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We all knew the city was losing blacks but did anyone see or expect such a mass exodus?
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/feature...r-2010-census/
Look Out Below! Chicago Population “Drops” by 200,000 Per 2010 Census
Greg Hinz 15 February 2011
The city of Chicago lost 200,000 people during the past decade
, as an influx of whites and Asians was more than offset by a historic drop in the African-American population. The Hispanic population of the city proper stayed about even.
Among other conclusions of the population count, which details major shifts in the size and makeup of metropolitan Chicago’s population:
* The metropolitan area as a whole gained about 210,000 people between 2000 and 2010, with Cook County’s population off about 180,000, DuPage County flat, Lake and McHenry counties growing some, and Kane and Will counties together adding nearly 300,000 residents.
* In Chicago’s suburbs, major cities held about even or, in the cases of cities in the exurbs, exploded in size.
* Democratic congressmen, particularly those representing mostly minority districts, will have to scramble to save their jobs in upcoming congressional reapportionment.
The four smallest districts in the state, population wise, are represented by Congressmen Bobby Rush (1st), Luis Gutierrez (4th), Jesse Jackson Jr. (2nd) and Danny Davis (7th).
The four largest belong to Republicans: Randy Hultgren (14th), Judy Biggert (13th), Adam Kinzinger (11th) and Downstater Donald Manzullo.
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