List of cities in the Americas by year of foundation

Table columns:
Year
City
State, province, dept., etc.
Country
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 7500 BC
Tlapacoya
Ixtapaluca
Mexico
cells: 4000 BC
Puerto Hormiga Culture
Cartagena
Colombia
cells: 3710 BC
Aspero
Norte Chico
Peru
cells: 2627 BC
Caral
Norte Chico
Peru
cells: 1500 BC
Kaminaljuyu
Guatemala city
Guatemala
cells: 800 BC
Cuicuilco
Mexico City
Mexico
cells: 700 BC
Ticul
Yucatán
Mexico
cells: 500 BC
Cholula
Puebla
Mexico
cells: 300 BC
Teotihuacan
México
Mexico
In the Valley of Mexico
cells: 200
Mitla
Oaxaca
Mexico
cells: 200
Acanceh
Yucatan
Mexico
cells: 500
Cuenca
Azuay
Ecuador
cells: 524
Ejutla
Oaxaca
Mexico
[1]
cells: 550
Izamal
Yucatan
Mexico
cells: 600
Cahokia
Illinois
United States
cells: 713
Tula
Hidalgo
Mexico
cells: 1001
L'Anse aux Meadows
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Oldest known European (Norse) settlement in the Americas. Possibly founded by Leif Erikson, as part of Vinland, in 1001 AD.
cells: 1000
Acoma Pueblo and Taos Pueblo
New Mexico
United States
cells: 1050
Motul
Yucatán
Mexico
cells: 1050
Pachuca
Hidalgo
Mexico
cells: 1100
Cusco
Cusco Province
Peru
cells: 1100
Oraibi
Arizona
United States (Hopi Reservation)
[2]
cells: 1168
Ecatepec
Estado de Mexico
Mexico
cells: 1259
Chimaulhuacan
Mexico State
Mexico
cells: 1313
Xalapa
Veracruz
Mexico
cells: 1325
Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
Mexico
Largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas, later called Mexico City.
cells: 1450
Zuni Pueblo
New Mexico
United States
[3]
cells: 1470
Iximche
Chimaltenango
Guatemala
cells: 1492
La Navidad
Nord-Est
Haiti
First European settlement in the New World during the Age of Discovery.
cells: 1493
La Isabela
Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
cells: 1497
St. Jonh's
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Oldest European established settlement in the Americas (but not continuously inhabited, until the early 16th century). Discovered by John Cabot (although some historical claims disputed).
cells: 1498
Santo Domingo
Distrito Nacional
Dominican Republic
Capital of the Dominican Republic. Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the Americas. Founded in 1498, by Bartholomew Columbus.
cells: 1502
Santa Cruz del Seibo
El Seibo
Dominican Republic
cells: 1504
Azua de Compostela
Azua
Dominican Republic
cells: 1504
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago
Dominican Republic
cells: 1505
Cotuí
Sánchez Ramírez
Dominican Republic
cells: 1506
Salvaleón de Higüey
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
cells: 1508
Bonao
Monseñor Nouel
Dominican Republic
cells: 1508
Caparra
Puerto Rico
United States
First city founded by Europeans, although not continuously inhabited, in the United States. Abandoned in 1521 with the removal of the capital to San Juan.
cells: 1510
Santa Maria la Antigua del Darien
Urabá
Colombia
First city founded by Europeans on the continent of South America.
cells: 1510
Nombre de Dios
Colon
Panama
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Panama.
cells: 1511
Baracoa
Guantánamo
Cuba
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Cuba, former capital of Cuba.
cells: 1513
Bayamo
Granma
Cuba
cells: 1514
Sancti Spiritus
Santi Spiritus
Cuba
cells: 1514
Trinidad
Santi Spiritus
Cuba
cells: 1515
Santiago
Santiago
After Baracoa and before Havana, Santiago was the second capital of Cuba.
Cuba
cells: 1519
Havana
Havana
Cuba
cells: 1519
La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, (Veracruz)
Veracruz
Mexico
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Mexico.
cells: 1519
Panama City
Panamá
Panama
First European established city on the Pacific Coast of the Americas. Founded in 1519, at the present day ruins of Panama Viejo, it was sacked by the Welsh pirate Henry Morgan in 1671, and resettled to nearby Casco Viejo, in 1673.
cells: 1520
Hato Mayor del Rey
Hato Mayor
Dominican Republic
cells: 1515
Cumaná
Sucre
Venezuela
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Venezuela.
cells: 1521
San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Puerto Rico, and in the United States. Oldest continuously inhabited state or territorial capital in the United States.
cells: 1524
Granada
Granada
Nicaragua
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Nicaragua.
cells: 1524
Tecpán Guatemala
Chimaltenango
Guatemala
First capital of Guatemala and oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Guatemala.
cells: 1524
Trujillo
Colón
Honduras
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Honduras.
cells: 1525
Santa Marta
Magdalena
Colombia
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Colombia.
cells: 1525
Acapulco
Guerrero
Mexico
[4]
cells: 1525
San Salvador
San Salvador
El Salvador
Founded in 1525, rebuilt and changed locations twice afterwards (1528 and 1545) and oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in El Salvador.
cells: 1526
Acámbaro
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1526
Chimaltenango
Chimaltenango
Guatemala
cells: 1528
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Chiapas
Mexico
Originally called Villa Real de Chiapa.
cells: 1528
Camagüey
Camagüey Province
Cuba
Founded in 1515 the northern coast of Camagüey as "Puerto del Príncipe", but moved in 1528 to present location.
cells: 1529
Maracaibo
Zulia
Venezuela
cells: 1530
San Blas
Nayarit
Mexico
By Nuño Beltrán [5]
cells: 1531
Puebla
Puebla
Mexico
by Fr. Toribio de Benavente ("Motolinía") on 16 April [6]
cells: 1532
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Mexico
cells: 1532
Piura
Piura
Peru
cells: 1532
São Vicente
São Paulo
Brazil
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Brazil, oldest Portuguese established settlement in the New World.
