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Four hundred and eleven cities light up in the year they were founded. Nobody draws the movement west — it appears on its own, out of the order in which the dots arrive: three centuries of a trickle along the Atlantic, then the rush between 1830 and 1890, then the tail. Marker size is the city today. One caveat, and it is in the data itself: Wikidata mixes the year a place was founded with the year it became a municipality, which is why the 1950s look busy — those are suburbs incorporating, not new towns.
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Colonial, before 1776The young republic, 1776–1848West of the Mississippi, 1848–1900The twentieth century
What is on the map
- 59 Colonial, before 1776
- 101 The young republic, 1776–1848
- 178 West of the Mississippi, 1848–1900
- 73 The twentieth century
Chronology
- Richmond, Virginia — founded 1607, today 226,610 peoplecity▸
- Santa Fe, New Mexico — founded 1610, today 87,505 peoplecity▸
- New York City — founded 1624, today 8,804,190 peoplecity▸
- Quincy, Massachusetts — founded 1625, today 101,636 peoplecity▸
- Lynn, Massachusetts — founded 1629, today 101,253 peoplecity▸
- Boston — founded 1630, today 675,647 peoplecity▸
- Cambridge, Massachusetts — founded 1630, today 118,403 peoplecity▸
- Somerville, Massachusetts — founded 1630, today 81,045 peoplecity▸
- Revere, Massachusetts — founded 1630, today 62,186 peoplecity▸
- Portland, Maine — founded 1632, today 68,408 peoplecity▸
- Green Bay, Wisconsin — founded 1634, today 107,395 peoplecity▸
- Waltham, Massachusetts — founded 1634, today 65,218 peoplecity▸
- Providence, Rhode Island — founded 1636, today 190,934 peoplecity▸
- Springfield, Massachusetts — founded 1636, today 155,929 peoplecity▸
- New Haven, Connecticut — founded 1638, today 134,023 peoplecity▸
- Wilmington, Delaware — founded 1638, today 70,898 peoplecity▸
- New Bedford, Massachusetts — founded 1640, today 101,079 peoplecity▸
- Norwalk, Connecticut — founded 1640, today 91,184 peoplecity▸
- Haverhill, Massachusetts — founded 1640, today 67,787 peoplecity▸
- Malden, Massachusetts — founded 1640, today 66,263 peoplecity▸
- Stamford, Connecticut — founded 1641, today 135,470 peoplecity▸
- Warwick, Rhode Island — founded 1642, today 82,823 peoplecity▸
- Lowell, Massachusetts — founded 1653, today 115,554 peoplecity▸
- Lawrence, Massachusetts — founded 1655, today 89,143 peoplecity▸
- Charleston, South Carolina — founded 1670, today 150,227 peoplecity▸
- Fall River, Massachusetts — founded 1670, today 94,000 peoplecity▸
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island — founded 1671, today 75,604 peoplecity▸
- Worcester, Massachusetts — founded 1673, today 206,518 peoplecity▸
- Duluth, Minnesota — founded 1679, today 86,697 peoplecity▸
- El Paso, Texas — founded 1680, today 678,815 peoplecity▸
- Waterbury, Connecticut — founded 1686, today 114,403 peoplecity▸
- Newton, Massachusetts — founded 1688, today 88,923 peoplecity▸
- New Rochelle, New York — founded 1688, today 79,726 peoplecity▸
- Ponce, Puerto Rico — founded 1692, today 137,491 peoplecity▸
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana — founded 1699, today 227,470 peoplecity▸
- Racine, Wisconsin — founded 1699, today 77,816 peoplecity▸
- Brockton, Massachusetts — founded 1700, today 105,643 peoplecity▸
