Chicago's Rank Among the 10 Largest Cities, By decade-- Part 3

#10 in 1855
#9 in 1860
#5 in 1870
#4 in 1880
#2 in 1890

It remained #2 until 1980 when replaced by Los Angeles.

Challenger Houston wasn't in the Top Ten until 1960 when it hit #7.  #6 in 1970, #5 in 1980 and #4 in 1990.

New York has remained at #1 ever since 1850.

Philadelphia was #4 in 1850 and #2 from  1860 to 1880.  From 1890 to 1950 it was #3, #4 in 1980 and #5 from then to now.

--Cooter

Chicago's Lagging Population Growth-- Part 1

From the September 23, 2015, Chicago Tribune "Charting Chicago's lagging growth" by Kyle Bentle.

"Chicago's position as the third-largest city could soon be in danger..."  Houston could surpass it within the next 8-10 years  Recent data from the Illinois Department of Health show that the 2.7 million in Chicago could decrease by 3% by 2025 to 2.5 million.  Meanwhile, Houston's population could reach 2.54 million by 2025.

POPULATION CHANGE IN THE TEN LARGEST U.S. CITIES:  Rank, city--  2010 census--  new people added by 2014.

1.  New York--  8,175,133--  315,946
2.  Los Angeles--  3,792,621--  136,243
3.  Chicago--  2,695,598--  26,791

4.  Houston--  2,099,451--  140,107
5.  Philadelphia--  1,526,006--  34,291
6.  Phoenix--  1,445,632--  91,426
7.  San Antonio--  1,327,407

8.  San Diego--  1,307,402--  73,667
9.  Dallas--  1,197,816--  83,231
10.  San Jose, Ca.--  945,942--  69,843

--Seems Folks Are Headed South and West.  --Cooter