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Second Empire 50,000-99,999 residents
Listings whose style is Second Empire or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Style under Late Victorian. Typical range 1855–1885. Also called Mansard. 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 51 of the 51 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Dubuque, IA
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 11 ranked
1.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.86 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 70
2
Somerville, MA
81,036 residents · 4.1 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 11 ranked
1.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.73 · 3.40 / sq mi · composite 95
3
Newton, MA
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 11 ranked
1.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.73 / sq mi · composite 75
4
Portland, ME
68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 11 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 60
5
Brookline, MA
63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 1.18 / sq mi · composite 75
6
Wilmington, DE
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.73 / sq mi · composite 65
7
Waltham, MA
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.92 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 50
8
Lafayette, IN
71,159 residents · 30.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 20
9
Albany, OR
56,839 residents · 17.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.88 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 30
10
Taunton, MA
60,433 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.83 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 5
11
Fall River, MA
94,082 residents · 33.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.64 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 5
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.