This is a list of cities in North America by founding year and present-day country.
| Year |
City |
State or province |
Country |
Notes |
| 700 BC |
Ticul |
Yucatan |
Mexico |
| 500 BC |
Cholula |
Puebla |
Mexico |
| 300 BC |
Teotihuacan |
México |
Mexico |
In the Valley of Mexico, North America's largest Pre-Columbian city. [1] |
| 200 |
Mitla |
Oaxaca |
Mexico |
| 650 |
Cahokia |
West-central Illinois |
United States |
| 1000 |
Acoma Pueblo and Taos Pueblo |
New Mexico |
United States |
| 1050 |
Motul |
Yucatan |
Mexico |
| 1325 |
Tenochtitlan |
Distrito Federal |
Mexico |
Later called Mexico City |
| 1498 |
Santo Domingo |
Distrito Nacional |
Dominican Republic |
Capital of the Dominican Republic. Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the Americas. |
| 1510 |
Nombre de Dios |
Colon |
Panama |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Panama. |
| 1511 |
Baracoa |
Guantánamo |
Cuba |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Cuba, former capital of Cuba. |
| 1514 |
Santiago |
Santiago |
Cuba |
| 1515 |
Havana |
Havana |
Cuba |
Current Capital of Cuba |
| 1519 |
La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, (Veracruz) |
Veracruz |
Mexico |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Mexico. |
| 1519 |
Panama City |
|
Panama |
First European city on the Pacific coast of the Americas |
| 1521 |
San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
United States |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Puerto Rico, and in the United States. |
| 1524 |
Granada |
Granada |
Nicaragua |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Nicaragua. |
| 1532 |
São Vicente |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Brazil, oldest Portuguese established settlement in the New
World. |
| 1532 |
Oaxaca |
Oaxaca |
Mexico |
| 1536 |
San Pedro Sula |
Cortés |
Honduras |
| 1540 |
Campeche |
Campeche |
Mexico |
| 1541 |
St. John's |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Canada |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Canada, oldest English established settlement in the
Americas |
| 1542 |
Guadalajara |
Jalisco |
Mexico |
| 1565 |
Saint Augustine |
Florida |
United States |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the continental United States. Preceded by Puerto Rican
colonies, Pensacola, Florida, which was destroyed in 1559, and Fort Caroline, destroyed in 1565. |
| 1596 |
Monterrey |
Nuevo León |
Mexico |
| 1597 |
Portobelo |
Colón |
Panama |
| 1598 |
Parras |
Coahuila |
Mexico |
| 1599 |
Tadoussac |
Quebec |
Canada |
Oldest continuously inhabited French established settlement in the Americas, oldest European established settlement in
Quebec. |
| 1604 |
Port Royal |
Nova Scotia |
Canada |
| 1607 |
Jamestown |
Virginia |
United States |
| 1608 |
Quebec City |
Quebec |
Canada |
| 1610 |
Kecoughtan, Virginia |
Virginia |
United States |
| 1610 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
New Mexico |
United States |
| 1610 |
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Canada |
| 1612 |
St. George's, Bermuda |
|
Bermuda |
Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Bermuda. |
| 1620 |
Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Massachusetts |
United States |
| 1623 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
New Hampshire |
United States |
| 1623 |
New Castle, New Hampshire |
New Hampshire |
United States |
| 1623 |
Rye, New Hampshire |
New Hampshire |
United States |
[2] |
| 1623 |
Gloucester, Massachusetts |
Massachusetts |
United States |
| 1625 |
New Amsterdam |
New York |
United States |
Now New York City. |
| 1626 |
Salem, Massachusetts |
Massachusetts |
United States |
| 1627 |
Basseterre |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1628 |
Bridgetown |
|
Barbados |
| 1630 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Massachusetts |
United States |
| 1631 |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
New Brunswick |
Canada |
| 1632 |
Williamsburg, Virginia |
Virginia |
United States |
| 1632 |
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1634 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
United States |
| 1634 |
St. Mary's City, Maryland |
Maryland |
United States |
| 1634 |
Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
Quebec |
Canada |
| 1634 |
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
|
Netherlands Antilles |
| 1635 |
Concord, Massachusetts |
Massachusetts |
United States |
| 1636 |
Providence, Rhode Island |
Rhode Island |
United States |
| 1637 |
Hartford, Connecticut |
Connecticut |
United States |
[3]
|
| 1638 |
Hampton, New Hampshire |
New Hampshire |
United States |
|
| 1638 |
New Haven, Connecticut |
Connecticut |
United States |
[4]
|
| 1638 |
Wilmington, Delaware |
Delaware |
United States |
Grew from Fort Christina, part of the New Sweden
colony. |
| 1638 |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Massachusetts |
United States |
| 1639 (prior to) |
St. Marks, Florida |
