... about two-thirds populated (B) the population is about two-thirds (C) about two-thirds of the population (D) of about two-thirds the population is 5. It was in the year 179 2 _____ ... population nearly doubted in those years, reaching about 30,000 in 177 4, New York grew at almost the same rate, reaching about 25,000 by 177 5. The quality of the hinterland dictated the pace of growth ... stabilized at about 16,000 in 176 0, cities grew by exponential leaps through the eighteenth century. In the fifteen years prior to the outbreak of the War for independence in 177 5, more than 200,000 immigrants...