Population & Ward Maps
Population  | 1837  | 1847  | 1857  | 1863  | 1869  | 1876 | 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 2000. The number for 1830 is estimated. The City of Chicago is challenging the 2000 figures.
| Year | Population | Year | Population | Year | Population | ||
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1830
|
100
|
1890
|
1,099,850
|
1950
|
3,620,962
|
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1840
|
4,470
|
1900
|
1,698,575
|
1960
|
3,550,404
|
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1850
|
29,963
|
1910
|
2,185,283
|
1970
|
3,369,357
|
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1860
|
112,172
|
1920
|
2,701,705
|
1980
|
3,005,072
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1870
|
298,977
|
1930
|
3,376,438
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1990
|
2,783,726
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1880
|
503,185
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1940
|
3,396,808
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2000
|
2,896,016
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