Question

In which part of the United States were most of the largest cities located in 1860.

Answer 1

New York New York

813,669

Answer 2

Eastern USA had the largest.

Here is the statistics for 1860:

Rank City State Population

1 New York New York 813,669

2 Philadelphia Penn 565,529

3 Brooklyn New York 266,661

4 Baltimore Maryland 212,418

5 Boston Mass 177,840

6 New Orleans Louisiana 168,675

7 Cincinnati Ohio 161,044

8 St. Louis Missouri 160,773

9 Chicago Illinois 112,172

10 Buffalo New York 81,129