Known as the "Second City", Chicago actually ranks in this position by population in the U.S.
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Chicago, Second City and Windy City Origins - Chicagology  Though Chicago is widely known as the Windy City, it is not the windiest city in the United States; while Brockton, Massachusetts actually is. .... Soon as I was big enough to get a job and save enough money ... For decades, Chicago was second to New York in city population rankings and New Yorker magazine writer...
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LOS ANGELES REPLACES CHICAGO AS SECOND CITY ...  Apr 8, 1984 ... Chicago, which has been the nation's second city since 1890, lost population from ... Targeted Page: www.nytimes.com/archive/article/us | Position: Bar1 ... The new figures are the bureau's first city population rankings since the ... In February, the bureau put the total United States population at 234 million.
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The Second City Presents "Depraved New World" A Mainstage ...  Returning to The Second City Mainstage, prolific Jeff Award-winning director Mick Napier .... And the Affordable Care Act mandates all U.S. citizens have health ...... a {awesome|amazing|very good|superb|fantastic|excellent|great} job with ..... They should take the full obligation for the healthcare of the entire population and...
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Why They Call It the Second City | Miscellany | Chicago Reader  Jul 29, 1993 ... With its population at 3.6 million, the city was still the country's second largest. ... Known then primarily for his New Yorker profiles, his war ... Liebling had recently left his staff position at the New Yorker to write a series of articles on ... Both the Daily News and the Herald-American, he discovered, had been...
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Chicago - Wikipedia  Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is ... Chicago has many nicknames, the best-known being the Windy City. .... Between 1910 and 1930, the African-American population of Chicago ... Structural changes in industry, such as globalization and job outsourcing, caused...
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Largest cities in the United States by population by decade - Wikipedia  This list tracks and ranks the population of the top 10 largest cities and other urban places in ... 1 1790; 2 1800; 3 1810; 4 1820; 5 1830; 6 1840; 7 1850; 8 1860; 9 1870 ... first became a country in 1776, Philadelphia was its most populous city. ..... population size from 1780 to 1789; Largest Cities in the United States Over...
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List of capitals in the United States - Wikipedia  Washington, D.C. has been the capital of the United States since 1800. Eight other cities have ... In 33 of the 50 U.S. states, the state capital is not the state's most populous city ..... The Confederate States of America had two capitals during its existence. ... The republic only existed a month before it disbanded itself, to join the...
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Largest cities in the United States by population by decade - Wikipedia  This list tracks and ranks the population of the top 10 largest cities and other urban places in ... When the United States first became a country in 1776, Philadelphia was its most .... majority of the top ten largest cities (briefly returns to 5 top cities in the 1910 Census). ... See also: 1880 United States Census  City rankings...
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Chicago travel guide - Wikitravel  It is the third largest city in the United States with a population approaching 3 million. .... While the city has many great attractions in its huge central/downtown area, lots ... Chicago: City on the Make is a prose poem about the alleys, the El tracks, .... The CTA Orange Line train runs between the Loop and Midway in around 25...
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Chicago - Wikipedia  Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is ... The city has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies with no ..... The average land elevation is 579 ft (176.5 m) above sea level. ... without the city of Chicago, and only Lake, DuPage, Kane and Will counties.
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Facts and Figures - City of Houston  Houston is the fourth most populous city in the nation (trailing only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago), and is the largest in the southern U.S. and Texas. ... The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne...
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Chicago skyline guide - Wikitravel  Chicago's skyline is one of the world's tallest and easily ranks among its most magnificent. ... and, if you include its antenna, the massive Sears (Willis) Tower remains the fifth ... See Architecture for more on Chicago's skyscrapers and some of their ... the world's tallest buildings, which may radically re-shape the city's skyline.
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List of largest California cities by population - Wikipedia  This is a list of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. State of California ranked by population, based ... Los Angeles (and its Hollywood district) lead the world in producing ... It is the most densely populated major city in California and is the second...
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Midpoint of U.S. Population Lies Inside Forest in Missouri - NYTimes ...  Sep 26, 1991 ... It's official: the center of population for the United States lies near here in the Mark ... after the census every 10 years, has been moving south and west since 1790. ... Steelville is the second Missouri community to get the designation. ... in southern Illinois held the title in 1950, 1960 and 1970, respectively.
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United States most populated cities - Nations Online Project  US State Capitals. __ Top 50 of the most populated cities in the United States. US Cities ranked by city proper population* in 2015. Many cities in the United...
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Chicago - Wikipedia  Chicago offically the City of Chicago, is the third-most populous city in the United States. ... The city has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies with no .... The canal allowed steamboats and sailing ships on the Great Lakes to ..... Chicago gave its name to the Chicago School and was home to the Prairie...
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Detroit - Wikipedia  Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the fourth-largest city in the ... The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest economic region in the .... the 4th-largest in the nation in 1920, after only New York City, Chicago and ..... On November 7, 2014 the city's plan for exiting bankruptcy was approved.
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LOS ANGELES REPLACES CHICAGO AS SECOND CITY ...  Chicago, which has been the nation's second city since 1890, lost population from ... Published: April 8, 1984 ... WASHINGTON, April 7 New York is still No.
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50 Largest U.S. Cities Ranked From Most Country To Least ...  Apr 9, 2014 ... The city did come in first in our fishing rankings, and it's got a true love ... Austin, Texas may be the Country Music Capital of the World, but San...
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List of countries by national capital, largest and second-largest cities ...  This is a list of the largest and second-largest cities by population in each country. If a territory ... Bergen, Norway. Cebu City ... Largest, Second largest.
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KCMO.gov  City of Kansas City, Mo. Overview  Among the 100 largest cities in the United States, it is the most centrally located in the lower 48 states. ... The average household size was 2.37 people. Families...