Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-11-01
AMERICAN CITIES.
A Census Bulletin that Shows
Their Growth.
Their are 50 Cities with More than
$4,000 Population and 3S Have
Upwards of loo, O,OOO-Remark-
able Increase shown by
Some Places In the
Far West.

more in 1900, the individual census of
each of these cities having been Off
cially announced heretofore. There
are 159 of these and the bulletin
shows that the percentage of increase
in the population from 1890 TO 1900
was 32.5, as against 49.5 for the same
cities in the previous decade. The
absolute increase in the population of
these cities from 1890 to 1900 was
4,s59,l&6, or So, ,42G less than the abso-
lutte increase from 1850 to 1890. when
1t was 4,921,j62. The 159 cities com
bined have n population in 1900 of
l9,694,625, against 1856, ,4S9 in 1890
and 9,933.927 in 1850. Of these 15G
cities divided into four classes. - had
100000 and over, 10 had 100. 900 and
under 100000, 40 had $4,000 and under
100000, and 81 had $4,000 and under
$4,000.
In 1850 there were but 20 cities
which contained more than 100000 in
habitants, but in 1890 this number
had increased to 2S, and in 1890 to 80.
The combined population in 1900 of
the 10 cities of the first class is H.
.95,S00, as against a population in
1890 of S,s79,7O5 representing an in
y
704. or 32.s per cent. The same cities
showed an increase from 1850 to 1890
Of 1867 ASP, or 4O.6 per cent.
The 19 cities of the first class ccm-
prise New York. which, with more
than 5000, 900 Inhabitants, properly
stands by itself; two cities, Chicago
and Philadelphia, each of which has a
population in excess of million;
,it
Baltimore, which have a population
Of 100000 each; five cities, Cleveland,
Buffalo, San Francisco, Cincinnati and
Fittshurg which have population of
between 10000 and 100000 each; and
eight cities, New Orleans, Detroit,
Milwaukee, Washington. Newark, n.
j.. Jersey City, Louisville and Mime
apolis which have population of
between 100000 and 100000 each.
New York, under the act of consol-
idation which became effective Janu-
airy 1, 1898. has grown to be a city of
very nearly 3,5OO,OOO Inhabitants in
1000, as compared with a population
for what was formerly New York
City of little more than 1.5OO, 900 in
1890, and of 100000 in 1850. The
population of the territory now com
prised within the present limits of
New York was, approximately, $780,
600 in 1890 and 100000 in 1850. 1t is
the premier city of the country in
point of population, a position which
it has held at each decennial census
since and including 1890.
Chicago. with 100000 Inhabitants,
and Philadelphia, with not quite
100000 inhabitants, hold the second
and third places in 1900, the same as
in 1890, although at the census of
1880 their positions were reversed,
Philadelphia then having very nearly
$4,000 inhabitants, as compared with
not much over 100000 for Chicago.
St. Louis, Boston and Baltimore,
the next largest cities, have not
charged their relative rank in 1900.
Cleveland and Buffalo have both liz
creased materially in population dur
ing the last ten years and now take
precedence over San Francisco aul
Cincinnati, which in 1890 were the
seventh and eighth places in point of
population. Pittsburg also shows
large increase in population since
1890 and is now the eleventh largest
city in the country.
Among the most notable changes in
the rank of cities which have taken
place in 1900 as compared with 1850
may be mentioned that of Seattle,
which has advanced from the 150th
to the 4Sth place; Los Angeles from
the 135th to the 36th place; Duluth
from the 156th to the I'D place; Kan
sas City, Kan, from the 1j3d to the
7Gth place. and Portland, Ore, from
the Tooth to the AID place. Other no.
ticeable changes in rank from 1850
TO 1900 are birmingham, Ala, from
1j4th to 99th; Tacoma from 10th TO
1O3d; Spokane from 15th to 1O5lh;
Dallas from l36th TO SSth; and Sagi-
nav, from both to S0th.
The following named states and ter
ritories in 1900 do not contain any
city with a population of $4,000 or
more: Arizona, Idaho, Indian Terri
tory, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mex
leo, North Carolina, North Dakota,
oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont
and Wyoming.
OF the whole number of cities hav-
ing $4,000 inhabitants or more in 1900
70 are found in the North Atlantic
division. As in the north central divi-
sion. Is in the south central division,
i in the western division, and ii in
the south Atlantic division. Massa-
onusetts has the largest number of
such cities. namely, 20, and is follow
ed by Pennsylvania with Is and New
York with ~. The most significant
growth of cities is that of the three
cities il the state of Washington,
namely Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma,
These three cities combined had only
4.JS1 inhabitants in 1850. but their
population had increased to 3S, ,t6J in
1890, and to 155,233 in 1900.
Muuneers VIII Sue for Damages.
Vancouver, Is. c., Oct. 2G.-Repre-
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