- Detroit — founded 1701, today 639,111 peoplecity▸
- Mobile, Alabama — founded 1702, today 187,041 peoplecity▸
- Danbury, Connecticut — founded 1702, today 86,518 peoplecity▸
- Albuquerque, New Mexico — founded 1706, today 564,559 peoplecity▸
- San Antonio — founded 1718, today 1,434,625 peoplecity▸
- New Orleans — founded 1718, today 383,997 peoplecity▸
- Spotsylvania County, Virginia — founded 1721, today 140,032 peoplecity▸
- Manchester, New Hampshire — founded 1722, today 115,644 peoplecity▸
- Savannah, Georgia — founded 1733, today 147,780 peoplecity▸
- Frederick, Maryland — founded 1745, today 78,171 peoplecity▸
- Nashua, New Hampshire — founded 1746, today 91,322 peoplecity▸
- Alexandria, Virginia — founded 1749, today 159,467 peoplecity▸
- Cranston, Rhode Island — founded 1754, today 82,934 peoplecity▸
- Jacksonville, North Carolina — founded 1757, today 72,723 peoplecity▸
- St. Louis — founded 1764, today 301,578 peoplecity▸
- St. Charles, Missouri — founded 1765, today 70,493 peoplecity▸
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina — founded 1766, today 249,545 peoplecity▸
- Charlotte, North Carolina — founded 1768, today 874,579 peoplecity▸
- San Diego — founded 1769, today 1,386,932 peoplecity▸
- Tucson, Arizona — founded 1775, today 542,629 peoplecity▸
- Lexington, Kentucky — founded 1775, today 322,570 peoplecity▸
- Caguas, Puerto Rico — founded 1775, today 127,244 peoplecity▸
- San Francisco — founded 1776, today 873,965 peoplecity▸
- Santa Clara, California — founded 1777, today 127,647 peoplecity▸
- Louisville, Kentucky — founded 1778, today 246,161 peoplecity▸
- Nashville, Tennessee — founded 1779, today 689,447 peoplecity▸
- Hendersonville, Tennessee — founded 1784, today 61,753 peoplecity▸
- Clarksville, Tennessee — founded 1785, today 166,722 peoplecity▸
- Bristol, Connecticut — founded 1785, today 60,833 peoplecity▸
- Knoxville, Tennessee — founded 1786, today 190,740 peoplecity▸
- Dearborn, Michigan — founded 1786, today 109,976 peoplecity▸
- Greenville, North Carolina — founded 1786, today 87,521 peoplecity▸
- Columbia, South Carolina — founded 1787, today 136,632 peoplecity▸
- Rochester, New York — founded 1788, today 211,328 peoplecity▸
- Washington, D.C. — founded 1790, today 689,545 peoplecity▸
- Jacksonville, Florida — founded 1791, today 949,611 peoplecity▸
- Fort Wayne, Indiana — founded 1794, today 263,886 peoplecity▸
- Hamilton, Ohio — founded 1794, today 63,399 peoplecity▸
- Cleveland — founded 1796, today 372,624 peoplecity▸
- Dayton, Ohio — founded 1796, today 137,644 peoplecity▸
- Concord, North Carolina — founded 1796, today 105,240 peoplecity▸
- Asheville, North Carolina — founded 1797, today 94,589 peoplecity▸
- Owensboro, Kentucky — founded 1797, today 60,183 peoplecity▸
- Bowling Green, Kentucky — founded 1798, today 72,294 peoplecity▸
- Franklin, Tennessee — founded 1799, today 83,454 peoplecity▸
- Gaithersburg, Maryland — founded 1802, today 69,657 peoplecity▸
- Huntsville, Alabama — founded 1805, today 215,006 peoplecity▸
- Canton, Ohio — founded 1805, today 70,872 peoplecity▸
- Athens, Georgia — founded 1806, today 127,315 peoplecity▸
- Lorain, Ohio — founded 1807, today 65,211 peoplecity▸
- Greensboro, North Carolina — founded 1808, today 299,035 peoplecity▸
- San Marcos, Texas — founded 1808, today 67,553 peoplecity▸
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee — founded 1811, today 152,769 peoplecity▸
