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Shrinking American Cities

Chart by Quizmaster
Last updated: Monday June 28th, 2021
Many American cities saw a decline in population following 1950 as residents moved to the suburbs. Some cities have rebounded. Others have not. Here are a few of the cities whose populations have declined most dramatically.
U.S. Census: 1830–2000
Intercensal estimates: 2001–2020
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9 Comments
dianalove
+2
Level 70
Jul 6, 2018
Good and interesting !! Nice and fun idea.
mrnafe
+5
Level 83
Jul 7, 2018
Detroit's growth between 1910-1950 is crazy
ibi26
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Level 34
Aug 22, 2018
you're right about that. I mean between 1910 and 1920 Detroit's population more than doubled! That is just insane and even in 1950 it had a population of 1.8 million - On par with the modern-day city of Phoenix. I guess that the curse of the rust belt struck Detroit after 1950 lol. :(
TomatosRaafatos
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Level 74
Jul 7, 2018
What happened to Detroit, though? I've always heard of its infamous population rise and fall, but I haven't been told of the reasons behind it.
TomatosRaafatos
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Level 74
Jul 7, 2018
Okay I found this Wikipedia article that seemed to explain it very well:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_Detroit?wprov=sfla1

Good read.

idontlikeit2
+3
Level 75
Jul 8, 2018
America deindustrialized, and factory jobs disappeared. Detroit, along with the rest of the rust belt, was heavily reliant on that industry so that's why people left.
FNWY4life
+4
Level 69
Nov 17, 2020
Baltimore population growth from 1920-1950: *Snore*

Detroit population growth from 1920-1950: WEEEEEEE

FaroPor
+2
Level 60
Feb 22, 2021
Lol
Angbo
+2
Level 65
Aug 17, 2021
cincinnati?
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