Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Question: Which Ohio city was one of the nation’s 10 most populous cities from 1830 to 1900?

Answer: Cincinnati. The Queen City cracked the top 10 in the 1830 U.S. census with about 24,800 residents. It ranked among the nation’s five largest cities in the years leading up to—and during—the Civil War, and stayed in the top 10 until after the turn of the 20th century.