- Parma, Ohio — founded 1816, today 81,146 peoplecity▸
- Montgomery, Alabama — founded 1817, today 200,603 peoplecity▸
- Evansville, Indiana — founded 1817, today 117,298 peoplecity▸
- Fort Smith, Arkansas — founded 1817, today 89,142 peoplecity▸
- Flint, Michigan — founded 1818, today 81,252 peoplecity▸
- Bloomington, Indiana — founded 1818, today 79,168 peoplecity▸
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin — founded 1818, today 66,816 peoplecity▸
- Pontiac, Michigan — founded 1818, today 61,606 peoplecity▸
- Memphis, Tennessee — founded 1819, today 633,104 peoplecity▸
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama — founded 1819, today 99,600 peoplecity▸
- Indianapolis — founded 1821, today 887,642 peoplecity▸
- Little Rock, Arkansas — founded 1821, today 202,591 peoplecity▸
- Bridgeport, Connecticut — founded 1821, today 148,654 peoplecity▸
- Columbia, Missouri — founded 1821, today 126,254 peoplecity▸
- Lafayette, Louisiana — founded 1821, today 121,374 peoplecity▸
- Springfield, Illinois — founded 1821, today 114,394 peoplecity▸
- Jackson, Tennessee — founded 1821, today 68,205 peoplecity▸
- Jackson, Mississippi — founded 1822, today 153,701 peoplecity▸
- Bellevue, Nebraska — founded 1822, today 64,176 peoplecity▸
- Tampa, Florida — founded 1823, today 384,959 peoplecity▸
- Macon, Georgia — founded 1823, today 157,346 peoplecity▸
- Southfield, Michigan — founded 1823, today 76,618 peoplecity▸
- Decatur, Illinois — founded 1823, today 70,522 peoplecity▸
- Noblesville, Indiana — founded 1823, today 69,604 peoplecity▸
- Tallahassee, Florida — founded 1824, today 196,169 peoplecity▸
- Ann Arbor, Michigan — founded 1824, today 123,851 peoplecity▸
- Miami — founded 1825, today 442,241 peoplecity▸
- Vancouver, Washington — founded 1825, today 190,915 peoplecity▸
- Akron, Ohio — founded 1825, today 190,469 peoplecity▸
- Grand Rapids, Michigan — founded 1826, today 198,917 peoplecity▸
- Independence, Missouri — founded 1827, today 123,011 peoplecity▸
- Muncie, Indiana — founded 1827, today 65,194 peoplecity▸
- Columbus, Georgia — founded 1828, today 206,922 peoplecity▸
- Fayetteville, Arkansas — founded 1828, today 93,949 peoplecity▸
- Kalamazoo, Michigan — founded 1829, today 73,598 peoplecity▸
- Warren, Michigan — founded 1830, today 139,387 peoplecity▸
- Greenville, South Carolina — founded 1831, today 70,720 peoplecity▸
- Novi, Michigan — founded 1832, today 66,243 peoplecity▸
- Joliet, Illinois — founded 1833, today 150,362 peoplecity▸
- Lakewood, Washington — founded 1833, today 63,612 peoplecity▸
- Marietta, Georgia — founded 1834, today 60,972 peoplecity▸
- Beaumont, Texas — founded 1835, today 115,282 peoplecity▸
- Kenosha, Wisconsin — founded 1835, today 99,986 peoplecity▸
- Houston — founded 1836, today 2,304,580 peoplecity▸
- Tulsa, Oklahoma — founded 1836, today 413,066 peoplecity▸
- Shreveport, Louisiana — founded 1836, today 187,593 peoplecity▸
- Davenport, Iowa — founded 1836, today 101,724 peoplecity▸
- Auburn, Alabama — founded 1836, today 76,143 peoplecity▸
- Albany, Georgia — founded 1836, today 69,647 peoplecity▸
- Springfield, Missouri — founded 1838, today 169,176 peoplecity▸
- Springdale, Arkansas — founded 1838, today 84,161 peoplecity▸
- Corpus Christi, Texas — founded 1839, today 317,863 peoplecity▸
- Chattanooga, Tennessee — founded 1839, today 181,099 peoplecity▸