cells: 1532
Tepic
Nayarit
Mexico
As capital of Nueva Galicia [7]
cells: 1533
Cananéia
São Paulo
Brazil
Second Oldest City in Brazil
cells: 1533
Cartagena de Indias
Bolívar
Colombia
cells: 1534
Otavalo
Imbabura
Ecuador
cells: 1534
Quito
Pichincha
Ecuador
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Ecuador.
cells: 1534
Spanish Town
Saint Catherine
Jamaica
Founded by the Spanish as Santiago de la Vega or St. Jago de la Vega. Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Jamaica.
cells: 1534
Trujillo
La Libertad
Peru
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Peru.
cells: 1535
Lima
Lima
Peru
cells: 1535
Igarassu
Pernambuco
Brazil
Site of first European settlement in Brazil, the feitoria of Igarassu, in 1516.[1]
cells: 1535
Olinda
Pernambuco
Brazil
One of the best-preserved colonial cities in Brazil.[2]
cells: 1535
Vila Velha
Espírito Santo
Brazil
cells: 1535
Paria
Oruro
Bolivia
First Spanish settlement in Bolivia
cells: 1536
Santiago de Cali
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
cells: 1536
Popayán
Cauca
Colombia
cells: 1536
San Pedro Sula
Cortés
Honduras
cells: 1536
Tupiza
Potosí
Bolivia
cells: 1537
Asunción
Paraguay
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Paraguay.
cells: 1537
Recife
Pernambuco
Brazil
Capital of the state of Pernambuco. It is the oldest city among Brazil's current state capitals.[3]
cells: 1538
Bogotá
Cundinamarca
Colombia
cells: 1538
Guayaquil
Guayas
Ecuador
cells: 1538
Iguape
São Paulo
Brazil
cells: 1538
Sucre
Chuquisaca
Bolivia
Originally called Ciudad de la Plata de la Nueva Toledo and the oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Bolivia.
cells: 1539
Tunja
Boyacá
Colombia
cells: 1539
Vélez
Santander
Colombia
cells: 1539
Pasto
Nariño
Colombia
cells: 1540
Arequipa
Arequipa
Peru
cells: 1540
Ayacucho
Ayacucho
Peru
cells: 1540
Campeche
Campeche
Mexico
cells: 1540
Yuriria
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1540
Mompox
Bolivar
Colombia
cells: 1540
Campeche
Campeche
Mexico
Founded on the site of Mayan village Kimpech.
cells: 1541
Huánuco
Huánuco
Peru
cells: 1541
Moquegua
Moquegua
Peru
cells: 1541
Santiago
Santiago
Chile
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Chile.
cells: 1541
Santafé de Antioquia
Antioquia
Colombia
cells: 1542
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Mexico
cells: 1542
Genaro Codina
Zacatecas
Mexico
[4]
cells: 1542
San Miguel de Allende
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1542
Mérida
Yucatan
Mexico
Built on the site of Mayan city T'ho.
cells: 1542
San Luis de la Paz
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1543
Antigua Guatemala
Sacatepéquez
Guatemala
cells: 1543
Cobán
Alta Verapaz
Guatemala
cells: 1543
Santa Cruz Verapaz
Alta Verapaz
Guatemala
cells: 1545
Potosí
Potosí
Bolivia
cells: 1545
San Juan de los Remedios
Villa Clara Province
Cuba
Remedios has the most uncertain foundation date in Cuba, 1545 has been accepted because it is when the village erected its town hall, but its origin has been studied and documented back to 1513.
cells: 1545
Riohacha
La Guajira
Colombia
cells: 1546
Santos
São Paulo
Brazil
cells: 1546
Neyba
Bahoruco
Dominican Republic
cells: 1546
Tepezalá
Aguascalientes
Mexico
[5]
cells: 1548
Asientos
Aguascalientes
Mexico
[6]
cells: 1548
La Paz
La Paz
Bolivia
cells: 1548
Pánuco
Zacatecas
Mexico
[7]
cells: 1548
Zacatecas
Zacatecas
Mexico
[8]
cells: 1549
Salvador
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1550
Concepción
Concepción
Chile
cells: 1550
Valledupar
Cesar
Colombia
cells: 1550
Ibagué
Tolima
Colombia
cells: 1551
Vitória
Espírito Santo
Brazil
cells: 1551
Mocoa
Putumayo
cells: 1552
Sonsonate
Sonsonate
El Salvador
cells: 1553
Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Argentina.
cells: 1553
São Bernardo do Campo
São Paulo
Brazil
cells: 1554
Embu
São Paulo
Brazil
cells: 1554
São Paulo
São Paulo
Brazil
cells: 1555
Saín Alto
Zacatecas
Mexico
[9]
cells: 1556
Chalchihuites
Zacatecas
Mexico
[10]
cells: 1557
Cuenca (Santa Ana de los Cuatro Rios de Cuenca)
Azuay
Ecuador
cells: 1557
Santo Amaro
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1558
Mérida
Mérida
Venezuela
cells: 1558
Londres
Catamarca
Argentina
Second oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Argentina, though refunded and relocated several times.
cells: 1560
Mogi das Cruzes
São Paulo
Brazil
cells: 1560
Ipojuca
Pernambuco
Brazil
cells: 1561
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz
Bolivia
cells: 1561
Mendoza
Mendoza
Argentin
[11]
cells: 1561
San Cristobal
Táchira
Venezuela
cells: 1561
Itanhaém
São Paulo
Brasil
cells: 1562
San Juan
San Juan
Argentina
cells: 1562
Río Grande
Zacatecas
Mexico
[12]
cells: 1562
Susticacán
Zacatecas
Mexico
[13]
cells: 1563
Cartago
Cartago
Costa Rica
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Costa Rica.
cells: 1564
São Mateus
Espírito Santo
Brazil
cells: 1565
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
cells: 1565
Saint Augustine
Florida
United States
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the continental United States. Preceded by Puerto Rican colonies, Pensacola, Florida, which was destroyed in 1559, and Fort Caroline, destroyed in 1565.
cells: 1565
Tucumán
Tucumán
Argentina
cells: 1567
Caracas
Capital District
Venezuela
cells: 1568
Mazapil
Zacatecas
Mexico
[14]
cells: 1568
Goiana
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1685; cidade in 1840.[15]
cells: 1568
Valaparaíso
Zacatecas
Mexico
[16]
cells: 1569
Santa Ana
Santa Ana
El Salvador
Built over Mayan city of Sihuatehuacán.
