · 42.5 sq mi · 22 places in category · 107 ranked

2.03

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.24 · 0.52 / sq mi · composite 85.9

All 107 cities of this size, ranked →

100,000-249,999 residents 92 ranked

1

Hartford, CT city

121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi · 49 places in category · 92 ranked

3.76

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 4.05 · 2.81 / sq mi · composite 99.5

2

Richmond, VA city

229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi · 88 places in category · 92 ranked

3.69

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 3.84 · 1.47 / sq mi · composite 97.3

3

Cambridge, MA city

118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi · 40 places in category · 92 ranked

3.13

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 3.37 · 6.25 / sq mi · composite 98.9

4

Birmingham, AL city

198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi · 61 places in category · 92 ranked

2.95

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 3.08 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 87.9

5

Pasadena, CA city

136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi · 33 places in category · 92 ranked

2.27

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.41 · 1.44 / sq mi · composite 95.1

6

Davenport, IA city

100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi · 24 places in category · 92 ranked

2.20

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.38 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 85.7

7

Providence, RI city

191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi · 39 places in category · 92 ranked

1.95

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.03 · 2.12 / sq mi · composite 95.6

8

Columbia, SC city

139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi · 28 places in category · 92 ranked

1.90

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 2.01 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 73.1

9

Dayton, OH city

136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi · 27 places in category · 92 ranked

1.87

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.98 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 85.7

10

Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA

127,345 residents · 116.4 sq mi · 24 places in category · 92 ranked

1.78

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.88 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 72.5

All 92 cities of this size, ranked →

250,000-499,999 residents 32 ranked

1

St. Louis, MO city

288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi · 108 places in category · 32 ranked

3.60

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 3.74 · 1.75 / sq mi · composite 100

2

Cleveland, OH city

366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi · 52 places in category · 32 ranked

1.39

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.42 · 0.67 / sq mi · composite 91.9

3

Cincinnati, OH city

311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi · 44 places in category · 32 ranked

1.37

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.41 · 0.56 / sq mi · composite 88.7

4

Pittsburgh, PA city

304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi · 39 places in category · 32 ranked

1.24

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.28 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 90.3

5

New Orleans, LA city

371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi · 44 places in category · 32 ranked

1.16

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.18 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 75.8

6

Madison, WI city

278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi · 31 places in category · 32 ranked

1.08

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.12 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 80.7

7

Buffalo, NY city

276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi · 30 places in category · 32 ranked

1.05

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.08 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 87.1

8

Fort Wayne, IN city

268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi · 29 places in category · 32 ranked

1.05

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.08 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 72.6

9

Toledo, OH city

267,463 residents · 80.5 sq mi · 26 places in category · 32 ranked

0.95

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.97 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 72.6

10

Lexington-Fayette, KY urban county

323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi · 31 places in category · 32 ranked

0.94

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.96 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 48.4

All 32 cities of this size, ranked →

500,000-999,999 residents 28 ranked

1

Boston, MA city

666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi · 100 places in category · 28 ranked

1.46

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.50 · 2.07 / sq mi · composite 100

2

Baltimore, MD city

573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi · 84 places in category · 28 ranked

1.42

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.47 · 1.04 / sq mi · composite 94.4

3

Atlanta, GA city

505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi · 73 places in category · 28 ranked

1.39

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.44 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 88.9

4

Washington, DC city

681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi · 80 places in category · 28 ranked

1.15

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.17 · 1.31 / sq mi · composite 92.6

5

Kansas City, MO city

510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi · 56 places in category · 28 ranked

1.06

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.10 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 70.4

6

Tucson, AZ city

547,073 residents · 242.9 sq mi · 57 places in category · 28 ranked

1.01

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 1.04 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 74.1

7

Detroit, MI city

638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi · 60 places in category · 28 ranked

0.92

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.94 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 77.8

8

Milwaukee, WI city

566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi · 51 places in category · 28 ranked

0.88

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.90 · 0.53 / sq mi · composite 77.8

9

Memphis, TN city

618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi · 55 places in category · 28 ranked

0.87

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.89 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 64.9

10

Indianapolis city (balance), IN

885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi · 59 places in category · 28 ranked

0.66

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.67 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 59.3

All 28 cities of this size, ranked →

1,000,000+ residents 9 ranked

1

Philadelphia, PA city

1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi · 80 places in category · 9 ranked

0.48

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.51 · 0.60 / sq mi · composite 93.8

2

Chicago, IL city

2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi · 108 places in category · 9 ranked

0.39

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.40 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 81.3

3

Phoenix, AZ city

1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi · 61 places in category · 9 ranked

0.36

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.37 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 68.8

4

Dallas, TX city

1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi · 33 places in category · 9 ranked

0.25

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.25 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50

5

San Antonio, TX city

1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi · 34 places in category · 9 ranked

0.23

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.23 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 37.5

6

New York, NY city

8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi · 182 places in category · 9 ranked

0.21

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.21 · 0.61 / sq mi · composite 68.8

7

San Diego, CA city

1,389,526 residents · 326.0 sq mi · 17 places in category · 9 ranked

0.13

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.12 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 18.8

8

Los Angeles, CA city

3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi · 46 places in category · 9 ranked

0.12

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.12 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 31.3

9

Houston, TX city

2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi · 17 places in category · 9 ranked

0.08

per 10,000 residents (adjusted)

raw 0.07 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0

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