- Iowa City, Iowa — founded 1839, today 74,828 peoplecity▸
- Waukesha, Wisconsin — founded 1839, today 71,991 peoplecity▸
- Richardson, Texas — founded 1840, today 119,469 peoplecity▸
- Dallas — founded 1841, today 1,304,379 peoplecity▸
- Des Moines, Iowa — founded 1843, today 214,133 peoplecity▸
- Bloomington, Minnesota — founded 1843, today 89,987 peoplecity▸
- St. Joseph, Missouri — founded 1843, today 72,473 peoplecity▸
- Atlanta — founded 1845, today 498,715 peoplecity▸
- New Braunfels, Texas — founded 1845, today 90,403 peoplecity▸
- Ocala, Florida — founded 1845, today 63,591 peoplecity▸
- Eugene, Oregon — founded 1846, today 176,654 peoplecity▸
- Tyler, Texas — founded 1846, today 105,995 peoplecity▸
- Ogden, Utah — founded 1846, today 87,321 peoplecity▸
- Salt Lake City — founded 1847, today 199,723 peoplecity▸
- Yakima, Washington — founded 1847, today 96,968 peoplecity▸
- Santa Barbara, California — founded 1847, today 88,665 peoplecity▸
- Taylor, Michigan — founded 1847, today 63,409 peoplecity▸
- McKinney, Texas — founded 1848, today 195,308 peoplecity▸
- Appleton, Wisconsin — founded 1848, today 75,644 peoplecity▸
- Georgetown, Texas — founded 1848, today 67,176 peoplecity▸
- Taylorsville, Utah — founded 1848, today 60,448 peoplecity▸
- Fort Worth, Texas — founded 1849, today 918,915 peoplecity▸
- Sacramento, California — founded 1849, today 524,943 peoplecity▸
- Brownsville, Texas — founded 1849, today 186,738 peoplecity▸
- Waco, Texas — founded 1849, today 138,486 peoplecity▸
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa — founded 1849, today 137,710 peoplecity▸
- West Jordan, Utah — founded 1849, today 116,961 peoplecity▸
- Provo, Utah — founded 1849, today 115,162 peoplecity▸
- Las Cruces, New Mexico — founded 1849, today 111,385 peoplecity▸
- Yuba City, California — founded 1849, today 70,117 peoplecity▸
- Minneapolis — founded 1850, today 429,954 peoplecity▸
- Elk Grove, California — founded 1850, today 176,124 peoplecity▸
- Hoover, Alabama — founded 1850, today 92,606 peoplecity▸
- Brooklyn Park, Minnesota — founded 1850, today 86,478 peoplecity▸
- Layton, Utah — founded 1850, today 81,773 peoplecity▸
- Lehi, Utah — founded 1850, today 75,907 peoplecity▸
- New Britain, Connecticut — founded 1850, today 74,135 peoplecity▸
- Lakeville, Minnesota — founded 1850, today 69,490 peoplecity▸
- Seattle — founded 1851, today 737,015 peoplecity▸
- Round Rock, Texas — founded 1851, today 119,468 peoplecity▸
- Oakland, California — founded 1852, today 440,646 peoplecity▸
- El Monte, California — founded 1852, today 109,450 peoplecity▸
- Bellingham, Washington — founded 1852, today 91,482 peoplecity▸
- Plymouth, Minnesota — founded 1852, today 81,026 peoplecity▸
- Rock Hill, South Carolina — founded 1852, today 74,372 peoplecity▸
- Des Plaines, Illinois — founded 1852, today 60,675 peoplecity▸
- Kansas City, Missouri — founded 1853, today 508,090 peoplecity▸
- Gainesville, Florida — founded 1853, today 141,085 peoplecity▸
- Lafayette, Indiana — founded 1853, today 70,783 peoplecity▸
- Janesville, Wisconsin — founded 1853, today 65,615 peoplecity▸
- Omaha, Nebraska — founded 1854, today 486,051 peoplecity▸
- Saint Paul, Minnesota — founded 1854, today 311,527 peoplecity▸
- Topeka, Kansas — founded 1854, today 126,587 peoplecity▸
- Rochester, Minnesota — founded 1854, today 121,395 peoplecity▸