cells: 1570
Jerez
Zacatecas
Mexico
[17]
cells: 1570
Sombrerete
Zacatecas
Mexico
[18]
cells: 1571
Cochabamba
Cochabamba
Bolivia
cells: 1572
Huancavelica
Huancavelica
Peru
cells: 1573
San German
Puerto Rico
United States
Second oldest European settlement in Puerto Rico[19]
cells: 1573
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
cells: 1573
Santa Fé
Santa Fé
Argentina
cells: 1573
Buga
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
cells: 1574
Huaraz
Ancash
Peru
cells: 1574
Tarija
Tarija Department
Bolivia
cells: 1575
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
Mexico
[20]
cells: 1576
León
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1577
Juayúa
Sonsonate
El Salvador
cells: 1578
Fort-Liberté
Nord-Est
Haiti
Originally called Bayaha by the Spanish. Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Haiti.
cells: 1578
Tegucigalpa
Francisco Morazán
Honduras
cells: 1579
Coamo
Puerto Rico
United States
Third oldest European settlement in Puerto Rico. In the same area where the Taínos had had their village of Guayama. Coamo became officially a town in 1616, and given the title of villa by Spanish Royal Decree in 1778.[21]
cells: 1580
Buenos Aires
Argentina
cells: 1580
Santana de Parnaíba
São Paulo
Brasil
cells: 1580
Santo Domingo Xenacoj
Sacatepéquez
Guatemala
cells: 1582
Salta
Salta
Argentina
cells: 1584
Roanoke
North Carolina
United States
cells: 1585
João Pessoa
Paraíba
Brazil
cells: 1587
Concepción del Oro
Zacatecas
Mexico
[22]
cells: 1588
Corrientes
Corrientes
Argentina
cells: 1590
São Cristóvão
Sergipe
Brazil
First capital of Sergipe. Formerly known as Sergipe d'El Rei
cells: 1591
Jiménez del Teul
Zacatecas
Mexico
[23]
cells: 1591
Juan Aldama
Zacatecas
Mexico
[24]
cells: 1591
Paudalho
Pernambuco
Brazil
cells: 1591
La Rioja
La Rioja
Argentina
[25]
cells: 1593
San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
cells: 1594
Pinos
Zacatecas
Mexico
[26]
cells: 1594
San Luis
San Luis
Argentina
cells: 1596
Monterrey
Nuevo León
Mexico
cells: 1596
Villahermosa
Tabasco
Mexico
Originally called Villa Felipe II.
cells: 1597
Portobelo
Colón
Panama
cells: 1598
Parras
Coahuila
Mexico
cells: 1599
Natal
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
cells: 1599
Tadoussac
Quebec
Canada
Oldest continuously inhabited French established settlement in the Americas, oldest European established settlement in Quebec.
cells: 1600
Facatativá
Cundinamarca
Colombia
cells: 1600
Zipaquirá
Cundinamarca
Colombia
cells: 1602
David
Chiriquí Province
Panama
cells: 1603
Salamanca
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1604
Port Royal
Nova Scotia
Canada
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Nova Scotia.
cells: 1606
Bayaguana
Monte Plata
Dominican Republic
cells: 1606
Ibarra
Imbabura
Ecuador
cells: 1606
Oruro
Oruro
Bolivia
cells: 1607
Jamestown
Virginia
United States
First permanent English established settlement in the Americas.
cells: 1608
Quebec City
Quebec
Canada
cells: 1609
Fortaleza
Ceará
Brazil
cells: 1610
Kecoughtan
Virginia
United States
cells: 1524
León
León
Nicaragua
Original location (now known as the ruins of Leon Viejo) on the south-western shore of Lago Managua founded in 1524, but destroyed by earthquakes, and resettled 20 miles west, in 1610, to its present-day location at Leon.
cells: 1610
Santa Fe
New Mexico
United States
Oldest continuously inhabited state or territorial capital in the continental United States. [8]
cells: 1610
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
cells: 1611
Marechal Deodoro
Alagoas
Brazil
cells: 1612
São Luís
Maranhão
Brazil
Capital of Maranhão.
cells: 1612
St. George's
Bermuda
Oldest continuously inhabited English established settlement in the Americas.
cells: 1612
Neiva
Huila
Colombia
cells: 1613
Penedo
Alagoas
Brazil
cells: 1613
Hopewell
Virginia
United States
Oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in North America. Founded in 1613 as Bermuda City by Thomas Dale.
cells: 1614
Albany, New York
New York
United States
Oldest US settlement north of Virginia and second oldest state or territorial capital in the continental United States, incorporated 1686
cells: 1614
Sirinhaém
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1627; cidade in 1892.[27]
cells: 1615
Cabo Frio
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
cells: 1615
Taos
New Mexico
United States
cells: 1615
Ipiales
Nariño
Colombia
cells: 1616
Belém
Pará
Brazil
Capital of Pará.
cells: 1616
Medellín
Antioquia
Colombia
Founded by Francisco de Herrera y Campuzano
cells: 1616
Arecibo
Puerto Rico
United States
cells: 1617
Jersey City, New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
Pavonia, New Netherland
cells: 1618
Cabo de Santo Agostinho
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1811; cidade in 1877.
cells: 1620
Ojocaliente
Zacatecas
Mexico
[28]
cells: 1620
Plymouth
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1622
Bucaramanga
Santander
Colombia
cells: 1623
Dover
New Hampshire
United States
cells: 1623
Gloucester
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1624
Old Road
Saint Christopher
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oldest continuously inhabited British established settlement in the Caribbean, First successful 'non-Spanish' established settlement in the Caribbean.
cells: 1624
Villa Soriano
Soriano
Uruguay
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Uruguay.
cells: 1625
New Amsterdam
New York
United States
Now New York City.
cells: 1625
Quincy
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1626
Salem
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1626
Vitória de Santo Antão
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1811; cidade in 1843.[29]
cells: 1627
Basseterre
Saint Christopher
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oldest continuously inhabited French established settlement in the Caribbean.
