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On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago was incorporated with a population of 350. [16] ... and those oriented to the West began in Chicago and so by 1860, the city ...
The 1860 United States census was the eighth census conducted in the United States starting June 1, 1860, and lasting five months. It determined the population of the United States to be 31,443,321 [ 1 ] in 33 states and 10 organized territories.
The demographics of Chicago show that it is a very large, and ethnically and culturally diverse metropolis. It is the third largest city and metropolitan area in the United States by population. Chicago was home to over 2.7 million people in 2020, accounting for over 25% of the population in the Chicago metropolitan area, home to approximately ...
Third city in the US to reach 1 million. Chicago overtakes Philadelphia as the nation's second most populous city shortly after they both pass the 1 million mark. 3 Philadelphia: Pennsylvania: 1,046,964: Second city in the US to reach 1 million. 4 Brooklyn: New York: 806,343: This is the last census where the City of Brooklyn is counted as an ...
A cholera epidemic took the lives of 5.5% of the population of Chicago. [8] Cook County Cemetery at Dunning, Chicago's first major Potter's field, was founded near the Dunning Asylum. 1855 Chicago Theological Seminary founded. [1] Mount Olivet Cemetery was founded. April 21, Lager Beer riot. Population: 80,000. [6] 1856: Chicago Historical ...
This is a list of the largest cities in each U.S. state and territory by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census, starting with the 1790 Census. Data for the tables below is drawn from U.S. Census Bureau reports. For the 1990 Census and earlier, the primary resource is the 2005 Working Paper number POP ...
Kennedy, Joseph C. G. Population of the United States in 1860 (1864) official returns of 8th census complete text online; ... (U of Chicago Press, 1986) pp 439–556.
There were 22,230 ethnic Germans in Chicago, or 20% of the city's population, in 1860. [ 1 ] One of the leading newspapers of the region in the late 19th century was the German language Illinois Staats-Zeitung , owned by former Cook County Sheriff A.C. Hesing , who was also the first German-born elected official in Chicago.