Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-26
GROWTH IN URBAN POPULATION.
Summary Made by the Census Bureau
of RefurnA.

of Returns.
The returns Of population of cities having
1000 inhabitants or more In 1900 have
been summarized in a bulletin issued by
the census office the census of each of
these cities having been officially announced
heretofore.
There are 159 Of these cities, and the bull
letin shows that the percentage of increase
In their population from 1890 to 1900 was
90 as against 495 for the same cities in
the previous decade. The absolute increase
In the population of these cities from 1890
to 1900 was 4 1889, 1876, or 50, 1926 less than the
absolute increase from 1880 to $780, when it
was 1921 ,562 The 153 cities combined have
a population in 1900 of 1864 ,625, against
Ia, $50, 4S9 in 1880, and 1898, 1927 in 1880 OF
these 159 cities, divided into four classes,
- had 100000 and over, 10 had 100, 200 and
under 10000, 40 had $4,000 and under 100.
OOO and 81 had $1,000 and under $4,000
In 1880 there were but 20 cities which
contained more than 100, 900 inhabitants
but in 1890 this number had increased to
IS. and in 1900 to 49,
In 1900 there are 10 cities of $4,000 in
ha d or more, as compared with So in
1890 and IS in 1880.
The combined population in 1900 of the 19
cities of the first class Is IL, 795, 800, as
against population in 1890 Of $3.50, 1O5
representing an increase during the ten
years Of 2,9l6,7O4 or 1928 per cent The
same cities showed an increase from 1880
~ LOU VI Soot toS, Of fOO per cent.
The 10 cities of the first class comprise
New York, which, with more than 5000 COO
Inhabitants, properly stands by itself; two
cities, Chicago and philadelphia, each of
lion; three cities, St. Louis. Boston and
Baltimore, which have a population of half
a million each; five cities, Cleveland, Buff
falo, San Francisco, Cincinnati and Pitts
100000 and 100000 each, and eight cities
New Orleans, Detroit Milwaukee, Wash
ington, Newark, Jersey City, Louisville and
Minneapolis, which have population of
between 100000 and 300 900 each
The following named states and terrto-
ries in 1900 do not contain any city with a
population Of $4,000 or more: Arizona, Ida
no. Indian territory, Mississippi. Nevada,
New Mexico, North Carolina North Dako-
ia. Oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont and
Wyoming.
OF the whole number of cities having q.
900 inhabitants or more in 1900, seventy are
found in the north Atlantic division, forty
eight in the north central division, eighteen
in the south central DIVISION twelve in the
| western division. and eleven in the south
Atlantic division. Massachusetts, has the
twenty, and is followed by PENNSYLVANIA
with eighteen and New York with twelve.
The most significant growth of cities
shown by the above table, is that for three
| cities in the state of Washington, namely
Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma. These three
cities combined had only 1881 inhabitants
in 1880. but their population has increased
| to 9S.765 in 1890, and to 155, 233 in 1900
| the increase in the past decade being equiv.
| alent to ST. per cent.
| Nebraska Is the only state in which the
| combined population Of the cities contained
therein shows decrease from 1880 to 1900
| OF the total population represented by
! the 159 cities in 1900 Q9.694, $3.50, TO- O9S 696
or 51.3 per cent. is contained in the sew
enty cities situated in the north Atlantic
division, and 6.071, S61, or BOB per cent. ir
| the forty-eight cities situated in the north
| central division, leaving only 3.524,O6S. OF
| ITO per cent, for the remaining cities sit
uated in the other three geographical divis
| ions