Nowadays the USA has a population of approximately 313 million people and it is divided into 50 states and hundreds of different cities. Initially in 1732, the United States was made up of the original 13 colonies. However there were cities in the country long before its founding in 1776 and the formation of the 13 colonies.

Here is the list of the 5 oldest continuously inhabited cities in the United States:

1) Saint Augustine, Florida
Year of Founding: 1565
2) Jamestown, Virginia
Year of Founding: 1607
3) Santa Fe, New Mexico
Year of Founding: 1607
4) Hampton, Virginia
Year of Founding: 1610
5) Kecoughtan, Virginia
Year of Founding: 1610

The City of St. Augustine was founded by the Spanish in 1565, which makes it the nation's oldest permanently occupied European settlement. Nowadays the city has more than 12,000 residents.

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