The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-19
THE POPULATION OF NEW YORK.
Gotham Is Now the Third Largest
City in the World.

bulletin issued by the Census Bureau
yesterday announces the official count OF
population OF the boroughs Of Brooklyn.
Richmond, and Queens. OF Greater New
York. The population Of these three divis-
ions of the metropolis is 1,3s6,6s2. which,
added to the figures for the boroughs of
Bronx and Manhattan. given out oD Thurs
day, brings the total population of Greater
New York up to 3,i97 202 With these
figures to her credit New York now stands
third in point OF population among the
great cities OF the world, London being
first and Paris second.
Inasmuch as certain portions of what is
now known as Greater New York wsre
not included in the corporate limits OF that
city prior to the year 1898. the insrease in
population cannot be estimated exactly.
But in view of the fact that the authorities
at the Census Bureau estimate the popIis
ton in 1880 of the area that at the present
time comprises Greater New York at
2,l92, 591 approximately, the increase
amounts to 9i4,6l1, or $3.50 per cent for
all of Greater New York.
The official count follows: Brooklyn bor-
ough. I,166.5S2; Richmond borough, 67.02l;
Queens borough 152, 500; total for Brook
lyn. Richmond, and Queens boroughs, l.,
$50, COZ
The following summary shows the r.
suits OF the count for the five boroushs
comprising Greater New York, the pOpu-
lation of the boroughs of Manhattan and
Bronx having been announced on August
IS, 1900:
Manhattan borough, 1,s50,093; Bronx
borough. 2CO.5GI; Brooklyn borough, 1885,
$50; Richmond borough, s7O21; Queens
borough, 1j2 ,g99 Total, 3,437, POP.
UiGer the act of 1924. the towns of Flat
bush. Flatlands. Gravesend. and New Ut
recht were absorbed by the city OF Brook
Ign, the town of Flatbush becoming the
Twenty ninth ward the town of New Ut
recht the Thirtieth ward, and the towns OF
Flatlands and Gravssend the ThiTty-tirst
ward of that city. The city thus became
cCeXtensive with Kings county. On jan
uary l, 1898. the city of Brooklyn became
the borough OF Brooklyn, one of the five
boroughs of Greater New York. By com
pairing the population OF the borough in
1900 Q,166,5S2) with the population OF
Kings county in 1890 (S3S,5iO, a numerical
increase of 1926, 035 is shown in this area,
representing an increase of 39.l2 during the
decade.
Richmond county. or what is commonly
known as Staten Island became the bor-
ough OF Richmond of Greater New York
on January l, 1898. The population of the
county in 1890, was 81 .693 which, compar-
ed with the population of the borough on
June /, 1900 67.O2D, gives an increase for
the decade of 1532S. or 29.65 per cent.
Queens borough OF Greater New York was
organized January l. 1898, from what was
Long Island City, the towns of Flushing,
Jamaica, and Newtown and d small portion |
only OF the town of Hampstead. all of |
which were civil divisions OF Queens coun- |
ty The remaining towns OF the county, |
Oyster Bay. North Hampstead. and the |
greater part OF the town of Hampstead |
were taken to form the new county OF !
Ms -du. The First ward OF Queens Dor
Dug: comprises what was formerly Long
Island City, the Second ward what We
formerly Newtown. the Third ward what
vas formerly Flushing town. the Fourth
ward what was formerly Jamaica town,
and the Fifth ward that part of Hemp
stead town included in the borough OF
Queens.
The town of Hampstead was partly
aiken into the borough of Queens in the
consolidation of 1898. On account of this
iivison II is impossible to estimate ac-
,urately the increase in population since
$50. However as that portion of Hemp
tead that was INCORPORATED in the borough
II Queens is estimated TO be one-tifth Of