1. Time Line Topic #2
Population

2. Look up population on these dates:
1779
1820
1837
1843
1848
1850
1854

3. 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)

4. 1779and 1820

5. Now look up population for these dates:
1856
1860
1870
1880
1890
1897
1900

6. 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

7. 1857

8. 1868

9. 1892

10. 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)

11. 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

13. Chicago’s population in the most recent decades:
1990—2,783,726; metro 7,410,818
2000—2,896,016; metro 9,157,450

16. 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?