Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-05-05
FACTS ABOUT NEW YORK
CURIOUS INFORMATION ooNoERN-
ING THE EMPIRE STATE
It's Great Size and Immense Popula-
tion Picturesquely Shown by Con-
trast with Other Places.

EW YORK STATE IS nearly
mi twice the size of West vir-
| " gina, wanting only $50 square
miles.
St. Lawrence County is larger than the
State Of Delaware and more than twice
the size of Rhode Island.
Leaving out Prussia and Bavaria, New
York State covers more ground than all
the German principalities.
Fifteen counties in this State occupy
as much space as Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts, and New Jersey.
The population OF New York State, ac-
cording to the official State report, is
moro than one-tcnth OF the population
of the United States.
1t is larger than Scotland and Switzer-
land together. The total area of Bel.
gium, Denmark, aud Servia is less than
that of New York State.
Add together the number of people In
Scotland, Wales, the Isle OF Man, and
the Channel Islands and the total Is less
than the population of New York State.
In 1890 the population of the State
equalled the present population of Ans
terdam, N. Y. In 1890 it equalled the
present aggregated population of San
Francisco and Seattle.
The population OF the Empire State Is
now equal to one-ffth of the population
of England, more than half as large
again as Scotland, and nearly half as
large again as Ireland.
Comparing the size OF New York State
with European and other foreign coun-
tries, its area is greater thau that OF
Greenland or Cuba, or Of Ceylon and
Cochin China combined.
There is also room for favorable COM
parison outside of the United States.
The population OF New York City Is
greater than that Of Florence, Geneva,
Leipsic, Rotterdam, Smyrna, Venice,
Antwerp, Dresden and Edinburgh com
bined.
There are more people in New York
than in Ohio and Indiana combined; or
in Indiana aud Illinois; Illinois and
Michigan; Minnesota, Iowa aud Mis-
souri,; Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama
and Mississippi; Mississippi, Louisiana,
Georgia and Texas.
The entire population ofs Canada Is
less than that of this State, which has
more people in its sixty courtiea than
there are in Australia. including New
South Wales, Victoria, South Australia,
Western Australia, Tasmania, Now Zea.
land and queensland.
Tie popuiatida Of New York City is
equal to the following group: Fall
River, Mass, Cambridge, Mass; At
lanta, Ga; Memphis, Tenn; Whining
ton, DEL; Dayton, o., Troy, N. VI;
Grand Rapids, Mich. Reading, Penn. !;
Camden, N. j.. Trenton, N. j.; Athens,
Ga, and Chicago, Ill.
The area of New York State equals
that of Connecticut, Delaware, District
of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island aud YER
mont combined. 1t is greater in size
than Maine a1d Maryland together. Add
the area of Ohio and New Jersey and
the total IS less than that of New York.
The number Of inhabitants of this
State Is greater than the aggregate pop
ulation of Connecticut, West Virginia,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Delaware, Florida, Col
orado, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona and
Idaho.
Going over to the European continent,
it is found that the population of New
York State to-day only lacks 100000 of
being greater than that OF Sweden aud
Norway combined. It is greater than
Norway aud Denmark; 1, 500, 600 greater
than Portugal; nearly three times as
large as Denmark; half as large again as
Holland, and 400, 900 greater than Bel
gium.
Taking a glance at some of the more
important cities, it is found that New
York City has population exceeding
the total of Milwaukee, Wis, Newark,
N. j.; Minneapolis, MINI. Jersey City,
N. j., Louisville, KY; Omaha, Neb. |;
Rochester, N. Y; st. Paul, Mimi.
Kansas City, Mo-; Providence, r. l.;
Denver, COL; Beaver Falls, Pa. /;
Chattanooga, Tenn, and Hot Springs,
Ark.
New York State has more than twice
the populotion of Switzerland, and comes
within 500, 900 of being equal to the
total of European Turkey aud Greece.
1t has greater number of inhabitants
than had Italy or Spain under the En-
peror Augustus. More than one-fourth
as many people are now within its
boundaries as occupied the whole OF
Europe at that time, aud its present
population is more thon one-third of the
whole number known to be living on the
Coutinent of Asia.
Considering for a moment the question
OF responsibility In emergent cases, the
Governor OF New York State has in his
hands responsibility for human veal or
voc equal to that of nineteen State or
Territorial Governors. His rule, directly
or indirectly, affects tao welfare of more
human beings than that of the Kings OF
Denmark, Belgium, Greece, or Portugal,
the Swiss Presidents, the Governor Geo.
eral of Canada, tine AUSTRIAN Governors,
aud host of British colonial Governors
of lesser degrce.-New York Sun.