The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-25
SAvANNAH'S CENSUS COUNT.
OFFICIAL FIGURES GIVE THE CITY
5a.244 POPULATION.

5a,244 POPULATION.
The MORNING News Had Previously
Announced on Good Authority THAT
the Census Wouid show between
$4,000 aud 55.ooO Population aud
the Figures Mere no surprise.
savaBaab's Percentage of Increase
2s.G. the Average 81 southern
cities Generally and Nearly That
for the Country at Large. LenstnE
out Boom Ctttcs aud Those which
Took IN LarEc suburbs.
savannahs reputation hy mo census
count 81 800 g. 54gil The ofhciai figures
we're announced yesterday morning. The
Morning News has several times stated
that the figures would DO between g.
GO and $500 and the general public had
come 60 accept this as about the actual
count
While Ia the beginning savannahians
generally hoped for showing Of cl"o 70
500 population. the subject mas been 90
generally aired thst the public had real
ized that these estimates were too high.
under tho circumstances. ana that the act-
ual population Of tho city within the cor
porate limits was less than the former
figure
savannahisrs still have tho right. when
asked the population Of the city. however
% name 5000 a. the figure. As Census
Supervisor Blum Health omcer Drummer
and others have pointed ont. there has
been no extension q the city limits since
the previous census. and the numerous
suburbs. which have Increased largely IN
population during the last ten years, ana
whose inhabitants are almost entirely de-
pendent upon the city for employment
and support are nos included In the citv.s
census. These suburbs. which are nearly
"A dozen IN number. and which surround
the city on all sides. could easily show
another 500 population. and probably
more By the time the next census is tax
en- West Savannah. Woodville. Dittmers-
Vile. southoyor. sackyilie. East Savan-
NH. LePagettiie. the Meadow. ana other
villages ana hamlats viii doubtless De
included ln the corporate limits aud 80
The rate they are growing now should
have i0.Ool 10 i..00l population so add 90
the natural growth inside the present
limits.
savannah's increase IS not one go be de-
spised however From f3iss tn lN" 10
a.2H in 1870 S. an increase OF h'"' or
$3.50 ner cent very healthy rate OF
growth Il Be- not quitc so great as Dur
ing the previous decade when the increase
was i3.0o9 or about 90 per cent. put ~
shows very clearly that the CITY hhH
neither gone backward nor stood stll
The FIRST half Of the prercn' decade
should bo remembered was one az bus
"a. D.
tically an OF the gain was made during
she last hag The growth Of the city ana
its extension in every direction has been
very evident during the last three years,
as has also IT'S increase ln business. nnQ
wsh a continuance OF THIS happy state
Of affairs during the coming decade
much larger increase may be- looked Tor
word TO- Savannah already does the bus
tness OF a city Of 10000 population.
Compared with tho average percentage
Of Increase OF cities throughout the coun-
try savannah has no reason TO be nsham-
ed OF las showing. a last Of ln cities Civ
ing che percentage Of increase TOT fach'
gives an average for the whole OF SIS
This however. includes cities. like south
Omaha Nch.. with - per cent. increase.
where the prairie stockyards were incor-
norgted bv extending the hmits.aud Butte.
Montana. and Superior cry Wis. where
a boom GA the mining business and the in-
enrporstion OF the mining districts. gave
percentage % ls9 and l59 q respectively.
n fact. nearly all che large increases ih
fhe northern G. tles nre known 90 have been
Due 20 the Incorporated ~ extensive sun
1890 with other Southern cities
ravn~~an.s Increase b. almost exactly the
ars~ar4 SKfsen cities. including hAlh-
-a--s r.rlsFtllc AfW orleans, hAh3a'
r--~ sasraua. Carleton. Richmond.