re: Baton Rouge vs Austin

Yeah per census, Austin dusted BR a while ago, but there may have been a fighting chance

BR Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1810 469 —
1840 2,269 —
1850 3,905 72.1%
1860 5,428 39.0%
1870 6,498 19.7%
1880 7,197 10.8%
1890 10,478 45.6%
1900 11,269 7.5%
1910 14,897 32.2%
1920 21,782 46.2%
1930 30,729 41.1%
1940 34,719 13.0%
1950 125,629 261.8%
1960 152,419 21.3%
1970 165,921 8.9%
1980 220,394 32.8%
1990 219,531 -0.4%
2000 227,818 3.8%
2010 229,493 0.7%
2020 227,470 -0.9%

Austin Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1850 629 —
1860 3,494 455.5%
1870 4,428 26.7%
1880 11,013 148.7%
1890 14,575 32.3%
1900 22,258 52.7%
1910 29,860 34.2%
1920 34,876 16.8%
1930 53,120 52.3%
1940 87,930 65.5%
1950 132,459 50.6%
1960 186,545 40.8%
1970 253,539 35.9%
1980 345,890 36.4%
1990 465,622 34.6%
2000 656,562 41.0%
2010 790,390 20.4%
2020 961,855 21.7%