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Chicago School 50,000-99,999 residents
Listings whose style is Chicago School or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Movement under Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements. Typical range 1880–1910. Also called Chicago School, Chicago Commercial. Cities of 50,000-99,999 residents, ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate beside it. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure, or open it live in Explore to narrow it further.
Coverage. Style comes from the National Register index, Wikidata and, where the nomination text has been read, from the text itself. Nominations have been read for 50 states and the District of Columbia so far, so 97 of the 97 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Grand Forks, ND
59,042 residents · 29.2 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 15 ranked
1.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.20 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 96.5
2
Joplin, MO
52,593 residents · 38.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.33 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 67.9
3
Youngstown, OH
59,331 residents · 33.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.18 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 75
4
Missoula, MT
76,514 residents · 35.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.80
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.05 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 75
5
Asheville, NC
94,535 residents · 45.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 60.7
6
Casa Grande, AZ
60,905 residents · 114.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.99 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 35.7
7
Cheyenne, WY
65,239 residents · 39.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.92 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 39.3
8
Roanoke, VA
98,355 residents · 42.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.81 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 42.9
9
Medford, OR
86,315 residents · 28.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.81 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 53.6
10
Wilmington, DE
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.55 / sq mi · composite 71.5
11
Terre Haute, IN
58,427 residents · 34.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 32.2
12
Utica, NY
64,217 residents · 16.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 53.6
13
Greenville, SC
72,935 residents · 30.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 21.5
14
Rapid City, SD
77,946 residents · 56.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.64 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 7.1
15
Ogden, UT
87,413 residents · 27.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.57 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 17.9
Listings through 2026-05-21; population and housing units ACS 2024 5-year; boundaries TIGER 2025. Cities ranked from 10,000 residents with at least 5 listings in the category. Built 2026-10-15.
Data: National Park Service (National Register, NPGallery), U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line, Gazetteer, ACS 5-year),
Register Atlas (CC0). How the index works . Tags marked inferred are
synthesised from evidence and open to verification.