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Federal 25,000-49,999 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 25,000-49,999 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
Wakefield, MA
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 24 ranked
6.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.56 · 2.84 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Reading, MA
25,612 residents · 10.0 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 24 ranked
5.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.64 · 1.70 / sq mi · composite 91.4
3
Barnstable Town, MA
49,568 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 24 ranked
4.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.25 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 78.3
4
Salem, MA
44,795 residents · 8.3 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 24 ranked
3.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.46 · 2.41 / sq mi · composite 91.4
5
New Bern, NC
32,734 residents · 28.9 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 24 ranked
3.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.67 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 71.8
6
Frankfort, KY
28,503 residents · 14.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 24 ranked
2.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.16 · 0.61 / sq mi · composite 76.1
7
Burlington, VT
44,675 residents · 10.3 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 24 ranked
2.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.69 · 1.16 / sq mi · composite 78.3
8
Petersburg, VA
33,537 residents · 22.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 24 ranked
2.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.68 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 60.9
9
Amherst Town, MA
38,182 residents · 27.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 24 ranked
2.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.36 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 52.2
10
Milton, MA
28,587 residents · 13.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 24 ranked
2.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.45 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 67.4
11
Arlington, MA
46,350 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.94 · 1.75 / sq mi · composite 73.9
12
North Attleborough Town, MA
30,984 residents · 18.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.94 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 45.7
13
Richmond, KY
37,111 residents · 22.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.89 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 41.3
14
Elizabethtown, KY
32,576 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.84 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 30.5
15
Columbia, TN
45,441 residents · 36.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.76 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 32.6
16
Gloucester, MA
30,075 residents · 26.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.66 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 23.9
17
Charlottesville, VA
45,437 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.54 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 54.4
18
Needham, MA
32,459 residents · 12.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.54 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 41.3
19
Middletown, CT
47,958 residents · 41.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 13
20
Salisbury, NC
35,825 residents · 23.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.40 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 19.5
21
Georgetown, KY
39,117 residents · 17.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.28 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 21.7
22
Gallatin, TN
48,532 residents · 35.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.24 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 4.4
23
Florence, AL
41,701 residents · 27.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.20 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 6.5
24
Beverly, MA
42,665 residents · 15.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 23.9
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.