cells: 1628
Bridgetown
Saint Michael
Barbados
Second oldest continuously inhabited English established settlement in the Caribbean.
cells: 1630
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1630
Paramaribo
Paramaribo
Suriname
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Suriname.
cells: 1630
Speightstown
Saint Peter
Barbados
cells: 1631
Biddeford
Maine
United States
cells: 1631
Hidalgo del Parral
Chihuahua
Mexico
cells: 1631
Saint John
New Brunswick
Canada
cells: 1632
Batopilas
Chihuahua
Mexico
cells: 1632
Williamsburg
Virginia
United States
cells: 1632
St. John's
Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda
cells: 1634
Green Bay
Wisconsin
United States
Oldest continuously inhabited French established settlement in the United States.
cells: 1634
St. Mary's City
Maryland
United States
cells: 1634
Trois-Rivières
Quebec
Canada
cells: 1634
Willemstad
Curaçao
Netherlands
Oldest continuously inhabited Dutch established settlement in the Caribbean.
cells: 1635
Concord
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1635
Old Saybrook
Connecticut
United States
Original Dutch settlement called Kievits Hoek.
cells: 1636
Springfield
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1636
Providence
Rhode Island
United States
cells: 1637
Hartford
Connecticut
United States
[9]
cells: 1638
Belize City
Belize
Belize
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Belize. Original Mayan city called Holzuz.
cells: 1638
Fort-de-France
Martinique
Originally called Fort Saint Louis.
cells: 1638
New Haven
Connecticut
United States
[10]
cells: 1638
Wilmington
Delaware
United States
Grew from Fort Christina, part of the New Sweden colony. Oldest continuously inhabited Swedish established settlement in the Americas.
cells: 1638
Cambridge
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1639
Rincón de Romos
Aguascalientes
Mexico
[30]
cells: 1639 (prior to)
St. Marks
Florida
United States
[11]
cells: 1639
Barnstable
Massachusetts
United States
Second-oldest municipality and only city on Cape Cod
cells: 1639
Bridgeport
Connecticut
United States
cells: 1639
Newport
Rhode Island
United States
cells: 1640
Tumaco
Nariño
Colombia
cells: 1642
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
cells: 1642
Lexington
Massachusetts
United States
[12]
cells: 1642
Warwick
Rhode Island
United States
cells: 1643
Basse-Terre
Guadeloupe
France
Territorial capital.
cells: 1643
Dolores Hidalgo
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1644
Salvatierra
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1646
New London
Connecticut
United States
cells: 1648
Alcântara
Maranhão
Brazil
[31]
cells: 1648
Paranaguá
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1649
Annapolis
Maryland
United States
cells: 1650
Castries
Castries
Saint Lucia
cells: 1650
Saint George's
Saint George
Grenada
cells: 1651
Norwalk
Connecticut
United States
cells: 1654
Vieux Fort
Vieux Fort
Saint Lucia
cells: 1659
Ciudad Juárez
Chihuahua
Mexico
cells: 1659
El Paso
Texas
United States
cells: 1660
Charlestown
Nevis
St Kitts & Nevis
cells: 1660
Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
French Capital until 1713, originally called Plaisance
cells: 1660
Rye
New York
United States
cells: 1664
Cayenne
French Guiana
France
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in French Guiana.
cells: 1664
Quibdó
Chocó
Colombia
cells: 1665
Port-de-Paix
Nord-Ouest
Haiti
cells: 1666
Codrington
Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
cells: 1666
Newark
New Jersey
United States
cells: 1667
Paraty
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
cells: 1668
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
United States
[13], oldest city in Michigan.
cells: 1670
Boqueirão
Paraíba
Brazil
[32]
cells: 1670
Cap-Haïtien
Nord
Haiti
Originally called "Cap-Français"
cells: 1670
Charleston
South Carolina
United States
cells: 1672
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin Islands
United States
Oldest permanent European settlement in Saint Thomas island.[33] Oldest continuously inhabited Danish established settlement in the Americas.
cells: 1673
Kingston
Ontario
Canada
Grew from Fort Frontenac.
cells: 1673
San José de Gracia
Aguascalientes
Mexico
[34]
cells: 1673
Worcester
Massachusetts
United States
cells: 1674
Cachoeira
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1674
Waterbury
Connecticut
United States
cells: 1677
Crosswicks
New Jersey
United States
Quaker settlement. Continuously inhabited since founding.
cells: 1680
South Orange
New Jersey
United States
Grew from Newark (later Orange).
cells: 1680
Colonia del Sacramento
Colonia
Uruguay
cells: 1681
Cockburn Town
Turks and Caicos Islands
cells: 1682
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
cells: 1682
Norfolk
Virginia
United States
cells: 1682
São Borja
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1683
Dover
Delaware
United States
cells: 1685
Escada
Pernambuco
Brazil
cells: 1686
Trinidad
Beni Department
Bolivia
cells: 1687
New Britain
Connecticut
United States
cells: 1687
São Luiz Gonzaga
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1687
São Miguel das Missões
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1687
São Nicolau
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1689
Marigot
Saint Martin
cells: 1689
San Gil
Santander
Colombia
cells: 1690
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
cells: 1690
São Lourenço das Missões
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1690
Santa Rosa de Viterbo
Boyacá
Colombia
cells: 1692
Villanueva
Zacatecas
Mexico
[35]
cells: 1693
Bom Jesus da Lapa
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1693
Burlington
New Jersey
United States
cells: 1693
Curitiba
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1693
Kingston
St Andrew
Jamaica
cells: 1695
Nassau
New Providence
Bahamas
cells: 1695
Saint-Marc
Artibonite
Haiti
cells: 1696
Assú
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
Declared vila in 1766; cidade in 1845.[36]
cells: 1696
Rimouski
Quebec
Canada
cells: 1698
Ambato
Tungurahua
Ecuador
cells: 1698
Pensacola
Florida
United States
Known for being the first European settlement in North America.
