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Federal 100,000-249,999 residents
Listings whose style is Federal or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Style under Early Republic. Typical range 1780–1820. Also called Adam, Adamesque. Cities of 100,000-249,999 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 88 of the 88 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
37 places in category
· 18 ranked
2.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.11 · 5.78 / sq mi · composite 100
2
New Haven, CT
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.97 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 91.2
3
Providence, RI
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.83 · 0.87 / sq mi · composite 88.3
4
Richmond, VA
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.83 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 73.6
5
Charleston, SC
154,338 residents · 115.3 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 64.7
6
Quincy, MA
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.70
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 73.6
7
Mobile, AL
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50
8
Lowell, MA
118,368 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.68 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 70.6
9
Huntsville, AL
222,791 residents · 225.3 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 26.5
10
Albany, NY
100,492 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 52.9
11
New Bedford, MA
100,998 residents · 20.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 53
12
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA
127,345 residents · 116.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 29.4
13
Tuscaloosa, AL
111,038 residents · 63.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 29.4
14
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 44.1
15
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA
201,528 residents · 302.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 8.8
16
Syracuse, NY
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 29.5
17
Knoxville, TN
195,185 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 11.8
18
Fayetteville, NC
210,815 residents · 148.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 3
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.