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ОглавлениеAbout 1820, the State of Illinois was being rapidly settled by people from the eastern states. Prior to this time, very few white settlements had been made in the state. These early pioneers, drawn from the population of the eastern states, were composed of almost all nationalities. They pushed their way across the mountains of Pennsylvania and Virginia in crude wagons, drawn by oxen, bringing with them their household goods and a few milk cows. They came into Illinois, built new homes, and laid out new fields on the broad, unsettled prairies.[2]
Beginning with the year of 1800, when there were only a few people in the state, the population has increased very rapidly, as is shown by the following statistics, taken from the United States Census Report (special supplement for the State of Illinois):
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1790 | |
| 1800 | 5,641 |
| 1810 | 24,520 |
| 1820 | 147,178 |
| 1830 | 343,031 |
| 1840 | 685,866 |
| 1850 | 851,470 |
| 1860 | 1,711,951 |
| 1870 | 2,539,891 |
| 1880 | 3,077,871 |
| 1890 | 3,826,352 |
| 1900 | 4,821,550 |
| 1910 | 5,638,591 |
