Los Angeles or Chicago (living, best, state, largest)

[Nafster]

donjuan, Thank you and have a nice day. I'm happy in Chi-town and that's all that matters.

Enjoy LA!

[TheRealAngelion]

Originally Posted by Nafster

Dude, either you are ignoring what other people are saying or you just don't care.

http://www.demographia.com/db-metmic2004.pdf

Your claim that Chicago is shrinking holds no truth. The CITY is shrinking, but at a very slow rate, as many people likewise move in at the same time.

donjuan is right. He's not talking about the metro area. He's talking about the city itself. Chicago's population has been slowly and steadily declining since it reached its peak in 1950.

[Nafster]

Originally Posted by TheRealAngelion

donjuan is right. He's not talking about the metro area. He's talking about the city itself. Chicago's population has been slowly and steadily declining since it reached its peak in 1950.

And I acknowledged that he was right. About the city itself.

The metropolitan area, which is considered part of Chicago, is growing at a fast rate, similar, but not as fast as LA.

The city of Chicago, according to census.gov, gained over 100,000 people between 1990 and 2000.

Your claim that Chicago has been steadily declining since it's peak in 1950 is untrue!!!

Don't take me wrong. I'm not offended about you dissing Chicago, I'm merely correcting bs facts that you two are posting about the city. I already have corrected bs misconceptions of LA on this thread posted by others.

[Futcha]

Originally Posted by donjuan demarco

one person opinion over another. your site is based on air pollution.

Los Angeles has a crappy quality of life. I looked at real estate there and wasn't surprised to find a single wide mobile home going for $275,000. What doyou get after that? You live 20 miles away from the city and it takes you over 2 hours to actually get there. Then what do you get? An overcrowded, polluted beach. Then what? A dirty ass restaurant that couldn't pass a US Health Department exam if their life depended on it.

In Chicago, you can get a nice 1 bedroom apartment in The Loop for $1,000 a month within walking distance from work, world-class cuisine, bars, clubs, public transportation.

[Futcha]

Originally Posted by donjuan demarco

still has more excitement and energy than chicago!! people from all over the world is still to LA, while people are fleeing chicago. You would think chicago would see a increase in population due to the lower cost of living than the other major cities. lol like i once said oprah who can live anywhere she wants works in chicago but her real home is in santa barbara. Kanye west is from chicago and him and his wife left and is now living in LA. Hue Hefner another chicagoan makes millions and flee chicago to live in LA where he loves so much. facts is facts. when you get rich you come to LA.

And you're judging a city's greatness based on population growth? Your comments are blank. They're worthless, they mean nothing. So Dallas is greater than Chicago because it's growing faster?

[donjuan demarco]

Originally Posted by Nafster

Dude, either you are ignoring what other people are saying or you just don't care.

http://www.demographia.com/db-metmic2004.pdf

Your claim that Chicago is shrinking holds no truth. The CITY is shrinking, but at a very slow rate, as many people likewise move in at the same time.

Chicago's metropolitan area is growing at a rate of 4.4% since the year 2000 as of 2006. People that leave the city go to the suburbs of Chicago. They don't leave the actual metropolitan area.

Even though the CITY of New York gained population, the metropolitan area is growing very slowly compared to other cities. Los Angeles is growing very fast due to various reasons: immigration from other countries, illegal aliens, immigration from other states, higher birthrates from minorities than other cities, etc.

You need to take a sociology class or at least stop looking at the world in such a black and white way. An increase or decrease in population doesn't necessarily mean tons of people are moving out or in.

I agree with you 100% that LA is growing mainly bcuz of the immigrates/illegal aliens. The fact is chicago is losing its population as you can see from the many websites that is posting it.


Chicago: Population of Chicago by Decades 1830-1990
Chicago population
Chicago City & Suburban Population: 1950-1996
» Population & Ward Maps
Eisenhower Expressway - Chicago I-290 (http://www.eisenhowerexpressway.com/project_overview/changing_population.asp - broken link)
Chapter 1: Population Trends <<<all cities with a decrease in population and Los angeles is not one of them or New York

Census: Fresh Breeze for the Windy City.(Business)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) - Market Size, Market Share and Demand Forecast (http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2930&purchase_t ype=ITM&item_id=0286-10954722 - broken link)

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The last time Chicago actually gained population, it was 1950 and the late Richard J. Daley wasn't even mayor yet. Last week Hizzoner's eldest son, Richard M. Daley, basked in the glow of new Census figures showing the city with a net gain of 112,000 people in the past...



http://www.census.gov/population/documentation/twps0027/tab22.txt (broken link)