- Lawrence, Kansas — founded 1854, today 94,934 peoplecity▸
- Roswell, Georgia — founded 1854, today 92,833 peoplecity▸
- Sioux City, Iowa — founded 1854, today 85,797 peoplecity▸
- Ankeny, Iowa — founded 1854, today 67,887 peoplecity▸
- Council Bluffs, Iowa — founded 1854, today 62,799 peoplecity▸
- Champaign, Illinois — founded 1855, today 88,302 peoplecity▸
- Kenner, Louisiana — founded 1855, today 66,448 peoplecity▸
- Burnsville, Minnesota — founded 1855, today 64,317 peoplecity▸
- Lincoln, Nebraska — founded 1856, today 291,082 peoplecity▸
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota — founded 1856, today 192,517 peoplecity▸
- O'Fallon, Missouri — founded 1856, today 91,316 peoplecity▸
- Mansfield, Texas — founded 1856, today 72,602 peoplecity▸
- Johnson City, Tennessee — founded 1856, today 71,046 peoplecity▸
- St. Cloud, Minnesota — founded 1856, today 68,881 peoplecity▸
- Olathe, Kansas — founded 1857, today 141,290 peoplecity▸
- Denver — founded 1858, today 715,522 peoplecity▸
- Boulder, Colorado — founded 1858, today 108,250 peoplecity▸
- Maple Grove, Minnesota — founded 1858, today 70,253 peoplecity▸
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota — founded 1858, today 64,198 peoplecity▸
- Arvada, Colorado — founded 1859, today 124,402 peoplecity▸
- Westminster, Colorado — founded 1859, today 116,317 peoplecity▸
- South Jordan, Utah — founded 1859, today 77,487 peoplecity▸
- Chico, California — founded 1860, today 101,475 peoplecity▸
- Eagan, Minnesota — founded 1860, today 68,855 peoplecity▸
- St. George, Utah — founded 1861, today 95,342 peoplecity▸
- Lake Charles, Louisiana — founded 1861, today 84,872 peoplecity▸
- Manteca, California — founded 1861, today 83,498 peoplecity▸
- Boise, Idaho — founded 1863, today 235,684 peoplecity▸
- Grand Prairie, Texas — founded 1863, today 196,100 peoplecity▸
- Fort Collins, Colorado — founded 1864, today 169,810 peoplecity▸
- Ames, Iowa — founded 1864, today 66,427 peoplecity▸
- Idaho Falls, Idaho — founded 1864, today 64,818 peoplecity▸
- South Bend, Indiana — founded 1865, today 103,453 peoplecity▸
- Lee's Summit, Missouri — founded 1865, today 101,108 peoplecity▸
- Denton, Texas — founded 1866, today 139,869 peoplecity▸
- Missoula, Montana — founded 1866, today 73,489 peoplecity▸
- Melbourne, Florida — founded 1867, today 84,678 peoplecity▸
- Cheyenne, Wyoming — founded 1867, today 65,132 peoplecity▸
- Port Orange, Florida — founded 1867, today 62,596 peoplecity▸
- Meriden, Connecticut — founded 1867, today 60,850 peoplecity▸
- Wichita, Kansas — founded 1868, today 397,532 peoplecity▸
- Reno, Nevada — founded 1868, today 264,165 peoplecity▸
- Kansas City, Kansas — founded 1868, today 156,607 peoplecity▸
- Davis, California — founded 1868, today 66,850 peoplecity▸
- Durham, North Carolina — founded 1869, today 283,506 peoplecity▸
- Bellevue, Washington — founded 1869, today 151,854 peoplecity▸
- Greeley, Colorado — founded 1869, today 108,795 peoplecity▸
- Westminster, California — founded 1870, today 90,911 peoplecity▸
- Redmond, Washington — founded 1870, today 73,256 peoplecity▸
- Daytona Beach, Florida — founded 1870, today 72,647 peoplecity▸
- Colorado Springs, Colorado — founded 1871, today 478,961 peoplecity▸
- Spokane, Washington — founded 1871, today 228,989 peoplecity▸
- Birmingham, Alabama — founded 1871, today 200,733 peoplecity▸
