Update On Regional Chicago Population Statistics
Metropolitan Region of Chicago (Chicagoland)
CountyPopulation
Illinois
Cook5,327,777
Dupage928,718
Kane472,482
Kendall79,514
Lake692,895
McHenry296,389
Will613,849
Total8,411,624
Indiana
Lake493,297
Porter157,772
Total651,069
Wisconsin
Kenosha160,544
Total160,544
Grand Total9,223,237
This data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau site for the 2000 census. The map used here was derived from the one located on this Wikipedia page.
As I was browsing the internet this morning I came across this Wikipedia page for the Chicagoland region. Apparently, my earlier attempts at depicting the counties in the Chicagoland region were close. But in Illinois, I failed to include Kendall County which they included. I also choose not to include any counties in Indiana or Wisconsin, but they did. So I'm updating things accordingly as shown above. However, if we were to form the state of Chicago, I figure it would be easier if we just broke off the Illinois counties in the formation of the new state. Also, while reading the Wikipedia page, I found the following quote quite interesting...
"Greater Chicago is the third largest urban center in the United States, and 1 in every 30 Americans call it home."
CountyPopulation
Illinois
Cook5,327,777
Dupage928,718
Kane472,482
Kendall79,514
Lake692,895
McHenry296,389
Will613,849
Total8,411,624
Indiana
Lake493,297
Porter157,772
Total651,069
Wisconsin
Kenosha160,544
Total160,544
Grand Total9,223,237
This data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau site for the 2000 census. The map used here was derived from the one located on this Wikipedia page.
As I was browsing the internet this morning I came across this Wikipedia page for the Chicagoland region. Apparently, my earlier attempts at depicting the counties in the Chicagoland region were close. But in Illinois, I failed to include Kendall County which they included. I also choose not to include any counties in Indiana or Wisconsin, but they did. So I'm updating things accordingly as shown above. However, if we were to form the state of Chicago, I figure it would be easier if we just broke off the Illinois counties in the formation of the new state. Also, while reading the Wikipedia page, I found the following quote quite interesting...
"Greater Chicago is the third largest urban center in the United States, and 1 in every 30 Americans call it home."