cells: 1699
Biloxi
Mississippi
United States
cells: 1699
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
United States
cells: 1700
Barreiras
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1701
Detroit
Michigan
United States
cells: 1701
São João del Rei
Minas Gerais
Brazil
cells: 1702
Jesús María
Aguascalientes
Mexico
[37]
cells: 1702
Mobile
Alabama
United States
cells: 1703
Kaskaskia
Illinois
United States
cells: 1705
Bath
North Carolina
United States
cells: 1706
Albuquerque
New Mexico
United States
cells: 1706
Santo Ângelo
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1709
Chihuahua
Chihuahua
Mexico
cells: 1710
Chatham
New Jersey
United States
On land purchased in 1680.
cells: 1710
New Bern
North Carolina
United States
Birthplace of Pepsi [38]
cells: 1711
Beaufort
South Carolina
United States
cells: 1711
Ouro Preto
Minas Gerais
Brazil
cells: 1714
Natchitoches
Louisiana
United States
Oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
cells: 1714
Antonina
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1714
Laguna
Santa Catarina
Brazil
cells: 1714
Serro
Minas Gerais
Brazil
cells: 1715 (prior to)
Kekionga
Indiana
United States
Capital of the Miami tribe.
cells: 1716
Natchez
Mississippi
United States
Dates to the founding of Fort Rosalie by the French.[14]
cells: 1717
Brejo do Cruz
Paraíba
Brazil
[39]
cells: 1717
Zacatecas
Zacatecas
Mexico
[40]
cells: 1717
Westborough
Massachusetts
United States
One Hundredth Town in Massachusetts
cells: 1718
New Orleans
Louisiana
United States
cells: 1718
Rio de Contas
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1718
San Antonio
Texas
United States
cells: 1718
Tiradentes
Minas Gerais
Brazil
cells: 1719
Trenton
New Jersey
United States
cells: 1721
Cortazar
Guanajuato
Mexico
cells: 1722
Edenton
North Carolina
United States
cells: 1723
Guaynabo
Puerto Rico
United States
Declared pueblo in 1723; municipio in 1768.[41]
cells: 1724
Brattleboro
Vermont
United States
Grew out of Fort Dummer.
cells: 1725
Concord
New Hampshire
United States
cells: 1726
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
cells: 1726
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
cells: 1727
Cuiabá
Mato Grosso
Brazil
cells: 1727
Goiás
Goiás
Brazil
cells: 1727
Pirenópolis
Goiás
Brazil
[42]
cells: 1728
Fredericksburg
Virginia
United States
cells: 1728
Inhambupe
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1728
Nuuk
Greenland
Norse colony was originally called Godthab. Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Greenland.
cells: 1729
Baltimore
Maryland
United States
cells: 1730
Roseau
Saint George
Dominica
cells: 1732
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Canada
Originally called Ste. Anne's Point.
cells: 1732
Vincennes
Indiana
United States
cells: 1733
Morretes
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1733
Pau dos Ferros
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
[43]
cells: 1733
Richmond
Virginia
United States
[15]
cells: 1733
Savannah
Georgia
United States
cells: 1733
Cúcuta
Norte de Santander
Colombia
cells: 1736
Augusta
Georgia
United States
cells: 1737
Rio Grande
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1738
Fort Rouge
Manitoba
Canada
Now Winnipeg, Manitoba.
cells: 1738
San José
San José
Costa Rica
cells: 1740
Santa Rosalía de Camargo
Chihuahua
Mexico
cells: 1740
Portalegre
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
cells: 1740
San Felipe de Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
cells: 1741
Viamão
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1743
Canguaretama
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
Declared vila in 1858; cidade in 1885.
cells: 1748
Caicó
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
Declared vila in 1788; cidade in 1868.
cells: 1749
Alexandria
Virginia
United States
cells: 1749
San Ignacio de Velasco
Santa Cruz Department
Bolivia
cells: 1749
Port-au-Prince
Ouest
Haiti
cells: 1749
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canada
cells: 1749
Windsor
Ontario
Canada
Oldest continually-inhabited settlement in Canada west of Montreal
cells: 1751
Manchester
New Hampshire
United States
Former American textile capital - Named after Manchester, England
cells: 1752
Buíque
Pernambuco
Brazil
cells: 1752
Patos
Paraíba
Brazil
Declared vila in 1832; cidade in 1903.
cells: 1752
Tubac
Arizona
United States
cells: 1754
Augusta
Maine
United States
cells: 1755
Charlotte
North Carolina
United States
cells: 1756
Salto
Salto
Uruguay
cells: 1756
Santa Bárbara de Samaná
Samaná
Dominican Republic
cells: 1756
Yauco
Puerto Rico
United States
[44]
cells: 1757
Estância
Sergipe
Brazil
cells: 1758
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States
cells: 1758
Macapá
Amapá
Brazil
cells: 1760
Arês
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
cells: 1760
Sabana de la Mar
Hato Mayor
Dominican Republic
cells: 1761
Sacaba
Cochabamba Department
Bolivia
cells: 1762
Kingstown
St Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
cells: 1762
Parnaíba
Piauí
Brazil
[45]
cells: 1762
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
United States
Originally known as Mecklenburg.
cells: 1762
Allentown
Pennsylvania
United States
Incorporated as Northamptontown.
cells: 1762
Baía da Traição
Paraíba
Brazil
[46]
cells: 1763
Burlington
Vermont
United States
cells: 1763
Pánfilo Natera
Zacatecas
Mexico
[47]
cells: 1763
Ellsworth
Maine
United States
cells: 1763
Philipsburg
Sint Maarten
Netherlands
cells: 1763
St. Louis
Missouri
United States
cells: 1764
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
cells: 1764
Pointe-à-Pitre
Grand Terre
Guadeloupe
cells: 1765
Port Elizabeth
Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
cells: 1765
Portsmouth
Saint John
Dominica
cells: 1767
Ceará-Mirim
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
cells: 1767
Araioses
Maranhão
Brazil
[48]
cells: 1769
Elizabethton
Tennessee
United States
cells: 1769
Falmouth
Trelawny
Jamaica
cells: 1769
San Diego
California
United States
Grew from Presidio of San Diego
cells: 1769
Lapa
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1770
Monterey
California
United States
Grew from Presidio of Monterey. Original capital of California [16]
cells: 1770
Araxá
Minas Gerais
Brazil
cells: 1771
Calvillo
Aguascalientes
Mexico
[49]
cells: 1772
Porto Alegre
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1775
Tucson
Arizona
United States
cells: 1774
Castro
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1775
Lexington
Kentucky
United States
cells: 1775
Boonesborough
Kentucky
United States
Grew from Fort Boonesborough, built by pioneer Daniel Boone. -
cells: 1775
São Lourenço da Mata
Pernambuco
Brazil
District status in 1775; village status in 1884; municipality status in 1890
cells: 1776
San Francisco
California
United States
cells: 1776
Sincelejo
Sucre
Colombia
cells: 1777
San Jose
California
United States
Originally known as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, the first town in the Spanish colony of Nueva California, which later became Alta California.