- Fargo, North Dakota — founded 1871, today 125,990 peoplecity▸
- Longmont, Colorado — founded 1871, today 98,885 peoplecity▸
- Sandy, Utah — founded 1871, today 96,904 peoplecity▸
- Longview, Texas — founded 1871, today 81,638 peoplecity▸
- North Little Rock, Arkansas — founded 1871, today 64,591 peoplecity▸
- Woodland, California — founded 1871, today 61,032 peoplecity▸
- Killeen, Texas — founded 1872, today 153,095 peoplecity▸
- Fishers, Indiana — founded 1872, today 98,977 peoplecity▸
- Bryan, Texas — founded 1872, today 83,980 peoplecity▸
- Bismarck, North Dakota — founded 1872, today 73,622 peoplecity▸
- Marysville, Washington — founded 1872, today 70,714 peoplecity▸
- Tulare, California — founded 1872, today 68,875 peoplecity▸
- Conway, Arkansas — founded 1872, today 64,134 peoplecity▸
- Plano, Texas — founded 1873, today 285,494 peoplecity▸
- Garden Grove, California — founded 1874, today 171,949 peoplecity▸
- Santa Maria, California — founded 1874, today 109,707 peoplecity▸
- Carmel, Indiana — founded 1874, today 99,757 peoplecity▸
- Orlando, Florida — founded 1875, today 334,854 peoplecity▸
- Tacoma, Washington — founded 1875, today 219,346 peoplecity▸
- Lakeland, Florida — founded 1875, today 112,641 peoplecity▸
- Renton, Washington — founded 1875, today 106,785 peoplecity▸
- Arlington, Texas — founded 1876, today 394,266 peoplecity▸
- St. Petersburg, Florida — founded 1876, today 258,308 peoplecity▸
- Flagstaff, Arizona — founded 1876, today 76,831 peoplecity▸
- Rapid City, South Dakota — founded 1876, today 74,703 peoplecity▸
- Billings, Montana — founded 1877, today 117,116 peoplecity▸
- Orem, Utah — founded 1877, today 98,129 peoplecity▸
- Loveland, Colorado — founded 1877, today 76,378 peoplecity▸
- Blaine, Minnesota — founded 1877, today 70,222 peoplecity▸
- Santee, California — founded 1877, today 60,037 peoplecity▸
- Mesa, Arizona — founded 1878, today 504,258 peoplecity▸
- Mesquite, Texas — founded 1878, today 150,108 peoplecity▸
- Tempe, Arizona — founded 1879, today 180,587 peoplecity▸
- Pompano Beach, Florida — founded 1880, today 112,046 peoplecity▸
- Baldwin Park, California — founded 1880, today 72,176 peoplecity▸
- Midland, Texas — founded 1881, today 132,524 peoplecity▸
- Abilene, Texas — founded 1881, today 125,182 peoplecity▸
- Odessa, Texas — founded 1881, today 114,428 peoplecity▸
- Temple, Texas — founded 1881, today 82,073 peoplecity▸
- Kissimmee, Florida — founded 1881, today 79,226 peoplecity▸
- Rogers, Arkansas — founded 1881, today 69,908 peoplecity▸
- Grand Junction, Colorado — founded 1882, today 65,560 peoplecity▸
- Great Falls, Montana — founded 1883, today 60,442 peoplecity▸
- West Palm Beach, Florida — founded 1884, today 117,415 peoplecity▸
- Hammond, Indiana — founded 1884, today 77,879 peoplecity▸
- Delray Beach, Florida — founded 1884, today 66,846 peoplecity▸
- Pueblo, Colorado — founded 1885, today 111,876 peoplecity▸
- Dothan, Alabama — founded 1885, today 71,072 peoplecity▸
- Palmdale, California — founded 1886, today 169,450 peoplecity▸
- Nampa, Idaho — founded 1886, today 100,200 peoplecity▸
- Fort Myers, Florida — founded 1886, today 86,395 peoplecity▸
- Glendale, Arizona — founded 1887, today 248,325 peoplecity▸
- Amarillo, Texas — founded 1887, today 200,393 peoplecity▸
- Redding, California — founded 1887, today 93,611 peoplecity▸
- Cedar Park, Texas — founded 1887, today 77,595 peoplecity▸
