The first table below shows changes in the total population of New
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The first table below shows changes in the total population of New York City from 1800 to 2000. The second and third tables show changes in the population of the five districts of the city (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island) over the same period.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
What the chart shows
Three tables. Table 1 — "New York City (all five districts)", total population: 1800 = 79,216; 1900 = 3,437,202; 2000 = 8,009,185. Table 2 — "Manhattan", population and share of total: 1800 = 60,515 (76%); 1900 = 1,850,093 (54%); 2000 = 1,538,096 (19%). Table 3 — "Other districts (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island)", population and share of total: 1800 = 18,701 (24%); 1900 = 1,587,109 (46%); 2000 = 6,471,089 (81%).
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