The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-03
The Growth OF New York City.

The census figures as they come to us
every few days from Washington, increase
in interest. The growth of the population
in forty years from II, 069,l53 to 30, los, 7s3,
is in itself a startling fact. There are few
people who are fully conscious that we have
now nearly 100000 more inhabitants
than when the civil war with the south was
begun, but it is true. In ten years we have
gained over 100000. This gain shows
many curious facts, especially in
the population Of cities, which are
worth considering MS the centres of popu-
la ton New York has grown in ten years
from 9i2, 292 to |, 205, $50. This, however, is
not rs important as the increase in Chicago
the population of which was 2oS,977 in 1870,
and is now 503,30i Brooklyn's inoreasc
was marked, but Chicago gained nearlysone
hundred thousand more inhabitants than
her eastern compeer, Brooklyn having ad.
vanced from $4,000 to $4,000. II Chicago
keeps this pace for the next ten years she
will be the third city of the union and
seriously challenge Philadelphia. Tho
increase in Boston is notable
especially as everybody looks upon Boston
rs u thoroughly provincial town, but 1t is
former suburbs to the municipality
Twenty years ago there we're in'Boston III,
$40 now ,herc are 362,635 st. Louis has
only increased 10000 during the last ten
! years, which is in marked contrast with the
! tremendous bound of Chicago. San Fran.
cisco has done very well, rising in the
decade from 1913 to 2S3956. Philadel.
phia shares the same advance as New York,
gaining over one hundred and seventy
thousand inhabitants in ten years. Wash.
lngton indicates gratifying progress
| Twenty years ago there were but 6l IL
people in the capital; now there are li7,3O7,
| placing IL Us a city above Louisville De.
troit and Newark The greatest changes
will he found in the west. Thus, Denver,
which was unknown in 1850, and had only
| Loo in 1870, has now population OF b :.
6D-pcrhaps the most notable increase in
the whole list of American cities. Oakland,
California, San Francisco's chief suburb,
which had but 1880 ten years ago, has
now 1856. Omaha has jumped from
l6,OS to 30,5lS, while Kansas City, 100
In 1870, is now 5j,Sl3. All the western
cities, without exception, show large per.
ccntnge of gain. The same holds true In a
smaller degree OF the manufacturing towns
like Patterson, New Jersey, Lowell and Fall
River Massachusetts,. We have also old
fashioned, quiet places like Hartford, which
has only advanced 5000 in ten years. Cam.
den feels the influence of Philadelphia by
an increase Of 2i,0W In ten years, being
now u thriving city of il,6iS, making as
rapid an advance as st, Paul The south.
crn towns do not show good results. Atlanta
is the only city Of note IN which marked
progress Is visible, rising from Misc to
A,@S. Memphis has fallen away, having
been tO,21 IN 1870 aud now Is SS,aaS,
Charleston has gained about thousand In
ten years, and only 1900 In twenty years.
savannah is almost at n standStill, having
Is, 49, IN 1890 and only 5000 to-day. Mo.
bile hus fallen away from S20N IN 1870 to
y EOS. Richmond has gained consider
able addition, advancing from 81 ,OlS to g..
SS. The tides Of growth run toward tho
w,d aud the manufacturing Centres
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