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Lake County, IN, Joseph C. Bigott(
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) ...educated suburbanites. Even the newest upscale developments contain largely blue-collar populations....
...of travel through difficult terrain. So the population rose modestly, from 1,468 in 1840 to 3,991 in...
...cities of East Chicago and Gary contained populations overwhelmingly foreign-born. As a consequence,...
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Bartlett, IL, Marilyn Elizabeth Perry(
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) ...and single-family houses. The 1980s and 1990s brought new population growth and annexations ....
...Bartlett's population soared from 19,373 in 1990 to 36,706 in 2000....
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La Grange, IL, Sarah S. Marcus(
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) ...surrounding land in order to accommodate a population that had risen from 6,525 in 1920 to 10,103 in...
...and exodus out of Chicago increased, the population of La Grange continued to rise, to nearly 17,814...
...multiple-dwelling units prevented even greater population increases. By 2000, the population of La...
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Avalon Park, Wallace Best(
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) ...professionals. In 1970 Avalon Park reached a population high of 14,412, of whom 83 percent were...
...By 1980 Avalon Park's African American residents made up 96 percent of the population of 13,792....
...Avalon Park's population dropped significantly by the end of the century, falling to 11,147, just...
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Greater Grand Crossing, Wallace Best(
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) ...to 38,644. Although as of 1990 a fifth of the population, 56 percent of which were African American...
...appear in the area to accommodate the steady population increase between 1895 and 1912. There were...
...nineteenth century, by 1920 the community, with a population of 44,538, was largely residential. By...
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Lombard, IL, Elizabeth M. Holland(
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) ...shopping centers were built, and by 1960 the population reached 22,561. Lombard remained primarily...
...and the 200-acre Clearing Industrial District were developed. The population reached 42,322 by 2000....
...constructed in 1870 to serve a growing population. While commuters came, industry also developed....
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Bellwood, IL, Patricia Krone Rose(
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) ...of a second early subdivision, Bellewood. Bellwood's population grew steadily between 1900 and 1930....
...The 1910 population of 943 doubled by 1920 as more people, many of German and Russian descent, moved...
...the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin in 1957. The population jumped to 8,746 in 1950, then more than doubled...
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Clarendon Hills, IL, Tom Sterling(
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) ...the community's first public swimming pool. The population of Clarendon Hills in 2000 was 7,610....
...district developed to serve the growing population, which included many commuters. Additional...
...in Clarendon Hills followed World War II. Population increased from 933 in 1930 to 5,885 by 1960....
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Gary, IN, Raymond A. Mohl(
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) ...the board of U.S. Steel. Anticipating a large population of steelworkers, Gary Land Company, a U.S....
...city of Gary became home to a rapidly growing population of European immigrants, and, by the 1920s,...
...immigrants from Mexico as well. The city's population grew to about 55,000 in 1920 and over 100,000...
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Logan Square, Elizabeth A. Patterson(
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) ...of Chicago's Loop . Long home to immigrant populations, it is now predominantly Hispanic. Logan...
...now Bucktown —was known as Holstein for its population of German factory workers. ) Six years later,...
...Milwaukee Avenue. By 1884, Maplewood's population had reached 6,000. (A second early subdivision,...
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Park Ridge, IL, John R. Schmidt(
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) ...Northwest (now Kennedy) Expressway . As its population grew, Park Ridge moved to increase its tax...
...upper-middle-class residential suburb. The population continues to be largely white Anglo-Saxon...
...suggested the name Brickton. By 1873 the population of Brickton was 405. The brick pits had been...
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Algonquin, IL, Craig L. Pfannkuche(
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) ...of the next three decades. In the 1980s the population more than doubled, reaching 11,663 by 1990,...
...Juliette Kinzie brought many more. Algonquin's population doubled during summer months through the...
...with 1,223 residents, Algonquin experienced a population increase of 60 percent or greater in each...
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Franklin Park, IL, Marilyn Elizabeth Perry(
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) ...65 acres and was the fourth largest industrial area in Illinois. By 2000, population was at 19,434...
...with an Hispanic population around 38 percent. Most residents were blue-collar workers employed by...
...continually supported the efforts of businesses. Population increased from 3,007 in 1940 to 18,322...
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Crestwood, IL, Larry A. McClellan(
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) ...residential growth in the 1960s and 1970s. Its population grew from 1,213 in 1960 to 10,852 in 1980,...
...early years and throughout its growth, the population of Crestwood has been predominately of German...
...and English extractions. The minority population was under 10 percent in 2000. A substantial...
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Waukegan, IL, Wallace Best(
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) ...Register of Historic Places in 1978. The population of Waukegan was 67,653 in 1980, and 87,901 by...
...2000. The small African American population in Waukegan that had existed since the 1870s...
...had grown to nearly 20 percent of the total population by 2000....
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Rogers Park, Patricia Mooney-Melvin(
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) ...Railroad opened the Howard Station in 1908, population jumped dramatically. The construction of...
...of large apartments into smaller ones. Population density increased especially in the area north of...
...lower rents and a more transient and poor population. Neighborhood concerns about congestion,...
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Kane County, Craig L. Pfannkuche(
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) ...produced milk and butter for Chicago's growing population. In 1865, the county became a dairy center...
...markets. Between 1860 and 1900, the county's population grew from 30,062 to 78,792, with the growth...
...concentrated along the river. The population reached 125,327 by 1930, and continued to grow slightly...
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Alsip, IL, Larry A. McClellan(
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) ...grew slowly until after World War II . Its population stood at 1,228 in 1950, but explosive growth...
...with extensive commercial growth, Alsip had a population of 19,725 and one of the most congested...
...Cook County, 16 miles SW of Loop. Alsip's population is part of a large suburban fabric that has...
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Wauconda, IL, Craig L. Pfannkuche(
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) ...1980 movie “Blues Brothers. ” Its permanent population rose to over 2,200 by 1956 and 5,662 in 1974...
...area. The village attracted many additional residents in the 1990s, a population of 9,448 in 2000....
...its first president. Although Wauconda's population was only 368 in 1910, the community had achieved...
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Wilmette, IL, Adam H. Stewart(
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) ...the first such temple to be built in North America. Wilmette's population peaked in 1970 at 32,134....
...The population of Wilmette consistently has been over 90 percent white, a percentage that declined...
...point, the village experienced tremendous population growth, encouraged by increasing train service....
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