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PopulationPopulation

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17791779 18201820 18371837 18431843 18481848 18501850 18541854

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1779—one settler and his family1779—one settler and his family 1820—5 families1820—5 families 1837—4170 1837—4170 1843—75801843—7580 1848—20,023 1848—20,023 1850—28,269 1850—28,269 1854—65,782 (35,857 are foreign born)1854—65,782 (35,857 are foreign born)

1779and 1820

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18561856 18601860 18701870 18801880 18901890 18971897 19001900

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1856—84,000 1856—84,000 1860—109,206 1860—109,206 1870—298,9771870—298,977 1880—503,2981880—503,298 1890—1,099,8501890—1,099,850 1897—1,490,9371897—1,490,937 1900—1,698,5751900—1,698,575

18571857

18681868

18921892

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19101910 19201920 19301930 19401940 1950 (put metro also)1950 (put metro also) 1960 (put metro also)1960 (put metro also) 1970 (put metro also)1970 (put metro also) 1980 (put metro also)1980 (put metro also)

Population totals are:Population totals are:

1910—2,185,283 1910—2,185,283 1920—2,701,7051920—2,701,705 1930—3,376,4381930—3,376,438 1940—3,396,8081940—3,396,808 1950—3,621,000; metro 5,600,0001950—3,621,000; metro 5,600,000 1960—3,550,404; metro 6,794,4611960—3,550,404; metro 6,794,461 1970—3,369,359; metro 7,085,0001970—3,369,359; metro 7,085,000 1980—3,005,072; metro 7,057,8531980—3,005,072; metro 7,057,853

Chicago’s population in the most recent decades:

1990—2,783,726; metro 7,410,818 2000—2,896,016; metro 9,098,316 2010--2,695,598; metro 9,461,105

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