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Time Line Topic #2. Population. Look up population on these dates:. 1779 1820 1837 1843 1848 1850 1854. Here’s what you should have:. 1779—one settler and his family 1820—5 families 1837—4170 1843—7580 1848—20,023 1850—28,269 1854—65,782 (35,857 are foreign born). 1779and 1820.
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Time Line Topic #2 Population
Look up population on these dates: • 1779 • 1820 • 1837 • 1843 • 1848 • 1850 • 1854
Here’s what you should have: • 1779—one settler and his family • 1820—5 families • 1837—4170 • 1843—7580 • 1848—20,023 • 1850—28,269 • 1854—65,782 (35,857 are foreign born)
Now look up population for these dates: • 1856 • 1860 • 1870 • 1880 • 1890 • 1897 • 1900
Here’s what you should have: • 1856—84,000 • 1860—109,206 • 1870—298,977 • 1880—503,298 • 1890—1,099,850 • 1897—1,490,937 • 1900—1,698,575
Ready to do it again? Here are some more dates: • 1910 • 1920 • 1930 • 1940 • 1950 (put metro also) • 1960 (put metro also) • 1970 (put metro also) • 1980 (put metro also)
Population totals are: • 1910—2,185,283 • 1920—2,701,705 • 1930—3,376,438 • 1940—3,396,808 • 1950—3,621,000; metro 5,600,000 • 1960—3,550,404; metro 6,794,461 • 1970—3,369,359; metro 7,085,000 • 1980—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
Write a short summary for this topic, too! • What trends and patterns do you notice in the population of Chicago? Why do you think those patterns are there?