According to Wikipedia, the population of New York City in 1860 was 1,174,779 people.
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Troy University - New York - ended in 1861.
New York, New York has a population of 8,363,710
Mark W. DeLawyer has written: 'Troops furnished by the town of Adams, New York, for service during the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865' -- subject(s): Genealogy, History, New York (State) Civil War, 1861-1865, Registers, Soldiers, United States Civil War, 1861-1865
State University of New York at Oswego was created in 1861.
Yes it was a major population center.
New York Telephone's population is 2,005.
The population rank for New York is 8,274,527.
New York Telephone's population is 26,800.
New York City is one The second-largest city in New York by population is Buffalo, but its population is only about 3% of New York City's population.
New York's population in 2012 was 19.57 million.
New York's population in 1994 was 18.46 million.
New York's population in 1998 was 18.76 million.