Population & Annexation
Population | 1837 | 1847 | 1853 | 1863 | 1869 | 1876 | Ward Map |
In 1833 Chicago was made a town by its 150 residents. The original boundaries of the colony were Kinzie Street (N), State Street (E), Madison Street (S) and Halsted Street (W). In four short years, Chicago’s population reached four thousand and was chartered as the City of Chicago.
The following table shows the population of Chicago between 1830 and 2010. The number for 1830 is estimated.
| Year | Area | Population | Density | Year | Area | Population | Density | |
|
1830
|
0.417
|
100
|
-
|
1930
|
207.204
|
3,376,438
|
15,862
|
|
|
1840
|
10.186
|
4,470
|
439
|
1940
|
212.863
|
3,396,808
|
15,958
|
|
|
1850
|
9.311
|
29,963
|
3,218
|
1950
|
212.863
|
3,620,962
|
17,010
|
|
|
1860
|
17.492
|
112,172
|
6,246
|
1960
|
227.630
|
3,550,404
|
15,597
|
|
|
1870
|
35.152
|
298,977
|
8,505
|
1970
|
227.630
|
3,369,357
|
14,801
|
|
|
1880
|
35.152
|
503,185
|
14,371
|
1980
|
227.630
|
3,005,072
|
13,201
|
|
|
1890
|
178.052
|
1,099,850
|
6,177
|
1990
|
227.630
|
2,783,726
|
12,229
|
|
|
1900
|
189.517
|
1,698,575
|
8,963
|
2000
|
227.630
|
2,896,016
|
12,722
|
|
|
1910
|
190.204
|
2,185,283
|
11,489
|
2010
|
227.630
|
2,695,598
|
11,842
|
|
|
1920
|
198.270
|
2,701,705
|
13,626
|
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