The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15

population of over hp.f0 peo-
pie In ten years II has record
81 an increase OF about 20 per
il cent Nearly all of the cities
and towns Of the state show a
gratifying growth. which would have been
even larger had II not been for the gen
ersi depression following the panic OF
isea King is the banner county OF the
state and Seattle IL the InrGest city. with
a population probably double that Of Spo-
kane or Tacoma. and greater than both Of
them combined Nearly two-thires Of the
population Of the state was west OF the
mountains in 1890. and in this respect
there seems 20 have been no change. II
is forhtfui II the population comes up to
what the majority OF peopl. expected. al
though in some localities the increase has
been remarkable
This censu. enumcrators began work
June l. In many localities their work has
been complete6 and the records turned in
10 ire supervisors. j. p. Mcmillan for
Western Washington and Austin Mires
for Eastern Washington. In some places
n was found 20 be impossible TO complete
the task In ths time SLOWED by the d.
rector OF tho census and II was found
necessary - grant an extension. Even
today there are some localities where the
work has not besn finished. Some enum-
curateIy and corrections had 10 be made,
and others brought in their work In such
\ condition a. to require copying. In
some Of the country districts wet weather
fnterfered with the work and In several
Instances tho returns were badly dam
need by water. The supervisors have
found II task OF large proportions to
arrange the reports of the enumcrators
ana put them in proper shape for trans
mission 10 the census bureau at Washing
ton. There IN yet considerable work be-
fore them and It will probably be some
time before the record IL complete and
the last entry upon the census OF 1870 has
been made
over Half . MsIiion.
Enough has been done 10 form an ap-
proximste estimate Of the population of
the state and the results in all the coun-
ties and in thu principal cities and towns
a. far a. could he obtained are given be-
low. II IL SAT. 10 say that Washington
has half million people within its bor-
ders This 10 an Increase Of about r75oon
IN ter years or about 70 per cent The
most noiiceahls growth has been In the
larger cities. Seattle. Spokane. Aberdeen.
North Yakima, Everett and Hoauian
have more than doubled In population,
while whs,com sne walla walia, have
about doubled. cities like Everett and
Republic dld not exist ten years ago and
IN the country districts many thriving
towns and villages hhvs sprung up during
the las, decade Tacoma has increased o
per cent Olympia a littls over per
cent. Collar nearly 90 PEI cent Port
Townsend, Centralia ana Eiiensburg will
probably not show arr increase over iss
and I'm one or moro of them there may -
a decrease recorded. The census OF 1905
Was taken when many places were In the
midst OF the boom OF issa-9a-ai and in
some Of them there has not been complets
recovery from the set back brought on by
the hard times, at least as far az the
total population IL concerned. In many
Of these places. however large suburbaH
populations have grown MP which have
not been included IN the city count proper
and which II added 90 the urban popula
tioa would max. the figures considerably
shave those Of ten years ago
II tas been impossible 20 get exact re
turn~. for The caHn' ta not yet complete
aud the supervisors and enumerater~ hav,
teen enioiued against divulging lnforma.
ticn by order ~ the census bureau Tn,
estimates given have been obtained from
the best sources available and white the,
may not tails with tae afac!al record Il
g. believed they wiu be found 20 b. ap
proSlmatclv correct Calculations hav,
been made upon returns thought TO be ap
proxin1aie.y correct and from thcze ~,
prnbah.e totals Tor counties. cities AM
towns have been reached In some >
the spsrrciy settled counties where ther,
are few large towns g has been diffcul
90 arrive 81 correct estimate OF N,
county population sua emily the ofnc!a
record VIII reveal the true census figures
Ia MANY ~ the smaller towns the popal.
hal. tU frssfa o