Pop Population
Of the Census years I have been alive, America’s population has certainly grown, but it has also shifted. In 1970 there were 6 American cities with a population of more than 1 million. They include the typical big 3 we would always think of: NYC, Chicago and LA, in that order. At that time the list also included Philadelphia, my birth town of Detroit, and Houston, which had just hit the million-resident mark with that Census. In 1980 that number stayed the same with NYC, Chicago and Philadelphia losing a combined 1,445,504 residents. The listing places for the 4 top cities...