THE TOP 50

The roll call of the nation's great cities is changing dramatically, 1960 census figures proved last week. Such aging centers as New York, Chicago and Detroit are fighting to keep their rank while losing thousands to the green suburbs. Some venerable metropolises--Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Cleveland and San Francisco--are slipping in rank and population, while such fresh new giants as Houston, Dallas, San Diego, Phoenix and Tampa are rising fast in the West and South. Rank of the nation's 50 largest cities:

Rank City Population

1960 1950 1960 1950

1 1 New York 7,710,346 7,819,957

2 2 Chicago 3,492,945 3,620,962

3 4 Los Angeles 2,448,018 1,970,358

4 3 Philadelphia 1,959,966 2,071,605

5 5 Detroit 1,672,574 1,849,568

6 14 Houston 932,680 596,163

7 6 Baltimore 921,363 949,708

8 7 Cleveland 869,867 914,908

9 9 Washington 746,958 802,178

10 8 St. Louis 740,424 856,796

11 13 Milwaukee 734,788 637,392

12 11 San Francisco 715,609 775,357

13 10 Boston 677,626 801,444

14 22 Dallas 627,117 434,462

15 16 New Orleans 620,979 570,445

16 12 Pittsburgh 600,684 676,808

17 25 San Antonio 584,471 408,442

18 19 Seattle 550,525 467,591

19 31 San Diego 547,294 334,387

20 15 Buffalo 528,387 580,132

21 26 Memphis 491,691 396,000

22 24 Denver 489,217 415,788

23 18 Cincinnati 487,462 503,998

24 33 Atlanta 485,425 331,314

25 17 Minneapolis 481,026 521,718

26 23 Indianapolis 470,464 427,173

27 20 Kansas City 468,325 456,622

28 28 Columbus 465,151 375,901

29 98 Phoenix 430,459 106,818

30 21 Newark 396,252 438,776

31 30 Louisville 385,688 369,129

32 29 Portland, Ore. 370,339 373,628

33 27 Oakland 361,082 384,575

34 38 Fort Worth 353,388 278,778

35 34 Birmingham 338,596 326,037

36 41 Long Beach 323,996 250,797

37 45 Oklahoma City 317,542 243,504

38 32 Rochester 316,074 332,488

39 36 Toledo 315,643 303,616

40 35 St. Paul 313,209 311,349

41 40 Omaha 300,674 251,117

42 43 Honolulu 289,864 248,034

43 39 Akron 287,592 274,605

44 42 Miami 282,600 249,276

45 48 Norfolk 272,908 213,513

46 75 El Paso 272,239 130,485

47 84 Tampa 270,610 124,681

48 37 Jersey City 269,621 299,017

49 51 Tulsa 258,563 182,740

50 44 Dayton 258,196 243,872

*Unofficial rank in 1950 census.

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