Florida |
United States |
[5] |
| 1639 |
Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Connecticut |
United States |
| 1639 |
Newport, Rhode Island |
Rhode Island |
United States |
| 1642 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Quebec |
Canada |
| 1642 |
Lexington, Massachusetts |
Massachusetts |
United States |
[6] |
| 1643 |
Basse-Terre |
|
Guadeloupe |
Territorial capital. |
| 1649 |
Annapolis, Maryland |
Maryland |
United States |
| 1659 |
Ciudad Juárez |
|
Mexico |
| 1659 |
Jamestown, Saint Helena |
|
Saint Helena |
| 1660 |
Placentia, Newfoundland |
Newfoundland |
Canada |
French Capital unil 1713, originally called Plaisance |
| 1660 |
Rye, New York |
New York |
United States |
| 1664 |
Albany, New York |
New York |
United States |
| 1665 |
Port-de-Paix |
Nord-Ouest Department |
Haiti |
| 1666 |
Newark, New Jersey |
New Jersey |
United States |
| 1668 |
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |
Michigan |
United States |
[7], oldest city in
Michigan. |
| 1670 |
Charleston, South Carolina |
South Carolina |
United States |
| 1673 |
Kingston, Ontario |
Ontario |
Canada |
Grew from Fort Frontenac. |
| 1680 |
South Orange, New Jersey |
New Jersey |
United States |
Grew from Newark (later Orange). |
| 1681 |
Cockburn Town |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1682 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
| 1682 |
Norfolk, Virginia |
Virginia |
United States |
| 1683 |
Dover, Delaware |
Delaware |
United States |
| 1693 |
Kingston, Jamaica |
|
Jamaica |
| 1696 |
Rimouski, Quebec |
Quebec |
Canada |
| 1698 |
Pensacola, Florida |
Florida |
United States |
| 1699 |
Biloxi, Mississippi |
Mississippi |
United States |
| 1699 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Louisiana |
United States |
| 1701 |
Detroit, Michigan |
Michigan |
United States |
| 1702 |
Mobile, Alabama |
Alabama |
United States |
| 1706 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
New Mexico |
United States |
| 1709 |
Chihuahua |
|
Mexico |
| 1710 |
Chatham, New Jersey |
New Jersey |
United States |
On land purchased in 1680. |
| 1715 (prior to) |
Kekionga |
Indiana |
United States |
Capital of the Miami tribe. |
| 1716 |
Natchez, Mississippi |
Mississippi |
United States |
Dates to the founding of Fort Rosalie by the French.[8] |
| 1718 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Louisiana |
United States |
| 1718 |
San Antonio, Texas |
Texas |
United States |
| 1719 |
Trenton, New Jersey |
New Jersey |
United States |
| 1725 |
Concord, New Hampshire |
New Hampshire |
United States |
| 1728 |
Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Virginia |
United States |
| 1729 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Maryland |
United States |
| 1733 |
Richmond, Virginia |
Virginia |
United States |
[9] |
| 1733 |
Savannah, Georgia |
Georgia |
United States |
| 1738 |
Fort Rouge |
Manitoba |
Canada |
Now Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| 1749 |
Alexandria, Virginia |
Virginia |
United States |
| 1749 |
Port-au-Prince |
Ouest Department |
Haiti |
| 1749 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Nova Scotia |
Canada |
| 1749 |
Windsor, Ontario |
Ontario |
Canada |
| 1750 |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
Grew from the French Fort Presque Isle. |
| 1754 |
Augusta, Maine |
Maine |
United States |
| 1755 |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
North Carolina |
United States |
| 1758 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
| 1761 |
Charlottesville, Virginia |
Virginia |
United States |
| 1762 |
Shepherdstown, West Virginia |
West Virginia |
United States |
Originally known as Mecklenburg. |
| 1762 |
Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
Incorporated as Northamptontown. |
| 1763 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Missouri |
United States |
| 1763 |
Burlington, Vermont |
Vermont |
United States |
| 1769 |
San Diego, California |
California |
United States |
Grew from Presidio of San Diego. |
| 1770 |
Monterey, California |
California |
United States |
Grew from Presidio of Monterey. Original capital of California
[10] |
| 1775 |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Kentucky |
United States |
| 1775 |
Boonesborough, Kentucky |
Kentucky |
United States |
Grew from Fort Boonesborough, built by pioneer Daniel Boone. |
| 1776 |
San Francisco, California |
California |
United States |
| 1777 |
San Jose, California |
California |
United States |
Originally known as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, the first town in the Spanish colony of Nueva California, which later became Alta California. |
| 1778 |
Louisville, Kentucky |
Kentucky |
United States |
Grew from Fort Nelson, established by explorer George Rogers Clark. |
| 1779 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Tennessee |
United States |
Grew from Fort Nashborough. |
| 1781 |
Montpelier, Vermont |
Vermont |
United States |