- Gulfport, Mississippi — founded 1887, today 72,926 peoplecity▸
- Oceanside, California — founded 1888, today 174,068 peoplecity▸
- Pomona, California — founded 1888, today 151,713 peoplecity▸
- Escondido, California — founded 1888, today 151,038 peoplecity▸
- Inglewood, California — founded 1888, today 107,762 peoplecity▸
- Yuma, Arizona — founded 1888, today 95,548 peoplecity▸
- Kirkland, Washington — founded 1888, today 92,175 peoplecity▸
- Buckeye, Arizona — founded 1888, today 91,502 peoplecity▸
- Redlands, California — founded 1888, today 73,168 peoplecity▸
- Oklahoma City — founded 1889, today 681,054 peoplecity▸
- Lakewood, Colorado — founded 1889, today 155,984 peoplecity▸
- Norman, Oklahoma — founded 1889, today 128,026 peoplecity▸
- Edmond, Oklahoma — founded 1889, today 94,428 peoplecity▸
- Merced, California — founded 1889, today 86,333 peoplecity▸
- Moore, Oklahoma — founded 1889, today 62,793 peoplecity▸
- Lubbock, Texas — founded 1890, today 257,141 peoplecity▸
- Kent, Washington — founded 1890, today 136,588 peoplecity▸
- North Miami, Florida — founded 1890, today 60,191 peoplecity▸
- Aurora, Colorado — founded 1891, today 386,261 peoplecity▸
- Garland, Texas — founded 1891, today 246,018 peoplecity▸
- Clearwater, Florida — founded 1891, today 117,292 peoplecity▸
- Auburn, Washington — founded 1891, today 87,256 peoplecity▸
- Pasco, Washington — founded 1891, today 77,108 peoplecity▸
- Mount Vernon, New York — founded 1892, today 73,893 peoplecity▸
- Pasadena, Texas — founded 1893, today 151,950 peoplecity▸
- Meridian, Idaho — founded 1893, today 117,635 peoplecity▸
- West Des Moines, Iowa — founded 1893, today 68,723 peoplecity▸
- Scottsdale, Arizona — founded 1894, today 241,361 peoplecity▸
- Pearland, Texas — founded 1894, today 125,828 peoplecity▸
- Palo Alto, California — founded 1894, today 68,572 peoplecity▸
- Victorville, California — founded 1895, today 134,810 peoplecity▸
- Boynton Beach, Florida — founded 1895, today 80,380 peoplecity▸
- Camarillo, California — founded 1898, today 70,741 peoplecity▸
- Lawton, Oklahoma — founded 1901, today 90,381 peoplecity▸
- Broken Arrow, Oklahoma — founded 1902, today 113,540 peoplecity▸
- Irving, Texas — founded 1903, today 256,684 peoplecity▸
- Frisco, Texas — founded 1904, today 200,509 peoplecity▸
- McAllen, Texas — founded 1904, today 142,210 peoplecity▸
- Sparks, Nevada — founded 1904, today 108,445 peoplecity▸
- Conroe, Texas — founded 1904, today 89,956 peoplecity▸
- Kennewick, Washington — founded 1904, today 83,921 peoplecity▸
- Harlingen, Texas — founded 1904, today 71,829 peoplecity▸
- Las Vegas — founded 1905, today 641,903 peoplecity▸
- Richland, Washington — founded 1905, today 60,560 peoplecity▸
- Gary, Indiana — founded 1906, today 69,093 peoplecity▸
- Bossier City, Louisiana — founded 1907, today 62,701 peoplecity▸
- Sugar Land, Texas — founded 1908, today 111,026 peoplecity▸
- Edinburg, Texas — founded 1908, today 100,243 peoplecity▸
- Chino, California — founded 1910, today 91,403 peoplecity▸
- Mission, Texas — founded 1910, today 85,778 peoplecity▸
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida — founded 1911, today 182,760 peoplecity▸
- Rialto, California — founded 1911, today 104,026 peoplecity▸
- Chandler, Arizona — founded 1912, today 275,987 peoplecity▸
- Fontana, California — founded 1913, today 208,393 peoplecity▸