1930

1 New York city, NY *...... 6,930,446 299.0 23,179
2 Chicago city, IL......... 3,376,438 201.9 16,723
3 Philadelphia city, PA.... 1,950,961 128.0 15,242
4 Detroit city, MI......... 1,568,662 137.9 11,375
5 Los Angeles city, CA..... 1,238,048 440.3 2,812
6 Cleveland city, OH....... 900,429 70.8 12,718
7 St. Louis city, MO....... 821,960 61.0 13,475
8 Baltimore city, MD....... 804,874 78.7 10,227
9 Boston city, MA.......... 781,188 43.9 17,795
10 Pittsburgh city, PA...... 669,817 51.3 13,057

11 San Francisco city, CA... 634,394 42.0 15,105


1950

1 New York city, NY *...... 7,891,957 315.1 25,046
2 Chicago city, IL......... 3,620,962 207.5 17,450
3 Philadelphia city, PA.... 2,071,605 127.2 16,286
4 Los Angeles city, CA..... 1,970,358 450.9 4,370
5 Detroit city, MI......... 1,849,568 139.6 13,249
6 Baltimore city, MD....... 949,708 78.7 12,067
7 Cleveland city, OH....... 914,808 75.0 12,197
8 St. Louis city, MO....... 856,796 61.0 14,046
9 Washington city, DC...... 802,178 61.4 13,065
10 Boston city, MA.......... 801,444 47.8 16,767

11 San Francisco city, CA... 775,357 44.6 17,385


1970

1 New York city, NY *...... 7,894,862 299.7 26,343
2 Chicago city, IL......... 3,366,957 222.6 15,126
3 Los Angeles city, CA..... 2,816,061 463.7 6,073
4 Philadelphia city, PA.... 1,948,609 128.5 15,164
5 Detroit city, MI......... 1,511,482 138.0 10,953
6 Houston city, TX *....... 1,232,802 433.9 2,841
7 Baltimore city, MD....... 905,759 78.3 11,568
8 Dallas city, TX.......... 844,401 265.6 3,179
9 Washington city, DC...... 756,510 61.4 12,321
10 Cleveland city, OH....... 750,903 75.9 9,893

11 Indianapolis city, IN *.. 744,624 379.4 1,963
12 Milwaukee city, WI....... 717,099 95.0 7,548
13 San Francisco city, CA... 715,674 45.4 15,764


1990

1 New York city, NY *...... 7,322,564 308.9 23,705
2 Los Angeles city, CA..... 3,485,398 469.3 7,427
3 Chicago city, IL......... 2,783,726 227.2 12,252
4 Houston city, TX......... 1,630,553 539.9 3,020
5 Philadelphia city, PA.... 1,585,577 135.1 11,736
6 San Diego city, CA *..... 1,110,549 324.0 3,428
7 Detroit city, MI......... 1,027,974 138.7 7,411
8 Dallas city, TX.......... 1,006,877 342.4 2,941
9 Phoenix city, AZ *....... 983,403 419.9 2,342
10 San Antonio city, TX..... 935,933 333.0 2,811

11 San Jose city, CA........ 782,248 171.3 4,567
12 Baltimore city, MD....... 736,014 80.8 9,109
13 Indianapolis city, IN *.. 731,327 361.7 2,022
14 San Francisco city, CA... 723,959 46.7 15,502

these are the facts!! Chicago peak was in 1950
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[donjuan demarco]

Originally Posted by Nafster

donjuan, Thank you and have a nice day. I'm happy in Chi-town and that's all that matters.

Enjoy LA!

Your location doesnt say chicago. im not in LA

[donjuan demarco]

[quote=Nafster;1610916]And I acknowledged that he was right. About the city itself.



The city of Chicago, according to census.gov, gained over 100,000 people between 1990 and 2000.

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lol but u 4got that its dropping again 2000- 2007. why leave that part out?

[donjuan demarco]

Originally Posted by FutureCop

Los Angeles has a crappy quality of life. I looked at real estate there and wasn't surprised to find a single wide mobile home going for $275,000. What doyou get after that? You live 20 miles away from the city and it takes you over 2 hours to actually get there. Then what do you get? An overcrowded, polluted beach. Then what? A dirty ass restaurant that couldn't pass a US Health Department exam if their life depended on it.

In Chicago, you can get a nice 1 bedroom apartment in The Loop for $1,000 a month within walking distance from work, world-class cuisine, bars, clubs, public transportation.

yeah yeah supercop u call Los Angeles your second home.hey if you like chicago that much futurecop than you should go move there when u become a mall cop. lol.. eat all the pizza and polish dogs you want, while we enjoy everything cali has offer.

Oh yeah LAPD doesnt want You

[Futcha]

Donnie, nobody cares how fast LA is growing. In terms of greatness, LA will never exceed Chicago. Not in a million years.