cells: 1777
Montería
Cordoba
Colombia
cells: 1778
Corumbá
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1778
Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Grew from Fort Nelson, established by explorer George Rogers Clark.
cells: 1778
San Francisco de Macorís
Duarte
Dominican Republic
cells: 1779
Jonesborough
Tennessee
United States
Later organized as the lost State of Franklin with Jonesborough as capital 1784.[50]
cells: 1779
Nashville
Tennessee
United States
Grew from Fort Nashborough
cells: 1780
Codó
Maranhão
Brazil
Declared vila in 1833; cidade in 1896.[51]
cells: 1780
Las Matas de Farfán
San Juan
Dominican Republic
cells: 1780
Arauca
Arauca
Colombia
cells: 1781
Montpelier
Vermont
United States
cells: 1781
Los Angeles
California
United States
cells: 1782
Catu
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1782
Georgetown
Demerara-Mahaica
Guyana
Originally called La Nouvelle Ville.
cells: 1783
Vitória da Conquista
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1784
San Fernando
Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
cells: 1785
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
United States
cells: 1785
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Canada
1785 fur trading post. 1877 Battleford is capital of the North West Territories. North Battleford incorporated as a city (population 5000+) 1913.[52]
cells: 1785
Asheville
North Carolina
United States
cells: 1785
Gustavia
Saint Barthélemy
cells: 1785
Huntington
West Virginia
United States
cells: 1785
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Canada
cells: 1786
Columbia
South Carolina
United States
cells: 1786
Escada
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1854; cidade in 1873.[53]
cells: 1786
Florissant
Missouri
United States
Originally known as St. Ferdinand.
cells: 1786
Frankfort
Kentucky
United States
cells: 1786
Portland
Maine
United States
cells: 1787
Boa Ventura
Paraíba
Brazil
[54]
cells: 1788
Marietta
Ohio
United States
cells: 1788
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
cells: 1788
Charleston
West Virginia
United States
Grew from Fort Lee. [17]
cells: 1788
Mercedes
Soriano
Uruguay
cells: 1789
Buffalo
New York
United States
cells: 1789
Itambé
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1867; cidade in 1879.[55]
cells: 1790
Hamilton
Bermuda
cells: 1790
Washington
District of Columbia
United States
cells: 1791
Jacksonville
Florida
United States
Known as "Cowford".
cells: 1791
Knoxville
Tennessee
United States
cells: 1791
Bangor
Maine
United States
cells: 1792
Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
cells: 1793
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Canada
cells: 1793
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
cells: 1794
Fort Wayne
Indiana
United States
cells: 1795
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Grew from Fort Edmonton.
cells: 1795
Erie
Pennsylvania
United States
Grew from the French Fort Presque Isle.
cells: 1795
Maryville
Tennessee
United States
Grew from the American Fort Craig.
cells: 1796
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
cells: 1796
Oranjestad
Aruba
Netherlands
cells: 1797
Chaguanas
Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
cells: 1797
Franklinton
Ohio
United States
Eventually absorbed by Columbus, Ohio.
cells: 1799
Araruama
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
cells: 1800
Hull
Quebec
Canada
Formerly known as Wrightville.
cells: 1800
Sonsón
Antioquia
Colombia
cells: 1802
Chapadinha
Maranhão
Brazil
[56]
cells: 1802
Santa Cruz de Barahona
Barahona
Dominican Republic
cells: 1803
Chicago
Illinois
United States
Grew from Fort Dearborn.
cells: 1805
Huntsville
Alabama
United States
cells: 1807
Hot Springs
Arkansas
United States
cells: 1809
Água Preta
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1846; cidade in 1895.[57]
cells: 1810
Guarapuava
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1810
Manchester
New Hampshire
United States
cells: 1810
Pilão Arcado
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1810
San Bernardino
California
United States
cells: 1811
Garanhuns
Pernambuco
Brazil
cells: 1811
Astoria
Oregon
United States
cells: 1812
Columbus
Ohio
United States
cells: 1812
Pelotas
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
Declared vila in 1832; cidade in 1835.[58]
cells: 1813
Capela
Sergipe
Brazil
cells: 1813
Chisec
Alta Verapaz
Guatemala
cells: 1813
Barranquilla
Atlántico
Colombia
cells: 1815
Areia
Paraíba
Brazil
[59]
cells: 1815
Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
cells: 1816
Alagoinhas
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1816
Chattanooga
Tennessee
United States
Originally named Ross's Landing.
cells: 1816
Saginaw
Michigan
United States
cells: 1816
Savaneta
Aruba
Netherlands
cells: 1817
Fort Smith
Arkansas
United States
cells: 1818
Itaguaí
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
cells: 1819
Montgomery
Alabama
United States
Near the site of the earlier French Fort Toulouse.
cells: 1819
Springfield
Illinois
United States
cells: 1819
Managua
Managua
Nicaragua
cells: 1819
Memphis
Tennessee
United States
Near the site of the earlier French Fort Prudhomme.
cells: 1819
Palmeira
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1819
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
United States
Former state capital, grew from former Native American settlements beginning in 1580. [18]
cells: 1820
Cotegipe
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1821
Little Rock
Arkansas
United States
cells: 1821
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
cells: 1821
Jefferson City
Missouri
United States
cells: 1821
Decatur
Alabama
United States
cells: 1822
Ponta Grossa
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1822
Jackson
Mississippi
United States
cells: 1823
Tampa
Florida
United States
Grew from earlier military post Fort Brooke.
