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Can you name any cities that have lost significant population since the 1950 census in which many cities reached their ultimate population peak?
This thread is not here to discuss why they lost the population, (suburbs, westward expansion, invention of AC, War strategies, automobile, etc...) but only to talk specifically about the cities that have suffered a population loss since that time.
Name a city that has lost a lot of population since 1950, then list what it's highest population ever recorded was, and what it is currently, and if you ever think it'll rebound back. (your own personal perception- doesn't have to be backed up by stats)
I'll start. I nominate my city, Chicago, Illinois. At it's peak in 1950 it was America's 2nd largest city, with 3.6 million people and today it's hovering at the borderline of 2.8 million and 2.9 million. And yes, I think my city will make a come back, it's doing a lot of residential improvements in South Loop and such and going ways to attract more people to inner loop than suburbs now. In the distant future it will start growing again, but likelihood of it reaching what it was in 1950- probably not anytime in the next 70 years.
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Originally Posted by oakparkdude
Aside from NYC (and maybe Indianapolis and Columbus) has any major city in the Northeast or Midwest gained population since 1950?
Philadelphia just did recently. Boston has also recently started too (last 30 years), and Washington DC as well. Baltimore seems to be picking up. Chicago is showing signs of that transition but hasn't this decade, it did last decade, and I feel it will next decade onwards.
But the truth is, none of them are anywhere close to their peak... sad to say.
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