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
Yes it was a major population center.
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.
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.