The first table chart below show changes in the total population of New York City from 1800 to 2000. The second and third table show changes in the population of the five districts of the city (Manhatten, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island) over the same period.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of New York

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and its five

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changed between 1800 and 2000.

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, the total

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of New York

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increased significantly during the two centuries. It is notable that

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initially

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dominated the

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's demographic landscape, but its proportion gradually declined as the other

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expanded considerably. In 1800,

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's

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stood at 60,515, representing a substantial 76% of the

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's total,

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the rest of the

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had only 24%. By 1900,

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remained the most populous borough at 1,850,093.

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, its share of the

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's total fell to 54%; the other

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collectively accounted for 46%. In 2000, New York

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's residents reached over 8 million. At that point,

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's share dropped dramatically to only 19%.

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, the combined

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of the four remaining

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increased sharply to 6,471,089, or 81% of the total.

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reflects a major shift in

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distribution within the

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.