Population history of Milwaukee from 1850 - 1990

year	 rank	population

1850 	   35 	     20061     
1860 	   20 	     45246     
1870 	   19 	     71440     
1880 	   19 	    115587     
1890 	   16 	    204468     
1900 	   14 	    285315     
1910 	   12 	    373857    
1920 	   13 	    457147    
1930 	   12 	    578249   
1940 	   13 	    587472    
1950 	   13 	    637392    
1960 	   11 	    741324    
1970 	   12 	    717099    
1980 	   16 	    636212   
1990 	   17 	    628088