<page_title> American urban history </page_title> <section_title> The first stage of rapid urban growth, 1815–1860 </section_title> <table> <cell> 1860 </cell> <cell> 289,000 </cell> <cell> 566,000 </cell> </table>
In 1860, the population of Philadelphia was 566,000 and Boston suburbs was 289,000.