The Southwest Border Area: Tricultural Development

The 2010 US Census Bureau reported a population of 2,695,598 in the city of Chicago. This is about a 6.9 percent decrease in population since the 2000 US Census. There are fewer people living in the city now than in 1920. This recent decline in population affected Chicago’s African-American population than other populations. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the ethnic breakdown in Chicago is: White 45 percent, Hispanic or Latino 28.9 percent, African American 32.9 percent, White non-Hispanic 31.7 percent and Asian 5.5 percent.   

References:

http://www.newser.com/story/112177/chicagos-population-falls-below-1920-levels-2010-census.html

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/1714000.html

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