Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-10-27
POPULATION OF CITES.
The Governmsni Gives Out some stasis-
tie. That Are Interesting.

The Gsvsrnmsnt Give. Out some Static
tie. That Are Interesting.
Washington. Oct 2sr-rhe census bu-
reau summaries the returns Of popula.
ton Of cities having $4,000 inhabitants
or more In 1900, the individual census
Of each Of these cities having been Off.
cially announced heretofore. There are
i59 Of these aud the percentage Of In
crease in their population from 1880 20
1900 is 32.5 against i9.5 for the same
cities in the previous decade. The abso-
lutte increase in the population Of these
cities from 1890 to 1900 is 1850. lSS or
g.. i26 less than the absolute increase
from 1850 TO 1890. when II was 4, 9sl 500.
The 1859 cities combined have a populA-
ton Of 10. 1894. 625 against l4.S55. 4S9 In
1890 and 9.9S3, 927 In 1850.
In 1880 there were 20 cities which con-
tanned more than 100000 inhabitants.
but In 1890 this number increased TO Is
and in 1900 to 50.
In 1900 there are ~ cities Of $1,000 in.
hAbitants or more as compared with IS
In 1890 and s5 In 1880.
The combined population in 1900 Of
the 10 cities OF the first class is II, 1885,.
sos as against population in 1890 OF
$3.50, 1906. representing an increase dur.
ing the 10 years Of 2. 100. 7O4. or 32.s per
cent The same cities showed an in.
crease from 1880 to 1890 OF 1851. Asa or
400 per cent.
New York, under the act Of consoli-
dation which became effective Jan. II,
1898, has grown 10 be- city Of very
nearly $500. 900 inhabitants in 1900 as
compared with a population for what
was formerly New York City Of little
more than 10000 in 1890, and Of sub
stantially 10000 in 1850.
IL Is the premier city Of the country
in point Of population, position which
It has uniformly held at each decennial
census since aud including 1890.
Chicago. with practically J., 1000 in
habitants, and Philadelphia with not
quite 300. 900 inhabitants. hold the sec
oud and third places in 1900. the same
as in 1890, although at the census Of
1880 their positions were reversed. Phil.
adelphia then having very nearly $50, 900
inhabitants As compared with not much
more than 100000 for Chicago.
81. Louis, Boston and Baltimore have
a population Of 800, 600 each; five cities,
Cleveland, Buffalo. San Francisco and
Pittsburg, have a population Of between
300, 900 and 10000 each; eight cities,
New Orleans, Detroit. Milwaukee.
Washington, Newark, Jersey City.
Louisville and Minneapolis, now have
population Of between 100000 and
500, 900 each.
Arizona, Idaho, Indian Territory,
Mississippi. Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Yer.
mont and Wyoming, do not contain n
city with population Of $4,000
OF the whole number Of cities having
1900 inhabitants or more, 20 are found
In the north Atlantic division, - in the
north central, IS in the south central. II
In the western aud n In the south At.
lantic Massachusetts, has tho largest
number Of such cities, namely 20. and
is followed by Pennsylvania with Is
and New York with ~.
The most significant growth Of cities
Is that for the three cities in the state
OF Washington, Seattle, Spokane aud
Tacoma Those three cities combined
had only 93. iCj in 1890 to 1856, 233 in
1900.
Nebraska is the only state in which
the combined population Of the cities
contained therein shows a decrease.
Confederate Reunion Next Year.