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1. www.census.gov › history › wwwOctober 2021 - History - U.S. Census Bureau

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   U.S. Census Bureau History: 1871 Great Chicago Fire. Terrified Chicagoans fled for safety as the "Great Chicago Fire" burned out of control between October 8–10, 1871. Despite the destruction, Chicago's population grew from 298,977 in 1870 to 1,099,850 20 years later in 1890.

2. www.archives.gov › research › censusSearch Census Records Online and Other Resources

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   Jan 5, 2024 · Search Census Records Online and Other Resources. Federal Census records have been digitized by several of NARA's partners, and will eventually be available as well through the National Archives Catalog. Click on a Census year to start your search.

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3. chicagogenealogy.org › chicagoChicago Genealogical Society - Chicago and Cook County

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   Find out about the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal beginning in 1827, the incorporation of Chicago as a town in 1833, and the Great Fire of 1871 and its aftermath. § Cook County Assessor’s Office : Search properties in by address, neighborhood, or PIN number.

4. www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org › pages › 962Demography - Encyclopedia of Chicago

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   The fire of 1871 razed much of Chicago, and the national depression from 1873 to 1878 should have finished it off. But in 1880 the census recorded 503,000 inhabitants—whereupon it doubled to over a million in 1890 (passing Philadelphia to become the “second city”) and doubled again, to 2.2 million, by 1910.

5. libguides.chicagohistory.org › familyhistoryDirectories and Census Data - Chicago History Museum

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   Feb 21, 2024 · Some city directories are available online via Google Books and the Internet Archive. An onsite-only searchable database is available for the years 1844, 1851, 1859-68, 1871, 1873, 1881, 1890, 1910, and 1917.

6. www.census.gov › about › historySearch Census Records Online

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   Sep 3, 2024 · Online subscription services are available to access the 1790–1950 census records. Many public libraries provide access to these services free of charge to their patrons. Contact your local library to inquire if it has subscribed to one of these services.

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   When did Chicago become a city?

   • Find out about the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal beginning in 1827, the incorporation of Chicago as a town in 1833, and the Great Fire of 1871 and its aftermath. § Cook County Assessor’s Office: Search properties in by address, neighborhood, or PIN number.

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   When did Chicago become a second city?

   • The fire of 1871 razed much of Chicago, and the national depression from 1873 to 1878 should have finished it off. But in 1880 the census recorded 503,000 inhabitants—whereupon it doubled to over a million in 1890 (passing Philadelphia to become the “second city”) and doubled again, to 2.2 million, by 1910.

   Demography - Encyclopedia of Chicago

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   Where can I find the 1890 census?

   • The National Archives has the census schedules on microfilm available from 1790 to 1940, and free online access is available through our digitization partners at any National Archives facility. (Please note: Most of the 1890 Census was destroyed in a Department of Commerce fire, though partial records are available for some states.)

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   How many people live in Chicago?

   • Numbers kept climbing, though never again that fast. Chicago's population peaked at 3,621,092 in the census of 1950 and has slipped since then; in 2000 it was 2,896,016. But that was just the core city; together with the suburbs, the metropolitan area from Kenosha southward around Lake Michigan beyond Gary was home to 9,157,540 people in 2000.

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8. www.archives.gov › files › researchCensus Records - National Archives

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   View digitized Census Records online through one of our partners, ancestry.com or familysearch.org. ( Familysearch.org is free-of-charge. Ancestry.com is available free-of-charge at the National Archives facilities nationwide and through many libraries, otherwise by subscription.)