Chicago Population Sinks to 1920 Level : 52,000 Whites Leave Chicago

The Wall Street Journal reports:

A larger-than-expected exodus over the past 10 years reduced the population of Chicago to a level not seen in nearly a century.

The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that during the decade ended in 2010, Chicago's population fell 6.9% to 2,695,598 people, fewer than the 2.7 million reported back in 1920.

After peaking at 3.62 million people in 1950, Chicago underwent a half century of decline that ended only when the 1990s boom years produced a small gain in the 2000 count. At that time, the city loudly celebrated its comeback.

Great moments in one-party rule. Is Mayor Daley the second coming of Detroit's Coleman Young ? After all , Chicago's has less people than when Mayor Daley took office.