What was the peak population of Harrisburg in the early 1930s?
16,000
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Answer
At its peak, Harrisburg's population reached 16,000 by the early 1930s. The city was one of the leading bituminous coal-mining distribution hubs of the American Midwest between 1900 and 1937.
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