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| The 1990 Census        |   | 10 Largest Urban Places |
|------------------------|--------|-------------------------|
| 248,709,873            |
| 70.3                   | 1      | New York City, NY       | 7,322,564 |
| 9.8                    | 2      | Lost Angeles, CA        | 3,485,398 |
| April 1                | 3      | Chicago, IL             | 2,783,726 |
| 50                     | 4      | Houston, TX             | 1,630,553 |
| 2.5 billion            | 5      | Philadelphia, PA        | 1,585,577 |
| 1005.2                 | 6      | San Diego, CA           | 1,110,549 |
| 450,000                | 7      | Detroit, MI             | 1,027,974 |
| 510,200                | 8      | Dallas, TX              | 1,006,877 |
| Barbara Everitt Bryant | 9      | Phoenix, AZ             | 983,403 |
| 13                     | 10     | San Antonio, TX         | 935,933 |
| 58                     |

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