Chicago
Demographics
During its first hundred years, Chicago was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. When founded in 1833, fewer than 200 people had settled on what was then the American frontier.

Chicago

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: During its first hundred years, Chicago was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. When founded in 1833, fewer than 200 people had settled on what was then the American frontier.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1840	4,470	—

1850	29,963	570.3%

1860	112,172	274.4%

1870	298,977	166.5%

1880	503,185	68.3%

1890	1,099,850	118.6%

1900	1,698,575	54.4%

1910	2,185,283	28.7%

1920	2,701,705	23.6%

1930	3,376,438	25.0%

1940	3,396,808	0.6%

1950	3,620,962	6.6%

1960	3,550,404	−1.9%

1970	3,366,957	−5.2%

1980	3,005,072	−10.7%

1990	2,783,726	−7.4%

2000	2,896,016	4.0%

2010	2,695,598	−6.9%

Est. 2017	2,716,450	0.8%

U.S. Decennial Census

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Chicago has an an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017).

final_sentence: Chicago has an an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017).