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Elise K asked in Science & MathematicsGeography · 1 decade ago

Population Stats 50 years ago?

I would like to know the populations of some cities 50 years ago (in 1956) and I'm having a hard time winnowing out this information. Can anyone help point me where to look? The cities I would like this information on are:

New York

London

Paris

Chicago

Los Angeles

Montreal

Toronto

Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)

Many thanks,

Elise

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I have a World Almanac And Book of Facts from 1957, close enough? First number is just the city, second number includes srrounding metropolitan area.

    New York -- 8,629,000 -- 12,911,000

    London -- 3,348,000 -- 8,319,000

    Paris -- 2,850,000 -- 6,436,000

    Chicago -- 3,620,000 -- 5,495,000

    Los Angeles -- 1,970,000 -- 4,367,000

    Montreal -- 1,021,000 -- 1,395,000

    Toronto -- 675,000 -- 1,117,000

    Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) -- 208,000 -- no metropolitan figure given for Hamilton

    can I have 10 points for all this? :-)

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