In 1910 the town reached its greatest population, with 6930 inhabitants.
The latest parts of the hamlet were presumably built around the end of the 18th century, when the village reached its greatest population.
Not everyone, obviously: America had the greatest population of practising Christians on the planet.
But the greatest population doesn't always win - after all, Vietnam won.
By now, it is the town with the greatest population.
The greatest population was during the 17th Century.
In 1840, the town reached its greatest population of 1,443.
Forty-five years ago Red Hook reached its greatest population, 22,000.
Piedmont, a typical tent camp for the railroad, probably at this time knew its greatest population; yet there is evidence of only approximately twenty homes.
True, most of our energies are directed to the communities with the greatest populations and problems.