cells: 1824
Vancouver
Washington
United States
cells: 1824
Tallahassee
Florida
United States
cells: 1825
Vicksburg
Mississippi
United States
cells: 1825
Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States
cells: 1825
Syracuse
New York
United States
incorporated as village; received city charter in 1847
cells: 1826
Ipiranga
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1826
London
Ontario
Canada
cells: 1827
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
United States
cells: 1827
St. Andrews
Florida
United States
Now part of Panama City
cells: 1831
Greenville
South Carolina
United States
cells: 1831
Piracanjuba
Goiás
Brazil
[60]
cells: 1832
Goianinha
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
cells: 1828
Key West
Florida
United States
cells: 1832
Touros
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
cells: 1833
Bananeiras
Paraíba
Brazil
[61]
cells: 1833
Juazeiro
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1833
Kitchener
Ontario
Canada
Originally called Berlin.
cells: 1833
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States
cells: 1833
Nazaré da Mata
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1833; cidade in 1850.[62]
cells: 1833
Rio Formoso
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1833; cidade in 1850.[63]
cells: 1833
Vassouras
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
cells: 1835
Austin
Texas
United States
cells: 1835
Barra do Corda
Maranhão
Brazil
[64]
cells: 1835
Curupuru
Maranhão
Brazil
Declared vila in 1841; cidade in 1920.[65]
cells: 1836
Davenport
Iowa
United States
cells: 1836
Oshawa
Ontario
Canada
cells: 1836
Shreveport
Louisiana
United States
cells: 1836
Madison
Wisconsin
United States
cells: 1836
Tulsa
Oklahoma
United States
The Lochapoka named their new settlement "Tulasi," meaning "old town"
cells: 1837
Glória do Goitá
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1877; cidade in 1884.[66]
cells: 1837
Lansing
Michigan
United States
cells: 1837
Houston
Texas
United States
cells: 1838
Divina Pastora
Sergipe
Brazil
cells: 1838
Kansas City
Missouri
United States
cells: 1838
St Paul
Minnesota
United States
cells: 1839
Santa Rita
Paraíba
Brazil
Declared vila in 1890; cidade in 1924.
cells: 1840
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Canada
cells: 1840
Villavicencio
Meta
Colombia
cells: 1841
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
cells: 1841
Dallas
Texas
United States
cells: 1842
Piatã
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1842
Salem
Oregon
United States
cells: 1843
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Originally known as Terminus, later renamed Marthasville. Acquired the name Atlanta in 1847.
cells: 1843
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
cells: 1843
Stanley
East Falkland
Falkland Islands
cells: 1843
Uruguaiana
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
Declared vila in 1846; cidade in 1874.[67]
cells: 1843
Victoria
British Columbia
Canada
cells: 1844
Lençóis
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1845
Araruna
Paraíba
Brazil
[68]
cells: 1845
Portland
Oregon
United States
cells: 1847
Alagoa Grande
Paraíba
Brazil
Declared vila in 1865; cidade in 1908.
cells: 1847
Salt Lake City
Utah
United States
Originally known as Great Salt Lake City.
cells: 1848
Caruaru
Pernambuco
Brazil
First municipality in the [Agreste] region of Pernambuco state, Brazil.[69]
cells: 1848
Rio Verde
Goiás
Brazil
[70]
cells: 1848
Sacramento
California
United States
cells: 1849
Provo
Utah
United States
cells: 1849
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
cells: 1850
Bytown
Ontario
Canada
Now Ottawa, Ontario.
cells: 1851
San Luis
Colorado
United States
cells: 1851
Seattle
Washington
United States
cells: 1851
Jericó
Antioquia
Colombia
cells: 1852
Mossoró
Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
cells: 1852
São José dos Pinhais
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1852
Colón
Colón
Panama
cells: 1853
Olympia
Washington
United States
cells: 1854
Omaha
Nebraska
United States
cells: 1854
Anajatuba
Maranhão
Brazil
[71]
cells: 1854
Topeka
Kansas
United States
cells: 1855
Aracaju
Sergipe
Brazil
cells: 1856
Lincoln
Nebraska
United States
Originally called Lancaster.
cells: 1856
O'Fallon
Missouri
United States
cells: 1856
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
United States
cells: 1857
Boquim
Sergipe
Brazil
cells: 1858
Carson City
Nevada
United States
cells: 1858
Denver
Colorado
United States
cells: 1859
Yankton
South Dakota
United States
cells: 1860
Chico
California
United States
cells: 1863
Boise
Idaho
United States
cells: 1863
Wichita
Kansas
United States
cells: 1864
Casper
Wyoming
United States
Originally called Platte Bridge Station.
