The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-27
Population of ST. Louis Believed t.
Approximate Six Hundred
Thousand
TH!RTY-THREE PER CENT GAIN.
Estimate Made by Il Census Bureau
Official, Based on Returns
50 Far Tabuiatcd-
Some Comparisons.
iFTCEI.i.' SPECIAL.

TFTUEl.i. SPECIAL
Washington. July "a prominent OH
ciai connected with the Census Bureau and
who is familiar with the retnrus made by
the enunierators from the various large
cities III the country. estimates that the
twelfth census will show the population
Of st. Louis To be within 4 few thousand
either way Of Coo COO
This estimate, white. of course. not Off
cial. is based upon the returns made from
nearly all Of the rs precincts in St Louis
The total Of these returns has not vet been
footed up and an official announcement Of
ST. Louiss population is not expected be
fore August !. 1t is believed. however.
that the figures given are substantially cor
rect. and the tabulation OF the full returns
Will alter them hut slightly
Percentage of Increase.
ON an average. il is stated. the population
Of each precinct in the ciry is I'm the neigh
Eorhool of 1.i0rr making the total. on this
calculation. $50. 9n0. The corrected and fully
tabulated figures may show the population
to be a few thousand more or less than
this.
The Increase over 1900 when the popula-
ton was i5l.!70. is about 1S1.c1o. or nearly
So per cent. In 1880 the population Of st.
Louis was 259.jlS. so that the growth OF
the city in the last ten years exceeded 10y
5000 the increase shown in the preceding
decade.
Exaggerated and unwarranted estimates
Of the city's population have from time to
time in the last year or two placed the re
suit OF this years census AT .@ptr, an in
crease which really would have been phe-
n"meual considering the period of depres-
sion through which the country has pass Il
and the Increases made by other large Citi :.
An iTCr'a@" OF 80 per cert Will not be
achieved by many cities OF the United
States. Boston and Baltimore, which were
close 10 81. Louis in 1899. have Uot grown
81 rJpidly In the last ten years, and the
i.er cent of their increase will fail cOnsii-
"r;ibiy below that OF the Missouri meJropO-
lis In fact. the twelfth census gives 10 St
Luis absolutely uEdisputu,i claim 10 being
tar fourth largest city in the II ted states.
The lead which 1T. Louis has maintained
and strengthened in ten wears evidences its
SOLD. substantial. steady growth, and in
dictates a still gre tter and more rapid de-
Nti"pmeEt IN the next decade.
Gratif.in Results.
With an assured continuance Of business
activity ana the celebration Of the Louisi-
ana Purchase Centennial In ST. Louis III
I'5. the city is expected to expand in mag
niiiccut proportions before she next census
i taken and officials here look for the
population in 1910 to approach the million
marx, NAlGI. WOULD NOT TIE UNI rs-,onaDic,
considering the i1jterIuS PROSPECTS.
The population OF all the large cities, IL Is
sad. Will not show Up nearly so l.r-c when
III. returns are officially made public. a.
sauEt-ae prophets have figured. The result
tor 81 Louis. while perhaps falling short
q what some enthusiasts have predicted. Is
gratifying aud grand. Conservative esti-
mates have not exceeded 5000 as the NUM-
Der % the ciiy's inhabitants. ana not a Few
have placed the figures as .ow $1,000.
CAiCdgOs population viii not IuU uD into
the IN. IONS that Eul.s.ll NiEIg civ
lies have guessed. New vrh is 10 med ia
saIpuiatmcDr. IAi!ddslph.a's growth has
NOT been dIarmiugly fast, and the cities by-
low ST. Louis cannot boast OF abnormal
gains. Bu;. all things considered. the Ia
crease throughout the country has been
more than satisfactory and hcalthfGl.