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  2. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago MSA, now defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the third largest MSA by population in the United States. The 2022 census estimate for the population of the MSA was 9,441,957.

  3. Demographics of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Population pyramid of Chicago in 2021. Population. 2,665,039 (2022 est.) [1] The demographics of Chicago show that it is a large, and ethnically and culturally diverse metropolis. It is the third largest city and metropolitan area in the United States by population. Chicago was home to over 2.7 million people in 2020, accounting for over 25% of ...

  4. Chicago - Wikipedia

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    0428803. Website. chicago.gov. Chicago[ a ] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, [ 9 ] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.

  5. List of North American metropolitan areas by population

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    Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area [2] Chicago United States: 9,279,427 2022 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area [2] Dallas–Fort Worth United States: 7,947,439 2022 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area [2]. Dallas-Fort Worth leads all U.S. metro areas in absolute population growth in 2023: Houston United States ...

  6. List of largest cities - Wikipedia

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    Metropolitan area. Tokyo, the world's largest city and metropolitan area. A city can be defined by the inhabitants of its demographic population, as by metropolitan area, or labour market area. UNICEF defines metropolitan area as follows: A formal local government area comprising the urban area as a whole and its primary commuter areas ...

  7. Metropolitan statistical area - Wikipedia

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    The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. [3] Due to suburbanization, the typical metropolitan area is polycentric rather than being centered around a large historic core city such as New York City or Chicago. [4]

  8. Illinois statistical areas - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. State of Illinois currently has 47 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 14 combined statistical areas, 12 metropolitan statistical areas, and 21 micropolitan statistical areas in Illinois. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Chicago ...

  9. Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Cook County's population is larger than that of 28 U.S. states and territories, and larger than the population of 11 of the 13 Canadian provinces and territories. [6] Cook County is at the center of the Chicago metropolitan area , which has a population of approximately 10 million people.