cells: 1864
Helena
Montana
United States
cells: 1864
Salinas
California
United States
[19]
cells: 1866
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Canada
Settled by Rev. James Nisbet. Incorporated as city (population 5000+) October 8, 1904[72]
cells: 1867
Cheyenne
Wyoming
United States
cells: 1867
Gameleira
Pernambuco
Brazil
cells: 1867
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States
cells: 1868
Colinas
Maranhão
Brazil
Declared vila in 1870; cidade in 1891.[73]
cells: 1868
Phoenix
Arizona
United States
cells: 1870
Afogados da Ingazeira
Pernambuco
Brazil
cells: 1870
Campo Largo
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1870
Puerto Limon
Limon
Costa Rica
cells: 1871
Águas Belas
Pernambuco
Brazil
cells: 1871
Alto Parnaíba
Maranhão
Brazil
[74]
cells: 1871
Birmingham
Alabama
United States
cells: 1871
Colorado Springs
Colorado
United States
cells: 1871
Fargo
North Dakota
United States
cells: 1871
Imbituva
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1871
São João do Triunfo
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1872
Anniston
Alabama
United States
cells: 1872
Bismarck
North Dakota
United States
cells: 1872
Tibagi
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1873
Jaboatão dos Guararapes
Pernambuco
Brazil
First settlement in 1593; village status in 1873; city status in 1884
cells: 1873
Timbaúba
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1879; cidade in 1884.[75]
cells: 1875
Orlando
Florida
United States
cells: 1875
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Grew from Fort Calgary
cells: 1875
Humboldt
Saskatchewan
Canada
Incorporated as a city (population 5000+) November 7, 2000[76]
cells: 1876
Boa Vista
Paraíba
Brazil
[77]
cells: 1876
Cajapió
Maranhão
Brazil
[78]
cells: 1876
Rapid City
South Dakota
United States
cells: 1877
Billings
Montana
United States
cells: 1877
Jaquimeyes
Barahona
Dominican Republic
cells: 1878
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
United States
cells: 1878
Colombo
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1879
Vicência
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1891; cidade in 1928.[79]
cells: 1880
Pierre
South Dakota
United States
cells: 1881
Juneau
Alaska
United States
cells: 1881
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Canada
Incorporated as a city (population 5000+) November 1903.[80]
cells: 1882
Brandon
Manitoba
Canada
cells: 1882
Mao
Valverde
Dominican Republic
cells: 1882
Restauración
Dajabón
Dominican Republic
cells: 1882
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Canada
The York Farmers’ Colonization Company Limited settlement May 12, 1882. City (population 5000+) incorporated February 1, 1928.[81]
cells: 1882
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway arrival December 10, 1882. City (population 5000+) incorporated January 15, 1914.[82]
cells: 1882
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
Settlement first named Pile O' Bones, and renamed Regina. Capital city of SK. Incorporated as a city (population 5000+) June 19, 1903[83]
cells: 1882
Rio Branco
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1883
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
Temperance Colony founded at Nutana. Riversdale, Nutana, and Saskatoon incorporated as a city (population 5000+) in 1906.[84]
cells: 1884
Melfort
Saskatchewan
Canada
Stoney Creek Settlement began in 1884. Incorporated as a city (population 5000+) on July 1, 1907.[85]
cells: 1886
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
cells: 1887
Gulfport
Mississippi
United States
[20]
cells: 1888
Virginia Beach
Virginia
United States
Grew from Seatack community.
cells: 1889
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States
cells: 1889
Whiting
Indiana
United States
cells: 1890
Ijuí
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1892
Aliança
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared vila in 1909; cidade in 1928.[86]
cells: 1892
Catende
Pernambuco
Brazil
Created in 1892 as a district of Palmares. Autonomous municipality in 1909.
cells: 1892
Estevan
Saskatchewan
Canada
CPR arrives 1893. Incorporated as city (population 5000+) March 1, 1957[87]
cells: 1892
Guayaramerín
Beni
Bolivia
cells: 1892
Restauración
Dajabón
Dominican Republic
cells: 1892
Vernon
British Columbia
Canada
cells: 1893
Araripina
Pernambuco
Brazil
Created in 1893 as a district of Ouricuri. Autonomous municipality in 1928.
cells: 1893
Catuípe
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
cells: 1894
Riberalta
Beni
Bolivia
cells: 1895
Traverse City
Michigan
United States
cells: 1896
Condado
Pernambuco
Brazil
Declared cidade in 1958.[88]
cells: 1896
Inhumas
Goiás
Brazil
[89]
cells: 1896
Miami
Florida
United States
cells: 1896
Santa Catalina la Tinta
Alta Verapaz
Guatemala
cells: 1897
Jequié
Bahia
Brazil
cells: 1897
Nelson
British Columbia
Canada
cells: 1898
Weyburn
Saskatchewan
Canada
Signal Hill settlement. Weyburn incorporated as a city (population 5000+) 1913.[90]
cells: 1898
Chetumal
Quintana Roo
Mexico
Originally called Payo Obispo.
cells: 1899
Porto Acre
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1900
Afrânio
Pernambuco
Brazil
Created in 1900 as a district of Petrolina. Autonomous municipality in 1963.
cells: 1902
Florencia
Caquetá
Colombia
cells: 1903
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Canada
Brittania colony settled by Rev. Exton Lloyd and Rev. Isaac Barr. Incorporated as a city (population 5000+) in 1958.[91]
cells: 1904
Cruzeiro do Sul
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1904
Grytviken
South Georgia
cells: 1904
Sena Madureira
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1904
Xapuri
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1906
Cobija
Pando
Bolivia
cells: 1906
Feijó
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1907
Melville
Saskatchewan
Canada
Incorporated as a city (population 5000+) August 1, 1960[92]
cells: 1907
Tarauacá
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1908
São Mateus do Sul
Paraná
Brazil
cells: 1909
Estreito
Maranhão
Brazil
[93]
cells: 1910
Brasiléia
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1910
Kindersley
Saskatchewan
Canada
cells: 1910
Porto Walter
Acre
Brazil
cells: 1910
Villazón
Potosí
Bolivia
cells: 1911
Las Vegas
Nevada
United States
cells: 1914
Anchorage
Alaska
United States
cells: 1915
Yopal
Casanare
Colombia
cells: 1928
Leticia
Amazonas
Colombia
cells: 1929
Pabellón de Arteaga
Aguascalientes
Mexico
[94]
cells: 1930
Puerto Carreño
Vichada
Colombia
cells: 1931
Loreto
Zacatecas
Mexico
[95]
cells: 1935
Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
Canada
cells: 1935
Mitú
Vaupés
Colombia
cells: 1938
San José del Guaviare
Guaviare
Colombia
cells: 1942
Iqaluit
Nunavut
Canada
Originally called Frobisher Bay.
cells: 1955
Freeport
Grand Bahama
Bahamas
cells: 1957
Ciudad del Este
Alto Paraná
Paraguay
Originally called Puerto Flor de Lis.
cells: 1957
Rankin Inlet
Nunavut
Canada
cells: 1960
Brasília
Distrito Federal
Brazil
Created in 1960 as the national capital.
cells: 1970
Belmopan
Cayo
Belize
cells: 1970
Linden
Upper Demerara-Berbice
Guyana
City formed by combining the towns of Christianburg, MacKenzie, and Wismar.
cells: 1970
Cancún
Quintana Roo
Mexico
cells: 1974
Inírida
Guainía
Colombia
cells: 1989
Palmas
Tocantins
Brazil
Was founded 1 year after the creation of the State of Tocantins. It's the newest and smallest Brazilian capital city.

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