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New York City's total population more than doubled between 1900 and 2010 (with a period of population stagnation between 1950 and 1990). [1] The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island experienced enormous population growth between 1900 and 2010, much higher than New York's average population growth. [ 1 ]
1790. When the United States declared independence in 1776, Philadelphia was its most populous city. By the time the first U.S. census count was completed in 1790, New York City had already grown to be 14% more populous than Philadelphia (though Philadelphia still had the larger metropolitan population in 1790).
Demographics of New York City. Population pyramid of New York City in 2021. Population. 8,260,000 (2023 est.) New York City is a large and ethnically diverse metropolis. [1] It is the largest city in the United States, and with a long history of international immigration. The New York region continues to be by far the leading metropolitan ...
Total population. 151,325,798 ( 14.5%) Most populous state. New York. 15,830,192. Least populous state. Nevada. 160,083. The 1950 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 151,325,798, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census.
Immediately after World War II, New York City became known as one of the world's greatest cities. [1] However, after peaking in population in 1950, the city began to feel the effects of suburbanization brought about by new housing communities such as Levittown, a downturn in industry and commerce as businesses left for places where it was cheaper and easier to operate, an increase in crime ...
Population: 33,131. New York becomes the largest city in America, surpassing Philadelphia. ... 1950 May 25: Brooklyn ... The story of 1977 in New York City is later ...
[citation needed] New York City's population exceeded 8 million for the first time in the 2000 United States census; [136] further records were set in 2010, and 2020 U.S. censuses. [137] Important new sectors, such as Silicon Alley, emerged in the city's economy. [138] The World Trade Center, in Lower Manhattan, during the September 11 attacks ...
New York City has the largest population of Italian Americans in the United States as well as North America, ... 1880–1950. (Yale UP, 1985) online 3rd ed. 2010;