| 1781 |
Los Angeles, California |
California |
United States |
| 1785 |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
| 1785 |
Asheville, North Carolina |
North Carolina |
United States |
[11] |
| 1786 |
Columbia, South Carolina |
South Carolina |
United States |
| 1786 |
Florissant, Missouri |
Missouri |
United States |
Originally known as St. Ferdinand. |
| 1786 |
Tallahassee, Florida |
Florida |
United States |
| 1786 |
Frankfort, Kentucky |
Kentucky |
United States |
| 1786 |
Portland, Maine |
Maine |
United States |
| 1788 |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Ohio |
United States |
| 1788 |
Charleston, West Virginia |
West Virginia |
United States |
Grew from Fort Lee. [12] |
| 1789 |
Buffalo, New York |
New York |
United States |
| 1790 |
Washington, District of Columbia |
District of Columbia |
United States |
| 1791 |
Jacksonville, Florida |
Florida |
United States |
Known as "Cowford". |
| 1791 |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Tennessee |
United States |
| 1791 |
Bangor, Maine |
Maine |
United States |
| 1792 |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
North Carolina |
United States |
| 1793 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Ontario |
Canada |
| 1794 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Indiana |
United States |
| 1795 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
Alberta |
Canada |
Grew from Fort Edmonton. |
| 1796 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Ohio |
United States |
| 1797 |
Franklinton, Ohio |
Ohio |
United States |
Eventually absorbed by Columbus, Ohio. |
| 1798 |
Shepherdstown, West Virginia |
West Virginia |
United States |
Formerly known as Mecklenburg. |
| 1800 |
Hull, Quebec |
Quebec |
Canada |
Formerly known as Wrightville. |
| 1803 |
Chicago, Illinois |
Illinois |
United States |
Grew from Fort Dearborn. |
| 1805 |
Huntsville, Alabama |
Alabama |
United States |
| 1810 |
Manchester, New Hampshire |
New Hampshire |
United States |
| 1812 |
Columbus, Ohio |
Ohio |
United States |
| 1815 |
Hamilton, Ontario |
Ontario |
Canada |
| 1816 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Tennessee |
United States |
Originally named Ross's Landing. |
| 1816 |
Saginaw, Michigan |
Michigan |
United States |
| 1817 |
Fort Smith, Arkansas |
Arkansas |
United States |
| 1819 |
Montgomery, Alabama |
Alabama |
United States |
State capital, grew from the 1540 French settlement Fort Toulouse. |
| 1819 |
Springfield, Illinois |
Illinois |
United States |
| 1819 |
Memphis, Tennessee |
Tennessee |
United States |
Near the site of the earlier French Fort Prudhomme. |
| 1821 |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
Arkansas |
United States |
| 1821 |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
Indiana |
United States |
| 1822 |
Jackson, Mississippi |
Mississippi |
United States |
| 1823 |
Tampa, Florida |
Florida |
United States |
Grew from earlier military post Fort Brooke. |
| 1825 |
Vicksburg, Mississippi |
Mississippi |
United States |
| 1825 |
Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Michigan |
United States |
| 1826 |
London, Ontario |
Ontario |
Canada |
| 1833 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
United States |
| 1836 |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
Louisiana |
United States |
| 1836 |
Madison, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
United States |
| 1837 |
Lansing, Michigan |
Michigan |
United States |
| 1837 |
Houston, Texas |
Texas |
United States |
| 1841 |
Dallas, Texas |
Texas |
United States |
| 1843 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Georgia |
United States |
Originally known as Marthasville, Georgia. |
| 1843 |
Victoria, British Columbia |
British Columbia |
Canada |
| 1847 |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Utah |
United States |
Originally known as Great Salt Lake City. |
| 1848 |
Sacramento, California |
California |
United States |
| 1850 |
Bytown |
Ontario |
Canada |
Now Ottawa, Ontario. |
| 1856 |
O'Fallon, Missouri |
Missouri |
United States |
| 1858 |
Denver, Colorado |
Colorado |
United States |
| 1864 |
Salinas, California |
California |
United States. |
[13] |
| 1867 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Minnesota |
United States |
| 1868 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Arizona |
United States |
| 1871 |
Birmingham, Alabama |
Alabama |
United States |
| 1872 |
Anniston, Alabama |
Alabama |
United States |
| 1875 |
Orlando, Florida |
Florida |
United States |
| 1875 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Alberta |
Canada |
Grew from Fort Calgary |
| 1882 |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
Saskatchewan |
Canada |
| 1883 |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Saskatchewan |
Canada |
| 1886 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
British Columbia |
Canada |
| 1887 |
Gulfport, Mississippi |
Mississippi |
United States |
[14] |
| 1896 |
|