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|
Rank
|
City Name
|
State
|
Population
|
Form of Government
|
Partisan/
Nonpartisan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
New York |
NY |
8,008,278 |
Mayor-Council |
Partisan |
|
2 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
3,694,820 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
3 |
Chicago |
IL |
2,896,016 |
Mayor-Council |
Partisan |
|
4 |
Houston |
TX |
1,953,631 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
5 |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1,517,550 |
Mayor-Council |
Partisan |
|
6 |
Phoenix |
AZ |
1,321,045 |
Council-Manager |
Nonpartisan |
|
7 |
San Diego |
CA |
1,223,400 |
Council-Manager |
Nonpartisan |
|
8 |
Dallas |
TX |
1,188,580 |
Council-Manager |
Nonpartisan |
|
9 |
San Antonio |
TX |
1,144,646 |
Council-Manager |
Nonpartisan |
|
10 |
Detroit |
MI |
951,270 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
11 |
San Jose |
CA |
894,943 |
Council-Manager |
Nonpartisan |
|
12 |
Indianapolis |
IN |
791,926 |
Mayor-Council |
Partisan |
|
13 |
San Francisco |
CA |
776,733 |
Mayor-Council |
Partisan |
|
14 |
Jacksonville |
FL |
735,617 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
15 |
Columbus |
OH |
711,470 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
16 |
Austin |
TX |
656,562 |
Council-Manager |
Nonpartisan |
|
17 |
Baltimore |
MD |
651,154 |
Mayor-Council |
Partisan |
|
18 |
Memphis |
TN |
650,100 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
19 |
Milwaukee |
WI |
596,974 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
20 |
Boston |
MA |
589,141 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
21 |
Washington |
DC |
572,059 |
Mayor-Council |
Partisan |
|
22 |
Nashville-Davidson |
TN |
569,891 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
23 |
El Paso |
TX |
563,662 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
24 |
Seattle |
WA |
563,374 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
25 |
Denver |
CO |
554,636 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
26 |
Charlotte |
NC |
540,828 |
Council-Manager |
Partisan |
|
27 |
Fort Worth |
TX |
534,694 |
Council-Manager |
Nonpartisan |
|
28 |
Portland |
OR |
529,121 |
Mayor-Council |
Nonpartisan |
|
29 |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
506,132 |
Council-Manager |
Nonpartisan |
|
30 |
Tucson |
AZ |
486,699 |
Mayor-Council |
Partisan |
Sources:
National League of Cities membership database, September, 2004
Census 2000 PHC-T-5. Ranking Tables for Incorporated Places of 100,000 or More: 1990 and 2000. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
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