I feel like I have seen so many different population estimates of Chicagoland. For example, in an article today on competition between traditional grocery stores and Walmart, the article implies the population of the area has shrunk from 7.9 million to 7.8 million in ten years:
"Ten years ago, 625 supermarkets and 818 convenience stores were serving the Chicago market of 7.9 million people, according to Trade Dimensions International, a Wilton, Conn.-based market research company.
Now, even though the population is 7.8 million people, there are 781 supermarkets, 2,030 convenience stores, 338 mass merchandisers and 28 wholesale clubs serving the market, according to the marketing firm."
I think the Tribune needs better editing here. Whose estimates are you going to trust, those of "Trade Dimensions International" or the US Census?
I have never heard that Chicagoland's population has shrunk.
According to Census estimates, Chicagoland MSA had 9,391,515 people in 2004. The CMSA had 9,608,458 people. This CMSA estimate is up from 9,157,540 in the 2000 census. So where the hell is the Tribune or "Trade Dimensions" getting these estimates?> |
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