- Carrollton, Texas — founded 1913, today 133,434 peoplecity▸
- Homestead, Florida — founded 1913, today 80,737 peoplecity▸
- Anchorage, Alaska — founded 1914, today 291,247 peoplecity▸
- Miami Beach, Florida — founded 1915, today 82,890 peoplecity▸
- Pharr, Texas — founded 1916, today 79,715 peoplecity▸
- North Las Vegas, Nevada — founded 1919, today 262,527 peoplecity▸
- Hollywood, Florida — founded 1921, today 153,067 peoplecity▸
- Hawthorne, California — founded 1922, today 88,083 peoplecity▸
- Boca Raton, Florida — founded 1925, today 97,422 peoplecity▸
- Federal Way, Washington — founded 1929, today 101,030 peoplecity▸
- Surprise, Arizona — founded 1937, today 143,148 peoplecity▸
- Henderson, Nevada — founded 1941, today 317,610 peoplecity▸
- Warner Robins, Georgia — founded 1942, today 80,308 peoplecity▸
- Goodyear, Arizona — founded 1946, today 95,294 peoplecity▸
- Livonia, Michigan — founded 1950, today 95,535 peoplecity▸
- Rowlett, Texas — founded 1952, today 62,535 peoplecity▸
- Commerce City, Colorado — founded 1952, today 62,418 peoplecity▸
- Allen, Texas — founded 1953, today 104,627 peoplecity▸
- Plantation, Florida — founded 1953, today 91,750 peoplecity▸
- Lakewood, California — founded 1954, today 82,496 peoplecity▸
- Pembroke Pines, Florida — founded 1956, today 171,178 peoplecity▸
- Thornton, Colorado — founded 1956, today 141,867 peoplecity▸
- Cape Coral, Florida — founded 1957, today 194,016 peoplecity▸
- Norwalk, California — founded 1957, today 102,773 peoplecity▸
- Bellflower, California — founded 1957, today 79,190 peoplecity▸
- Pico Rivera, California — founded 1958, today 62,088 peoplecity▸
- Wyoming, Michigan — founded 1959, today 76,501 peoplecity▸
- North Port, Florida — founded 1959, today 74,793 peoplecity▸
- Lauderhill, Florida — founded 1959, today 74,482 peoplecity▸
- Overland Park, Kansas — founded 1960, today 197,238 peoplecity▸
- Palm Bay, Florida — founded 1960, today 119,760 peoplecity▸
- Port St. Lucie, Florida — founded 1961, today 204,851 peoplecity▸
- League City, Texas — founded 1961, today 114,392 peoplecity▸
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico — founded 1961, today 104,046 peoplecity▸
- Deltona, Florida — founded 1962, today 93,692 peoplecity▸
- Coral Springs, Florida — founded 1963, today 134,394 peoplecity▸
- San Marcos, California — founded 1963, today 94,833 peoplecity▸
- Tamarac, Florida — founded 1963, today 71,897 peoplecity▸
- Thousand Oaks, California — founded 1964, today 126,966 peoplecity▸
- Westland, Michigan — founded 1966, today 85,420 peoplecity▸
- Woodbury, Minnesota — founded 1967, today 75,102 peoplecity▸
- Yorba Linda, California — founded 1967, today 68,336 peoplecity▸
- Sterling Heights, Michigan — founded 1968, today 134,346 peoplecity▸
- Simi Valley, California — founded 1969, today 126,356 peoplecity▸
- Palm Coast, Florida — founded 1969, today 89,258 peoplecity▸
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- Wellington, Florida — founded 1972, today 61,637 peoplecity▸
- Lancaster, California — founded 1977, today 173,516 peoplecity▸
- West Valley City, Utah — founded 1980, today 140,230 peoplecity▸
- Encinitas, California — founded 1986, today 62,007 peoplecity▸
- Hesperia, California — founded 1988, today 99,818 peoplecity▸
- Temecula, California — founded 1989, today 110,003 peoplecity▸
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