Interesting Albany trivia

Did you know that Albany, in 1870, was the 20th largest city in the United States?Check out this table from the US Census Bureau. Albany's status dropped quickly, and by 1910 it was the 50th largest city, even though Albany's population had grown substantially in that time.Troy was in the top 50 back in the late 1800s as well.Buffalo, #11 in 1870, is holding on to #50. It peaked in status at #8