Population | 1837 | 1847 | 1853 | 1863 | 1869 | 1876 | Map |
The 1876 expansion was probably the result of the vast rebuiding that occured after the Great Fire in 1871. The city which many feared would never regain its growth momentum, soared to over half a million by 1880.
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Ward
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Division |
North
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South
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East
|
West
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1st
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South
|
Chicago River
|
Harrison St
|
Lake Michigan
|
Chicago River
|
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2nd
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South |
Harrison St
|
16th St
|
Lake Michigan
|
Chicago River
|
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3rd
|
South
|
16th St
|
26th St
|
Lake Michigan
|
Clark St
|
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4th
|
South |
26th St
|
Egan St
|
Lake Michigan
|
Clark St
|
|
5th
|
South |
16th St
|
Egan St
|
Clark St
|
Chicago River
|
| 5th | West | I&M Canal | Egan St | Chicago River | Western Ave |
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6th
|
West
|
16th St
|
I&M Canal
|
Chicago River
|
40th Ave
|
|
7th
|
West |
12th St
|
16th St
|
Chicago River
|
40th Ave
|
|
8th
|
West |
Van Buren St
|
12th St
|
Chicago River
|
Loomis St
|
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9th
|
West |
Randolph St
|
Van Buren St
|
Chicago River
|
Aberdeen
|
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10th
|
West |
Ohio St
|
Randolph St
|
Chicago River
|
Aberdeen
|
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11th
|
West |
Ohio St
|
12th St
|
Loomis St
|
Rueben St
|
| 11th | West | Ohio St | Van Buren St | Aberdeen | Rueben St |
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12th
|
West |
Lake St
|
12th St
|
Rueben St
|
40th Ave
|
|
13th
|
West
|
Chicago Ave
|
Lake St
|
Rueben St
|
40th Ave
|
|
14th
|
West |
North Ave
|
Chicago Ave
|
Western Ave
|
40th Ave
|
| 14th | West | Chicago River | Chicago Ave | Rueben St | Western Ave |
| 14th | West | Chicago River | Chicago Ave | Chicago River | Rueben St |
| 14th | West | Chicago Ave | Ohio St | Chicago River | Rueben St |
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15th
|
North |
Fullerton Ave
|
North Ave
|
Lake Michigan
|
Chicago River
|
|
16th
|
North |
North Ave
|
Division St
|
Lake Michigan
|
Chicago River
|
| 17th | North |
Division St
|
Chicago River
|
Franklin St
|
Chicago River
|
| 18th | North |
Division St
|
Chicago River
|
Lake Michigan
|
Franklin St
|
Notes: Bold indicates city limits. 40th Avenue has been changed in later years to Crawford Avenue and is currently Pulaski Road. Egan Ave is 39th Street, while 12th Street is now Roosevelt Road. Reuben Street is Ashland Avenue today.
