What was the population of New York in 1776?

Answer:
NYC had a population of just over 5,000. See: Historical Statistics of U.S.
Colonial Times to 1970. Compare to Philadelphia #1 populated city in U.S.
with 25,000.

Boston, NYC and Charleston had about 5,000 populations.
The largest state was Virginia, #2 was Massachusetts. and #3 Pennsylvania.

The U.S. population of the 13 colonies in 1776 was 2.5 million.
Google: Historical Statistics of U.S. Colonial Times to 1970.
First answer by Wechsler. Last edit by Asd51. Contributor trust: 4 [recommend contributorrecommended]. Question popularity: 10 [recommend question].

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